BillThompsonMIEV
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1.Hello to all you out there. Delivery finally happened and the Miev is in the garage. I have very limited empirical data on performance/economy, but I will share with you. When I took possession of the car the RR read 67 and the "tank" was almost at 16 bars. Today was another hot day in San Antonio with the temperature at the time of delivery being about 91 degrees. Needless to say I turned on the A/C and the RR dropped to 56, a not unexpected result. I decided to avoid expressways and took surface roads to my home. A/C on at all times, but not in the "max" settings. Distance according to trip meter was 7.6 miles. My speed was about 25 to 40 MPH. Drove most of the trip in ECO mode with a few attempts at the B mode. Still trying to get the hang of the B mode. I used it primarily when I was rolling towards traffic lights. Terrain was relatively flat. When I arrived at home the RR was 59 without A/C and 47 with A/C engaged. So I guess my efficiency needs some work. I used 9 of the RR with A/C on for a 7.6 mile trip, or I guess another way to look at it I used 8 of the RR with no A/C, but A/C was on so I guess the number of 8 has little meaning. I know; not many data points, but I have to start somewhere. When I got home the number of bars remaining was just about 14 (it's hard to count them with my 68 year old eyes).
2. I decided to try out the manufacturer provided Level 1 charger; I know I normally should not charge with just two bars to charge, but I wanted to try it out. Did not use the remote to do the charge. I learned that the dashboard red charging light stays illuminated throughout the charge and the key light to watch is the charging light on the Level 1 charger itself. When it goes out, the charge is complete. After the charge the RR read 71. When I engaged the A/C with the settings described above the RR dropped to 50.It took about three hours to "fill" the two bars back to 16, which I guess is an expected result.
3. I plan on using the remote to do the charge at some future point, but first I want to run the bars down to about 7 or 8, and do a charge without the remote to see if I get an expected result of about 10 to 12 hours to "fill" it up. Probably will do that this weekend. At some point I have to get my confidence up and take the Miev on a short expressway trip with the A/C on and confirm that I can get about 40 miles, and still have about 3 or 4 bars left as a "reserve".
4. I was not overly impressed with the dealer delivery process. They went through the motions, but it soon became apparent to me, that I knew more about the features than the sales guy did. He only received four hours of training from Mitsubishi in Dallas for several south Texas dealerships. However the standard make ready process for delivery of any vehicle left a lot to be desired. The interior was only given a surface touch; I will fix that this weekend with some "elbow grease". Probably the biggest complaint I have was the tire pressure in the tires. After the Miev was sitting still for about four hours, I checked the pressure. Rear tires were just about at 50 psi and the front tires were at about 39 to 40 psi. Not even close to the owner's manual statement of 36 psi for all four. I plan on bringing the psi to about 44 psi (which is about the difference between 36 psi and the sidewall max of 51 psi). I will check tires again the AM and adjust tires after the AM measurement.
5. Any comments/thoughts on above are appreciated. Bill Thompson. Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.
2. I decided to try out the manufacturer provided Level 1 charger; I know I normally should not charge with just two bars to charge, but I wanted to try it out. Did not use the remote to do the charge. I learned that the dashboard red charging light stays illuminated throughout the charge and the key light to watch is the charging light on the Level 1 charger itself. When it goes out, the charge is complete. After the charge the RR read 71. When I engaged the A/C with the settings described above the RR dropped to 50.It took about three hours to "fill" the two bars back to 16, which I guess is an expected result.
3. I plan on using the remote to do the charge at some future point, but first I want to run the bars down to about 7 or 8, and do a charge without the remote to see if I get an expected result of about 10 to 12 hours to "fill" it up. Probably will do that this weekend. At some point I have to get my confidence up and take the Miev on a short expressway trip with the A/C on and confirm that I can get about 40 miles, and still have about 3 or 4 bars left as a "reserve".
4. I was not overly impressed with the dealer delivery process. They went through the motions, but it soon became apparent to me, that I knew more about the features than the sales guy did. He only received four hours of training from Mitsubishi in Dallas for several south Texas dealerships. However the standard make ready process for delivery of any vehicle left a lot to be desired. The interior was only given a surface touch; I will fix that this weekend with some "elbow grease". Probably the biggest complaint I have was the tire pressure in the tires. After the Miev was sitting still for about four hours, I checked the pressure. Rear tires were just about at 50 psi and the front tires were at about 39 to 40 psi. Not even close to the owner's manual statement of 36 psi for all four. I plan on bringing the psi to about 44 psi (which is about the difference between 36 psi and the sidewall max of 51 psi). I will check tires again the AM and adjust tires after the AM measurement.
5. Any comments/thoughts on above are appreciated. Bill Thompson. Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.