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I often wonder about all the can-bus hoopla required to keep the iMiev going. Coming from the old school of EV-conversion and diysolar, can we not just gut/by-pass all the fancy stuff and operate the iMiev with simpe BMS/charger and a speed-controller ?

I had a couple of Enginer kit for the Prius, basically 48vdc extra pack upverted to ~260vdc and fed directly to the Prius hybrid pack. It certain worked, but the 4khr 48v pack was just insufficient. It was fun to keep the Prius in extended ev mode though.

The VIN block is so ridiculous and malicious. There are clever people out there who can program in the new VIN. Once I had to ship an ebay HMI (Human Machine Interface) unit from a Chevy Volt to an outfit in to Canada, may be Vancouver (can't recall exactly right now), to reprogram the VIN...

is this "specific route" non stop ? or there's a turn around point and sometimes for a top-off charge ? if there is a stop-over, thus an opportunity to add a bit of juice just enough to make the whole route, a portable power pack can be an option. Something like an Ecoflow, Bluetti "solar...

It all depends on your situation, ... as well as your wife. If your area has frequent outage, consider repurposing the battery pack for V2H backup. Is it possible that the steering linkages are just stiff from lack of use ? I would incline to pound that arm back into shape. It's functional...

can we get a Minicab in the US ?

what is powering the mini-split now ? the power block ? the iMiev's DC (~360vdc, 16kwh) pack with the appropriate DC/AC inverter can certainly supply the power

the web site lists max at 1500w, kinda low, is it correct ?

the 2011 iMiev probably has the older onboard-charger, it has been suspected that its internal fuse tends to break from sudden external AC disconnect, such as by a timer. It's more prudent to control the power via the J1772 handle trigger. If I recall correctly, the WH40 has terminals to wire...

try turning off ASC ? (before turning ignition on)

is your 2014 iMiev having OBC problem ? I have the impression that 2014 models have the 2nd generation OBC, which addressed the fuse problem. Do I have it wrong ?

sounds like an Enginer kit, which was designed for the Prius. It seems upgrading the pack is more less straight forward, cell replacement; it's the silly BMS software seemingly a major hurdle, for me anyway

have been keeping an eye for an inexpensive Chademo plug as well, hoping that there would be plenty in the States as more and more EVs go CCS...but still looking

Kiev - where do you get all these schematics ?

for overnight charging when there's plenty of hours, even a 16A EVSE is sufficient. We have 2x Bolts and have been using the hacked (for 240vac, ~12A) EVSE that came with the vehicle for quite a while now.

that's a great find Joe, Amz has a suggestion for one with current sensing on the same web page, no idea of its accuracy https://a.co/d/9IF4wrP OT: am looking for similar function 120/240AC monitor (with BT not wifi)

thanks for the tip, I'll check out the Shelly switch. I think controlling the J1772 trigger, which is a low voltage reed switch anyway, may be a decent work around Mr.Sparky. In fact, those cheapy xmas light timer has a simple reed switch inside, which can be modified to switch on/off rather...

vaguely recalled a discussion about possible damaging to the on-board charger by abrupt AC disconnect ? may be it is no longer the final verdict, it was during the early days of a host of inverter/charger failures

I think it'll be ok, though I would put a whitish cover given that it's black. And for sure keep the pack no more than 50%, 40% ideally. My 2014 iMiev has been sitting in my driveway for at least 4 yrs, but it's white. It's used occasionally when there's a power outage. Keeping the rodents...

what about pulling the old Enginer Prius extender concept ? back in the early days, Enginer added a 4kwh 48v pack and a DC-DC boost to ~265vdc or so, and fed the stock Prius' pack directly to extend the effective electric miles... https://www.enginer.us/