Recent content by joev

Mitsubishi recommends to leave the traction battery at 3-4 bars on the battery gauge on the dashboard. I leave mine for months at a time (in a garage) and have never had any issues, that said, I do disconnect the negative cable on the 12v battery at the same time. You will have to reset the...

Excellent find Don. Just replaced the stock tires with the Yokohama Avid Envigor and yes there is about a 10% REDUCTION in range. Tried different tire pressures but no significant difference. Thanks again for all you do to keep us informed and in line. Joe

Congrats! I was looking at that car also. I'm located in Long Island NY and almost made the 3 hr drive to go see it. I was on the dealers email list waiting for the price to drop but it never did. I've owned a 2012 imiev since new and just LOVE it! One note: The range is directly related to...

No back light :( . The only info about shift lever position is in the instrument cluster to the left, opposite the battery gauge (and on the shifter of course). Not very convenient but you get use to it.

Here is a link you can check out for used imiev's. https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-Mitsubishi-i-MiEV-d2166?sourceContext=openGraph_false_0&showListingId=146911711#listing=152942656 Hope you find what your looking for. Joe

To pbui19: Check out the "post type" and the orientation of the + and -. I think it's a bit different from the OEM and may need quite a retrofit. Good Luck, Joe

The US government has announced "an unprecedented set of actions" to pump up the country's plug-in electric vehicle market, including US$4.5 billion in loan guarantees to create a nationwide network of commercial scale and fast charging stations. The initiative to push for greater electric car...

In St. Petersburg FL in a city parking garage we had a learning curve for charging etiquette. Most EVers there now know how to tell from the lights on the charging station if the EV plugged in is finished charging. We now have an "understanding" that if the EV is finished charging its ok to...

Had the recall done about 3k miles ago. Can't say the total range got better but the RR gauge seems to update more often and seems more accurate base on the current driving conditions and KW's left.

I take a lock and cable and put it thru the tire rim on my plug-in Prius. Then take the power cord and put that thru the lock loop and lock it. Now the power cord is locked outside the car to the tire. I just tried the lock on my i car and it actually fits in one spoke in the rim, eliminating...

GR8 tips!!! Member Aerowhatt wrote: "Aaaahh peace and quiet" Got my vote too. Easy project and no knee injury just in case. Thanks kiev

Happened to us yesterday!! At a stop sign an SUV going in the opposite direction lowered his window and said "What happened to the other half of your car?". I was speechless! I just gave him the "EV GRIN" (and nothing else) and moved on. I then said to my wife, "I would have loved to have said...

clovi, It was close. Back in May 2013 I almost purchased a second one. I went to the dealer and got the 10K rebate then negotiated a bottom line price. Ready to sign the papers, then my wife decides to retire and we then realized we could get by with the one EV. Now I have to share :lol: Great...

Once the warranty is up I plan on taking the hose that goes from the reservoir in the rear of the car and re-plumbing it thru the cabin with a section of slant fin baseboard hot water pipe and a couple of valves to control it (valves for bypass in the summer). Now when its charging I will get...

There is a device that looks like a speaker in the front right side of the i. I am NOT suggesting this be done for safety reasons so do it at your own risk but..... You would start by taking off the top/inner plastic liner in the right front wheel well under the car. The speaker is located there...