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OK folks, my lease was coming up for turn in and I decided against leasing another I-MiEV. I ended up buying a clean, low mileage 2012 Volt at a great price. The Volt had just come off its lease, and made the perfect car for my family. We have an ICE vehicle, a 2002 Kia mini-van that is on its...

Just curious if it is possible to activate the heat and A/C while the car is plugged in? I know that it can be done remotely using the key fob, but can one just plug the car in and let it charge, and then turn the heater or A/C unit on and have it work? I tried it today, but got what seemed to...

Just wondering if anyone is seeing or has seen 2014 MiEV's on dealers' lots are are all of the sales completed by ordering the I-MiEV? I have seen none at the few Mitsu dealerships in the area. If ordering is the only way to get an I-MiEV, how long does the process take? Thanks, Lou

Just got back from a week in Southern California, most of that time spent in San Diego. I would like to compare my observations of the various EV’s I saw versus what is seen out here in the East Coast. • So many Tesla’s that I lost count. On almost every trip on an interstate or “main road” I...

Got up yesterday morning and remembered that I can pre-cool the car by way of the Key Fob. I always pre-heat the car in the winter but simply forgot about the pre-cooling feature in the summer. So far I have not really NEEDED to use the A/C, putting down the windows is typically very good and...

Although my I-MiEV does not come up for lease turn-in until the end of the year, I am starting my search for its replacement now. I have been looking primarily at 3 cars: 2014 I-MiEV, LEAF and the Volt. The I-MiEV, to no one's surprise(since Mitsubishi already announced the price) has the lowest...

This was kind of weird, but I realize it doesn't mean what it seemed... On Sunday I had driven my car 10 miles to drop my wife off at work. I left home with all 16 bars showing and arrived there with 14 showing. Range had been 73 miles and it was reading 62 miles then. Typical for me on a nice...

As much as I have enjoyed driving my 2012 I-MiEV, I was seriously thinking of getting a LEAF/FFE/Volt when the car comes off lease. The price of the car when I leased it was $29,000 and as we know, base model LEAF is cheaper than that, has more range, is larger and seems better equipped. FFE has...

Since Europe is normally already wired for 240V (as opposed to 120V)in people's homes, is there any need for a dedicated EVSE? In other words, do people simply plug in to their 240V outlet with the included charging cable?(Such as we do here in the US, only we have to use the 110V set up)? Is...

A few weeks ago, I must have inadvertently hit one of my dashboard indicators because I am now unable to read my speed in MPH. Nor can I read the range estimator in MPH. I am aware that you depress the button and hold it, to toggle back and forth,(I have tried that) but it just will not switch...

Don't know how else to describe this, but there is a yellow "exclamation point" light that is now lit up under my "READY" symbol of my dashboard. Car runs great, noticed no diference at all, but would like to know if anyone else has encountered this? Thanks, Lou

Per recent on line article in Philadelphia newspapers, the PA Turnpike Commission is finally implementing their plan of installling chargers along the East/West Turnpike. Apparently, they will install at King Of Prussia, Lancaster, Harrisburg and then a Pittsburgh location(New Stanton?, I can't...

Just curious: I own a cargo net from a previous mini van. I was able to carry it over to another mini van and it fit that van. I wonder to anyone who has the cargo net, how does it attach to the car? I can't figure it out as I don't see the attachment "hooks" for lack of a better word. Maybe it...

Got my "I" in late January '13. My roundtrip of 35 miles was using up about 8 bars total. That was with me using little to no heat...not a big deal, just wore a heavy coat and gloves. In Philly area, we had a relatively prolonged winter, not particulalry cold, but went on longer than we are used...

Lat night I came home from work, pulled the I into the garage, plugged in the EVSE and noticed that I did not hear the familiar vacuum sound that I always hear when I first plug in and charging starts. I looked at the brick, it showed green for power on and yellow for charging. I just assumed I...

Not that the model that I am leasing has it, but has anyone been able to utilize their DC Quick Charger? It would seem to me that by just having a DCQC as well as a 6.6 KW charger on board, most people would find the range limitations much less pronounced in the I. As far as I know there are...

Since one can have their EVSE cable adapted for about $300, and this can allow you to charge at Level II(if you have 240V power), why spend the monery for a full station? Assuming that you have 220-240V access, the station seems to do little more than what the EVSE upgrade can do. Is there a...

Recently returned from 5 day trip to Southern California(Basically from San Diego to L.A.) Being that this is the land of the EV, I was expecting to see at least a few I-MiEV's on the roads. Alas, saw not one. Did see quite a few Nissan Leafs, a few Volts, some Smart Car for Two EV;s and even an...

Sending good thoughts and thanks for Conicelli Nissan, in Conshohocken, PA. I really appreciate that they were kind enough to allow me to plug in and give me an hour of charge today. Had a Dr's appointment in Philadelphia, I-MiEV was at about 80% SOC. Traveled from hospital in city to work in...