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Buy yourself a nice Christmas, Hanukah, or end-of-year present that will become more valuable as your i-MiEV ages: my 2012 IMiEV Service Manual CD! Happy holidays to everyone!

The i3 closest to our ideal i3 was a mid trim level model with DC fast charging, neither of which we wanted in Honolulu. Those options added $2,400 to the MSRP which was $48,200 including a $950 destination charge. I told the salesperson that we would buy this i3 that day if I didn't have to pay...

I'll have to give that a try. I haven't learned the best way to switch smoothly from cruise control to manual control due to the strong regen that occurs if one isn't pressing the accelerator just the right amount. One can press the brake pedal to switch back to manual control, but that brings...

Short version On 5 November, we traded in our 2012 i-MiEV for a 2014 BMW i3 BEV. As a result, I will no longer be an active member of this forum but will become an active member of its sister MyBMWi3 forum. I have really enjoyed participating in this forum and have learned so much from the many...

It's still available, so PM me if you want it.

Inside laugh: Ha-ha :lol: Maybe I need to reconsider McDonald's.

It appears that only ~2,000 North American i-MiEV's will ever exist. Because few mechanics or body shops will be familiar with the i-MiEV, owning the i-MiEV Service Manual, Body Repair Manual, and Technical Information Manual will be crucial so that either you will be able to repair your own...

Don, I'm afraid you're incorrect about the relative programming ease between iOS and Android. Apple's development environments are renown in the industry for their ease of use and high productivity. This is one reason why the vast majority of apps that run on both iOS and Android were initially...

The i-MiEV doesn't include an Internet connection that would allow communication with a smart phone app while away from the car as is possible with the Leaf, the Tesla Model S, and maybe a few other EV's. This requires a cellular data plan that is usually included for a couple of years in the...

There is a thunk that occurs when pulling away after having been parked as you describe. This is normal and is something that the antilock brake system does. However, I don't know whether this is the sound that you're hearing. I wouldn't describe it as a "boing", and it sounds to me like it's...

Received my recall notice today (mail is slow to reach the islands). I would like to have my brake vacuum pump replaced because it wasn't included in the earlier recall that replaced these pumps. Mine remains the loud original pump. It's louder than the pedestrian warning sound. But with no...

Making it more attractive to eat at FatDonald's seems like a very poor goal considering the obesity crisis in the U.S. Certainly there must be much better public charger locations.

Well, apparently 12.3 v. isn't sufficient. My 12 v. battery warning light is illuminated. Hopefully, during a full battery pack charge tomorrow thanks to a nearby PlugShare member, the 12 v. battery will be charged sufficiently to turn off the warning light.

Please let us know the market for your i-MiEV in Hawaii (i.e., is there any interest, what are interested parties willing to pay, etc.). Do you plan to list it on Craigslist?

I disconnected the 12 v. battery on my i-MiEV before storing it 6 months ago. The charge level when I stored it was ~40%. I was pleasantly surprised that the 12 v. battery's voltage was 12.3 after sitting for 6 months, so I have just reconnected it. When I started the car, the battery pack's...

This suggests that the EV version of the joint Nissan-Mitsubishi kei car won't be available for the 2015 model year. But I don't have much hope that Mitsubishi will change its approach to the i-MiEV's North American market, so I don't expect to see many or maybe any 2015 North American (e.g. fat...

BMW just announced a $2,000 credit on the BEV version and a $1,000 credit on the REx version. In its 5 months of availability in the U.S., almost twice as many i3's have been sold compared with all U.S. i-MiEV sales since 2012, yet it appears that BMW might be a bit overstocked in the U.S. I...

I have just requested an extended i3 test drive after I return to Honolulu and have my EV charging circuit installed in early November (it's taken about 15 months!). The Honolulu BMW salesman doesn't know whether an extended test drive is possible, but he's checking :-) With 16 i3's sitting on...

One of my points was that to buy any vehicle based on its ability to do something fairly rare (e.g., your experience of only 3 such trips in 2+ years) might not be the best decision when a rental car could deal with these unusual situations and at a lower total cost as well. So maybe you could...

That's even more surprising. I have read that the i3 doesn't have regenerative braking in the sense that pressing the brake pedal increases regen over what just coasting provides. The brake pedal activates the friction brakes only, with full regen always available when the accelerator isn't...