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One of the very nice features of our i-MiEV, first pointed out by IIRC jray3, is the fact that we can immediately start driving it after obtaining READY; in other words, there is negligible time delay from getting into the car and starting to drive it. In my driveway I buckle in while the car is moving as the seat belt alarm takes a while before it kicks in. So, this leads me to yet another point to look at -

How long does it take the car to boot up and be driveable?

BTW, went to the San Jose car show this last weekend and spent a lot of time grilling the Hyundai and Kia factory reps about the Kona Electric, Kia Niro EV, and upgraded Kia Soul EV, all with >>200-mile range. The questions on this thread came in handy. For example, the Kona EV touts having a lifetime battery warranty (to the original purchaser), but when pressed regarding what percentage of battery degradation would qualify for a replacement, the rep couldn't find it.

<blockquote data-quote="JoeS" data-source="post: 38691" data-attributes="member: 250">One of the very nice features of our i-MiEV, first pointed out by IIRC jray3, is the fact that we can immediately start driving it after obtaining READY; in other words, there is negligible time delay from getting into the car and starting to drive it. In my driveway I buckle in while the car is moving as the seat belt alarm takes a while before it kicks in. So, this leads me to yet another point to look at -How long does it take the car to boot up and be driveable?BTW, went to the San Jose car show this last weekend and spent a lot of time grilling the Hyundai and Kia factory reps about the Kona Electric, Kia Niro EV, and upgraded Kia Soul EV, all with &gt;&gt;200-mile range. The questions on this thread came in handy. For example, the Kona EV touts having a lifetime battery warranty (to the original purchaser), but when pressed regarding what percentage of battery degradation would qualify for a replacement, the rep couldn&#039;t find it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeS, post: 38691, member: 250"] One of the very nice features of our i-MiEV, first pointed out by IIRC jray3, is the fact that we can immediately start driving it after obtaining READY; in other words, there is negligible time delay from getting into the car and starting to drive it. In my driveway I buckle in while the car is moving as the seat belt alarm takes a while before it kicks in. So, this leads me to yet another point to look at - How long does it take the car to boot up and be driveable? BTW, went to the San Jose car show this last weekend and spent a lot of time grilling the Hyundai and Kia factory reps about the Kona Electric, Kia Niro EV, and upgraded Kia Soul EV, all with >>200-mile range. The questions on this thread came in handy. For example, the Kona EV touts having a lifetime battery warranty (to the original purchaser), but when pressed regarding what percentage of battery degradation would qualify for a replacement, the rep couldn't find it. [/QUOTE]

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