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    16AMP OR 32 AMP CHARGER WHICH ONE SHOULD I GO FOR? U.K

    Hi In the UK Silverstone Green Energy are offering a free 16amp charge socket, to be fitted at Home,or for a fee of £100, a 32 Amp Socket. (UK Government will subsidise this.) I don't mind paying the £100 charge for a 32 Amp Socket, as I know this will reduce the charging time. The only thing...
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    Fast Charging Problem UK

    Hi I,ve only ever used a Fast Charging Point once before and that was at Sarn Park Services Bridgend in Wales. I had a problem with Fail to Initialise, but got it working eventually, although it cut out twice. Today I have tried a New Fast Charge Point at Carmarthen which has recently been...
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    Keeping Warm in Winter

    I have 2 battery packs which are inverters. They have a AC 3 Pin Socket(UK), and also a cigarette lighter socket. I have bought 2 (12 volt fan heaters) which plug into each battery pack, via the cigarette lighter socket. I have mounted one on the Dashboard via a magnetic Mount, and one in the...
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    STRANDED OUT OF CHARGE

    Twice now I;ve had reaming mileage on Zero, and Orange light on,This was a worrying,scenario!, but got back home. What happens when U ran out of charge completely. Dose the car just stop? .Can you restart it and be very gently feature the throttle, till U get home( obviously Depending on...
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    ECOTRICITY FAST CHARGING POINTS

    In the UK a company called ECOTRICITY has installed Fast charging points in Welcome Break Services. They plan to install them in all their Service stations and are making good progress, especially along the M4 Motorway , although one recently installed at Cardiff Gate has been vandalised I...
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    Steering Wheel Linkage

    I have noticed that the Steering Wheel Linkage which goes down through the Floor in the Drivers Footwell catches on the Car Mat in the Footwell, and I could feel this when steering. I have had a look at it this morning, and have pulled the Car Mat back a bit to stop this happening. Can anybody...
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    FAN CYCLING ON WHEN CHARGING

    Hi all. As U know the fan comes on at intervals when charging. Had to go out in a hurry part way through Charging and unplugged the car at the wall. The fan was on and it carried on going after I unplugged it. Dose the Fan work of the 12 Volt Battery when charging, and if so dose the 12 Volt...
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    Jacking up vehicle

    Had a flat Tyre at home today. My wife managed to hit the Rockery on our drive and tore the Tyre open. Puncture repair kit supplied with car obviously no good. I don't have a jack but my neighbour has, the only problem neither of us are Mechanics as you can tell, and we weren't sure where to...
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    NOSE GERNERATORS

    HI all. I live in Wales UK and own an iMiev. I have read today that Guide Dogs For The Blind UK are campaigning to make it law for Electric cars to have noise Generators. I noticed a couple of weeks ago whilst driving that 2 little Birds flew straight towards me. I thought Id killed them but...
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    CHECKING COOLANT LEVEL

    Had the car 6 weeks now just checked Tyre Pressure as they looked a bit flat. They were all at 20PSI when the manual says 36PSI. Pumped them up. I thought that as the Mitsubishi garage hadn't checked the Tyre Pressures when selling it to me then they probably haven't checked the coolant level...
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    Charging to 100%

    Hi I am planning on doing a 60 to 70 mile journey next week, and have read that the charger only charges the battery to around 80% capacity, to preserve the life of the battery. If after a full charge I unplug the charger and then plug it back in will it charge the battery to nearer 100%, and is...
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    Brake lights

    Hi Just wondering do the brake lights come on when going down a steep hill in B mode without touching brake pedal?
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    Driving in B mode all the time

    Hi Everybody. I have got used to driving in the most regenerative mode i.e. in B Mode, all the time. Is this ok or could it be damaging the car? When I first had the car I drove it in D mode but got used to B mode slightly releasing my foot of the accelerator producing a lot of braking, When I...
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    Banging Noise

    Hi I've noticed after starting and driving car particularly first thing in the morning as soon as I drive off I hear a little bang. The car runs fine, but is this normal, and what is the reason for it? Andy
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    PRE HEATING CAR WHILST CHARGING

    HI all I've had my i-MiEV 10 days now, so still learning about it. I've read that in cold weather its possible to heat the car whilst charging it, but can't find anything in the Handbook about this. Is this possible and how do I do this. Grateful for any advice. ANDY
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    Charging from a public charge point in UK

    As yet I have only ever charged my Mitsubishi I Miev at home. However there is a charge point in a town about 25 miles away Haverfordwest which has a Mode 3 Outlet 7.7KW max but requires a lead with a 7 pin plug on. The only Lead I have is the one which came with the car with a standard uk 3...
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