Recent content by mievsolar

They where not serious about the car in the first place. Just another compliance car like so many other EV's on the market. Of course they are coming out with one that they are in partnership with Nissan. So the MiEV will be history and also one of the least expensive VE's sold in the USA. Going...

After driving the MiEV for almost one year here s my report and wish list: 1. I have had to have the whole battery pack replaced a few months ago. It was self discharging on its own, noticed a considerable from in range plus it would not charge to 100%. It took about two weeks to get the...

I love the idea of putting a 12V "blanket" on the ceiling and running it off the Auxiliary battery bank. That is one of the best things I have heard in a long time! AFter all that is a form of radiant heat and radiant heat heats "objects" instead of just space. Therefore one feels much warmer...

great question about the AC running off of the auxiliary battery. If it does then one should have no issues running the AC off of the solar charged auxiliary battery. WHy because when you need the AC is when you the sun shine s the most. A perfect match! If one can locate the AC unit and see...

correct. I will check out the same pages on my manual and see if it says anything of value. What does yours say?

The MiEV I bought came with the car when I bought it but there is absolutely noting I can find about it in the manual. I was wondering when the heating unit turns on and when it doe snot turn on. I assume that the heater of course is run off the AC when you are charging, but at what temperatures...

I agree. It worked for Walgreens. I never shop there until I plugged into their L2 charging station (actually they did not install it, they just gave a charging company the space to put their chargers. I went o dinner and when I came back I bought $50 of stuff I needed and maybe I used $.50...

I believe after seeing in the SAE-CCS 3 stage charger plug that this will become the standard. The L3 DC fast charge is simpler that the Japanees standard. As far as adaptors for DC fast charging, well that may work, but is a pain. I think Tesla should adapt the standard. Seem wired that they...

I am interested Mike

I test drove a Leaf and would have had to wait over 4 months for one, plus the MPGe was not as high as the MiEV. I called the Mitsubishi dealer and they had 6 MiEV's available. I was amazed. I bough one after the test drive. I have owned 2 other 100% EV's and this car is by far the most...

Don, Good some actual facts about cruise control! Article called 16 ways to save energy...I agree with its basic observation but there are two things to consider: 1. That many people will not care about the "savings" in miles and just want to nicety of having CC. Period. It should be a choice...

Agreed A 6.6 Kw charger is a piece of cake. No brainer. But really the 3.3 is not that bad and i f you do not take your batteries all the way flat each day I find that 120V charging is fine. One other thing to add is on the 2013 models adapt the J772 universal plug that will charge 120 V, 240V...

"Also the new SAE plug revealed last month does exactly what you described" Great! Looks like that wish has already come true, but I think I will be able to live just fine for a few yeas without the fast charge option. At first I thought I made a big mistake by not getting it until I realized...

I am talking about CC on relatively FLAT roads and not one hilly roads where you would want to drive differently. I believe that CC does save over accelerating and decelerating in any type of vehicle. Why do almost every car come with CC now as standard equipment? To increase MPG in iCE cars...

Joe5 The solar charge controllers trickle charge a typical lead battery to avid starting battery being dead so say 3 months from now and you have not driven the vehicle it will start. I am talking about a solar panel that can do a bit better. And yes with a lead acid battery one needs a charge...