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Phximiev, if you noticed a sudden drop in range with the car sitting, take it for a highway drive and then check for a warm wheel. I found I had a stuck brake pad eating away at the range.

Mine lives outside. I’ve driven it in as low as -10 F without issue (though gloves were required as the cabin heater is weak). I use 120 volt charging in the winter as it keeps the battery warmer. If you have the MiEV remote that does pre-conditioning, there’s a tech reference article on its...

Curious on the current state of this. Having worked on a ton of eBikes with 3-phase motors, I’m inclined to lean towards something with the drive motor. Perhaps check the sensor wires and connections between the drive unit and MCU. This harness should be on the end of the motor closest to the...

So, as you can tell from my signature, I’ve been collecting EVs over the last decade. As I had plans to sell two cars, I decided to take a family portrait of the fleet early this year. It turns out that there’s almost no market for used I-MiEVs, and my niece has claimed dibs on the Bolt when she...

Welcome to the club, and local to me in SW PA? While I don’t really take mine out in the winter anymore because of salt, these cars handle the snow and slush astoundingly well, even on the stock all season tires.

Sad to hear, but what’s worse is that Mitsubishi’s battery warranty is pretty clear that if the battery experiences a failure, like not fully charging, they replace the pack at no cost if some dealer-specific processes can’t recover it. Having a battery fail near the end of the warranty is...

That’s quite the balanced trailer then. I was pretty sure tongue weight still wasn’t excessive in my setup, but the Bolt didn’t tow this anywhere. I just had it hooked to the car for stability while loading and then parking the trailer. Oh no. I had thoughts of attempting the steepest street in...

Hmm. How much does that trailer weigh? This trailer, with 6 e-bikes in it, put more squish on the Bolt springs than the Saab did on your I-MiEV.

I miss the car at the top, too. The similar threads feature should come in handy, but I’m definitely going to have to learn to read the date before clicking on an unread thread.

Search has never been that great here. Many early members used the site-specific Google search workaround instead of the native search option.

Sounds like the coulomb counter needs calibrated. Has the pack been run down to 2 bars since replacing cells?

It’s an induction motor, so no magnets. The lack of torque at low speeds is all software. The motor is capable of more, but Mitsubishi limited torque at the low end for passenger comfort.

If it's the original 12 volt battery, that's my first suspicion. A shorted cell in the 12 volt battery would draw a ton of power and take a few miles of range off the car. Easiest way to spot a shorted cell is the measure the voltage of the battery under the hood with the car turned off and all...

Unfortunately, it does sound more and more like you have a few weak cells in the battery pack. Unless your I-MiEV sold rather late, it’s almost certain that the battery warranty is gone by now. Do you know the original purchase date? If not, you can create an account on Mitsubishicars.com and...

Thanks. I just wish the undercarriage was still that clean. Things have rusted up quite a bit since then, especially the hitch. I plan to fix that this winter, but we’ll see.

Bump it to 12 amps if the circuit can take it. The battery won’t care. Use HEAT for a few minutes to warm up the water loop, then about 5-10 minutes before leaving, switch to Defrost. That’ll put the fan to high speed and dump all the heat in the loop into the cabin.

I bent my plate outwards a bit on the bottom center. Still moves around but at least isn’t hitting anything now.

Both of my cars are having trouble shifting but otherwise drive smooth. I’m hoping to have one put on a lift in the next month to dig deeper into the shifter cable. Whereabouts are you located?

Glad I could help. That link expires on December 17, so I’d recommend downloading the files.