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It's under warranty but it's a pain to get it to the dealer and we rely on the car everyday. Definitely effected by the cold temp, though. If I pre-heat the car it works fine or when the car warms up, it'll be fine.

The car has been flawless for 1 year and 9600 miles, then cold weather hit and the lighted control panel (top middle) and the radio in the dash quit, until the car heats up. As soon as the car is cold again, it's out. Preheat the car in the morning and it's fine. Weird. I'll take it in under...

Great post. I'll say my MeIV has been flawless to date with just turning 10,000 miles (leased a demo with 3200 existing miles). Another observation, now that we are into summer, is battery performance is much better and the air conditioning works really well with battery consumption being...

4 people + a golden? That'll be cozy.

I can say the nano works along with the new iPhone with the lightning connect. I thought all MiEV's came with a USB port. Shows you how much I know.

I've already sent mine back and purchased the Seimans Versacharge which has been working very well.

True, unless your daughter smashes your nano in a door so that the screen is ruined but it still function as a player :) :D :|

Ditto. It is proving to be a real money saver in Michigan. Here are my rates with the PEV program. In a nutshell my monthly electric bill has stayed more or less the same and I'm driving about 1000 miles a month. Summer (June - September) Times Cost per kWh (approximately) Off-Peak Hours...

I charge the car for FREE off solar PV array. No better way to charge a car than to charge with SUNSHINE. That is the crown jewel for charging ANY EV. Years from now we ALL be charging our EV with sunshine as coal and all other type of fossil fuel plants rot in hell. I'm most interested in you...

Mine was delayed, but I only took credit for the charger. Check this out. https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1751965-form-8936-electric-car-credit-e-file

Here's what I purchased from Home Depot. Quiet, rated NEMA-4. http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/203352378?productId=203352378&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&MERCH=REC%2d%5f%2dnosearch2%2d1%2d%5f%2dNA%2d%5f%2d203352378%2d%5f%2dN#.UVCM_6XO36Y [Siemens Versicharge 30 Amp Nema-4 Indoor /...

I have level two charging and I do notice the charger staying on for a short time after the preheat. Now, I'm not sure if it's actually charging or doing some other function like battery balancing. I have not seen that pre-heating the car effects the battery on the estimated mileage. Also, on...

Thanks for the explanations. But after I read them I was feeling bad because I thought I was driving efficiently. :D We've had some cold temps here so I do run the heater on high often, so that would explain my starting mileage. Today was the first day in months that I didn't have to use the...

You're welcome! Another week has passed and charging is happening like its supposed to with no problems. I am absolutely convinced the connections were dirty and that spraying them cleaned them for a good connection. I think I'll make it a quarterly maintenance procedure.

The MiEV has a 16kW battery, correct? If my typical recharge is 75% of total capacity I'd be using 12kW of electricity. If my rate is .07¢ PkW hour (my rate for charging off peak hours), would my electrical cost only be 84¢? Second question: How much does a preheat cycle cost if I'm at...