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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...

Well, the time has come to start downsizing the fleet. Koorz is up for sale. $6,995 in the Pittsburgh, PA region. New tires this year, new front brake pads in 2021, new wipers in 2020. 26,880 miles. See the PDF here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u6w85q0oqvqx4sq/For%20Sale.pdf?dl=0 Does NOT...

Consider this a PSA to lubricate the shifter linkage at the gearbox. (work in progress) If you notice that shifting is sloppy/stiff, this is a sign that the gearbox shifter linkage needs lubricated. If left untreated, it can lead to malfunctions when shifting, including: 1. Not able to shift...

My goodness. I can't believe it's been 10 years since I drove Bear off of the showroom floor. What a decade it has been. Owning a stable of EVs, there are things that Mitsubishi got right with this car that other major manufacturers have not. The speed-sensitive wipers are still superior to...

I don’t know if this will be an issue going forward, but the last tires I bought for Koorz (I believe 2018 and 2019) had to be replaced today due to dry-rot. The front treads were separated so badly I could almost fit my pinky in the cracks (Yokohama), and the rear tires had splits in the...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/i-used-a-tesla-supercharger-for-the-first-time-and-discovered-one-of-the-best-reasons-to-buy-a-car-from-elon-musk/ar-AA11PVdl#image=AA11Q31f|2 Huh, you don't say? This is why I've always been skeptical when a new EV comes out and reviewers proclaim it's a...

Apologies for the last minute notice, but there is an EV car show in Lancaster, PA tomorrow, September 2. I'll be there with my Bolt, and there is supposed to be an EV1 in attendance, as well.

So, Aptera just sent out this petition in hopes of having the Tesla connector adopted as the US Standard. Since I have all the connectors in my fleet, I can definitely support this as Tesla's setup is the best (despite my frozen charge port issues, but that's more vehicle design than charge...

Well, it finally happened. Koorz needed some TLC outside of the usual. I had to replace the front brake pads. It sucked that nobody stocked the pads, but I was able to get them fairly quickly through Napa, and changing them was really easy. I'm guessing that the previous owner didn't keep the...

Since it came up in a conversation elsewhere, anyone hear of or remember these? https://jalopnik.com/nissan-designed-a-mass-market-electric-car-in-1998-her-1832136540

Oh, how badly I wanted one of these back in the day. Looks like there’s a possibility the dream will come true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNjUdTJjiNk Paul Wilbur, stay away.

All, I would like to announce my plans to start a new video channel on LBRY (pronounced “library”). This new channel will go back to basics and go over all the simple things about electric cars; charging, driving, operating, etc. I plan to cover a variety of different vehicles, including the...

Anyone see the new Porsche Taycan yet? I happened across one at a charging station yesterday. It appears to have two charge port doors, one on each side. Can it plug in on either side?

I got an email from another i-MiEV owner looking for help with their car. From what I’ve gathered so far, the car spent a day plugged in, then when they went to drive it, it wouldn’t start (exclamation mark light and no READY). They also said that when trying to start, the car doesn’t make any...

Koorz nearly left me in a jam tonight. Drove it instead of the Bolt due to snow, got to work with less than half a charge, plugged in, and no charge. Of course, I didn’t find out until I went to leave. Thinking that it might have been the charging station at work, I went two miles down the road...

On both of my I-MiEVs, I've noticed a trend that, in my case, usually results in rapid discharge of the 12 volt battery (rapid being a few days). The Symptoms While the car is parked longer term and not being driven, there is understandably some drain on the 12 volt battery. Usually, each...

Wow. I can't believe it's been nearly 5 years since purchasing the I-MiEV. Where has the time gone? I must say that everything that I've been through with the I-MiEV, the places it's been, the other EVs I've seen and driven, and everyone I've met, living the EV life has been really good to me...

As the second half of the Tesla Semi unveil, they also surprised everyone with the re-born Tesla Roadster (if you followed the Roadster, this new one would technically be version 4.0. Versions 1, 1.5, 2, and 2.5 were all the 1st gen, with 3.0 being the upgrade kit to 350 miles range). I think...

This thread is split off from the Chevy Bolt Production Version thread, which mainly highlighted details from unveil to production start. This thread is meant to report experiences and comparisons to the i-MiEV from owners/leasers.

Having viewed some of the other EV forums, I want to send a thank you out to all members of myimiev.com for keeping conversations so civilized. One thread on the Bolt forum has more name-calling and badmouthing than there's ever been in this entire forum. I never realized how lucky we are to...