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OK I think I get it the $1000 on gasoline would be for only part of your total annual miles (the proposed EV commuting part). So you look to save $800.00 per year on fuel expense. Plus, guessing here, about two oil changes per year no longer needed and no annual radiator flush. That's another...

Or we could assume 15,000 per year ("for simplicity") -- that's 600 gallons per year $2.50 *600 = $1,500. My point was . . . you have to do your math for your situation. I run into people weekly, asking about my electric car. One of the questions is "what does it cost to drive". I've literally...

I would serious consider upgrading my home charging to 240V if I were you. When you consider the ongoing cost of supplemental public charging, it won't take long to pay yourself back for the upgrade. Winter becomes far more manageable Since pre heating (defroster mode) on 240v leaves you with a...

Couple of points; It's likely that you spend much more than $1,000 per year on gasoline. People are always a bit amazed when they actually do an accurate accounting of gasoline expenditure. Fueleconomy.gov can help make it easier to figure what it does actually cost you annually. Cars (EV's...

I read an interview with a chemical engineer from Takata. He had quit when they decided on a less expensive, less stable propellant compound than what is most widely accepted in the industry. This was to cut cost, increase market share and boost profits. As this engineer warned them at the...

Looking forward to your report on this! Reminds me, even though the dealer price for this "repair" is obscene! It's not any different for an ICE. Way back in 1990 I had a piston Gaul on my (bought new for $9,000) 1986 Jeep comanche. After a lot of calls and finagling I was able to get the...

My "guess" is that the balancers "bleeders" are locally controlled by the module BMS board based on individual cell voltage values. I've never seen a BMS system that works any other way. It's significantly more complicated to centralize it more than that. In smaller applications, I've dealt...

Cell smoothing may also include charging to a higher voltage. But certainly it's main function is to enhance the balancing function. As you stated previously the balancer function has a very small power "bypass" making the amount of balancing per full charge pretty small. That's part of why I...

As with most warranty replacements, or repairs you only get the remainder of your original warranty on the new traction battery. Aerowhatt

I do know that the car does this from all I have read and experienced. The idea, I'm certain was to instill confidence in owners. Look what happened when leaf owners saw range decreasing on relatively new cars. Tesla does this too, hides some unused capacity in the battery range calculations for...

So I had another deep discharge and full recharge but no new Ah value was added to the vehicle log. Perhaps it is just periodic in nature when the system records a value?? Aerowhatt

I wish there were more info available from Mitsu on this subject. I don't have any faith in EvBatMon or the accuracy, origin, or viability any parameters it sets. Aerowhatt

I think the iMiev Blue is really nice! Wish I had one. M wife and I run the park/marker lights during the day on ours. It really makes the cars far more noticeable to other traffic. Doesn't use enough power to be noticeable either. Aerowhatt

This is a type of "overclocking" and a risky business. It's as likely to just damage the electronics as anything. Plus as you noticed it's a two way communication and the overclocking will not effect the remotes ability to receive a confirmation signal. It's really the car that has a better...

Yes a car like this, driven like it's hard not to drive it, will go through tires fast. For one thing, to get the grip needed for that kind of acceleration the compound has to be "soft". Tires like that will run at least $500 each. So if you use the capabilities of the car much, you easily might...

Heres what I would do with mine: Custom trailer roof of all solar panels. Trailer converted into a really nice and practical RV. All electric, no propane, no generator, none of the impractical nonsense found on current RV's. Composting toilet(s) leaving far more stored water for relaxing...

Much, much nicer to look at than the current crop from the majors (some of them are just butt ugly). There is a market for such vehicle. A handful of successful brands and models on the market for years. Plus the Tesla roadster seats 4, most don't. It out performs all of them, hands down, and is...

Ten times quicker to 60 mph too! Weird! Aerowhatt

So this is interesting. I had set my iMiev to charge in the early morning hours of Saturday on Friday evening. Apparently I got some food poisoning and spent most of Saturday down for the count :( . As a result the car charged as scheduled and was left plugged in until late Saturday night...

Really nice looking car! Not much practical about it. But hey to get performance like that you have to check practical at the door upon entry. In spite of all that and the steep price tag. If I could drop $200K and pay $12K in insurance per year without blinking. I would be tempted. 620 miles of...