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Yes, there are more fuses. However they are in the battery pack and are connected to the high voltage DC supply. There is one for the A/C compressor and one for the PTZ heater in a compartment accessed through covers on the bottom of the pack. I think it is time to go to the dealer to have...

Remove the 12 volt battery and have it load tested at a battery dealer. If it's OK, charge it up and let it sit for a day and check the terminal voltage. It should stabilize about 12.5 volts if all cells are in good shape. If you have any question about the battery, replace it again. Buy the...

Bi-directional inverters can usually flow the same amount of power in either direction. If you have an inverter that can convert DC to AC to drive a 200 KW motor then, instead of connecting the output to the motor, it can be connected to a three phase source, changing the direction of power...

The Zoe has a kind of unique internal charger. The I-MiEV and most EV's have a inverter to convert DC to three Phase AC to drive the propulsion motor. They also have a battery charger to convert single phase AC to DC to charge the battery pack. However, an inverter can be made to be...

Pretty sure there is no requirement for any EP (extreme pressure) lube like rear axle oil. I always ran the lowest viscosity oil I could find, like a 0W20 synthetic engine oil. I finally found some quarts of GM EV-1 transaxle oil which has a viscosity about the same as water. Worked just...

Florida hasn't had a tax on electrics yet. However, they did have a sticker you had to buy for CNG powered vehicles. $150.00 per year per vehicle. Problem was (and this will impact electrics if enacted) it was necessary to use a "refueling station". At the time, there were only a couple of...

A "rumble" sound seems more like it would be tire noise or a wheel bearing. However, application of power or regeneration might change it a little but even when coasting at the speed you hear it under load or acceleration it would still be there when coasting. If the CV joint boots look intact...

The I-MiEV is a uni-body car. The chassis is the body. If you wanted to make a dune buggy or something like that out of one, there are two partial subframes. One for the front suspension and one for the rear. You would have to build your tube chassis to attach to the mounting points on the...

The battery capacity test isn't a bad thing----and it is something I would require if purchasing a used I-MiEV. The BMS hides any battery degradation until they are really in bad shape and the range drops quickly. Anyone who owns an I-MiEV should also have the CANION program to monitor the...

Just an update. I have the new Volt and am happy with it so far--nice car but not quite the "grin's" I had with the I-MiEV's. Too expensive and complex to start cutting apart to see how it works. I am going to give up on the Outlander PHEV as it is delayed again. I think the Mitsubishi...

A lot of the numbers on the dash display are wrong or impossible. Were you even able to pick up cell voltages with the CANION? Even if there was a bad cell, the data displays are all wacked out so something else is going on. You may have a ECU issue giving bad information to the rest of the...

If you are in southern Florida and your car is equipped with the CHAdeMO quick charge port, you should look at posts and threads related to battery cooling and make any one of the suggested modifications to your car. It will like you for it and return many extra happy miles of trouble free driving.

A little of topic but the last reply mentioned a 8.5 KW generator would be capable of running the I-MiEV at 45 mph continuously. The problem with the "range extender" issue is how much power you really need to complete the task. On one hand the required source of extra power adds weight (and...

Love your posts about your trip. Sorry we couldn't have met when you were in Florida. That being said, I am going to take the Tesla from Florida to Michigan next week. This will be my first multiple supercharger road trip. Lots of superchargers on the trip (I-75) so it shouldn't be a big...

The way the radio and other controls on the steering wheel operate is though a limited number of wires (as few as two) for some of the systems. For the radio, each button on the steering wheel (which is a switch) is connected to a resistor. Each resistor is a different value for a specific...

You could have put it in "Drive " or "B" and towed it and charged it at the same time! If you are going to do one thing you are not supposed to do, you might as well do two. At least you wouldn't have to push it to your EVSE to plug it in when you got home :lol: .

First, good luck with your project. However, I don't think it is really going to happen anytime soon in the EV market. Right now, the market is very small relative to the larger ICE market. It's even hard (and expensive) for branded dealers to sell and service their own EV's. You have landed...

To really know what's going on with your battery, you need the CANION app and the recommended OBDII port connector. Then you can see the charge/discharge levels of each cell in the battery along with battery temps. A proper balancing of the pack is critical. If the CANION shows levels out of...

I finally got some seat time in a 2017 Volt. I know this doesn't qualify as a pure "electric" vehicle such as an I-MiEV but it shares a lot of common traits. The dealer in question really wanted me to get some miles in it to see how it would work in my driving routine. In essence (after...

Every time I see an article about the Koch brothers I have to think about what they are really like, why they do what they do and how they interact with each other. A picture always comes to mind of Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche playing the greedy "Duke brothers" (I know they were supposed to be...