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Hello Luddite, have you tried running the brakes with the car in neutral? Removing the regen braking from the equation will help see if it's a software issue or just grabby brakes. Brian

Hello Bradley, welcome to the forum. I can't add much to the discussion, but I agree with the others asking you to slow dowm (this makes a big differece). Concernign the 120V EVSE ... i observed .7 KWH @ 8 amps and maybe a 1 KWH @ 12 amps (approx + depending on battery temp). Regards, Brian

Hello Don, I think the diesel heater is unnecessary if the car is used as intended. This is my humble opinion and I mean no disrespect. Brian

Hello cdysthe, there's a lot of great people on this forum with a ton of winter driving experience. A quick search might answer some of your question. I would worry much during the cold except for reduce range. The imiev ( in my opinion) needs to used regularly even during extreme cold...

Hello ChrisEV, this will be our third winter with the imiev and it will never get hot like a traditional gas car (never). We knew the imiev would be cold right from the start of ownership. Strange as it might seem, but we practiced with our gas car keeping the heating low to simulate how it...

Hello guys, we're heading into a cold snap and was wondering how our imiev uses the a/c system to keep the batteries warm? Has anyone witnessed this in action ... does it run the a/c just to get current flowing through the battery pack which in turn warms the batteries? I also searched the...

Hello jray3, the car looks great. The batteries alone must be worth 7-9k if not more. Regards, Brian

Hello Chris, welcome to the forum. I drive the "north shore - montreal" corridor everyday and the depending on your driving habits and vehicle settings the car will handle an 80km winter commute with ease. On very cold days I can easily preheat for 25 minutes before leaving home - boot...

Hello forum friends, has anyone experienced this while driving their IMIEV? Note: this noise happens with the a/c on or off at highway speeds, and never happens when accelerating, deceleration and or at city speeds. When I'm cruising at highway speeds I get this chirping noise from the car. I...

Hello Luddite, we have three different charging styles with our imiev when commuting to work. Winter time = home or work, we immediately charge to 100% when a plug is available. Spring / fall = we delay charge to 100% (and very close to our departure time + rarely or never charge at work)...

Hello JoeS, you're probable right the 20% hit vs. my 32%. I was using general numbers ( I never look a the RR when leaving home). Also, I want to make it clear to anyone reading this that i wasn't getting 90km on the RR at -20c with the heater on, but in real world conditions and driving...

Thanks guys, very interesting as always. Brian

Hello Don, it really depends on the traffic condition, but If the traffic is light and I'll be zipping my way to work (35km) I'll set it to 1 click on the heat and 1 click on the fan (air flow to the windscreen). If traffict is going to heavy from the start I'll set it to 1, 1, and once I'm in...

Hello Lief, I'm on my second Montreal winter with our 2016 imiev. I've never gotten stuck, but then again the car has good quality winter tires which makes all the difference. I must get an average of 90km of range at -20c with the heater on, but then again I'm not driving at 100kph in a...

Hello,JoeS, can you please explain further? I was always under the impression that all electric vehicles with regen operated the same way. What makes our little iMiev's so special as compared to the Leaf, Soul EV, etc? Brian

A beefy sewing needle works best. I found the two most top nozzles the most difficult to move back in due to their proximity to the wiper arm. i'm still happy with my new spray pattern. Rear window spray was also champed ... the stream is now angled slightly towards the entre. Brian

Don you're a lucky man if you don't have to fill the tiny washer fluid bottle. Montreal has sloppy winters and I must fill the the washer bottle everynight. We have -49 fluid available at our local Canadian Tire store and I can clear the front window with little defrost air blowing to the...

After a year of owner this car I finally decided to change the spray pattern. At highway speeds the spray pattern is quite acceptable covering the windscreen with wash fluid, but it's terrible if you're going less than 70 kph. Spray # 1 (the one at the bottom) = angled towards wiper blade and...

Hello all, it was -24c yesterday and the car regen worked normally. I agree with Joe observation that the regen will definitely kick out when going down sweeping hill with bumps. I get this from time to time in the Montreal area when coming off a highway to a secondary artery via a long...

Hello Mr. Kiwi, It would be interesting to see if you could route a 2 1/2 inch pipe from your heater along the passenger side of the car (via floor). I think there's plenty of room between the seat and door for such a pipe. I would then plug the pipe above the fan intake (inside glove...