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I am amazed that the car can be driven plugged in. In my converted car I included a simple switch in the 'fuel' filler door. If the door is open, so probably plugged in, the car can not turn on. I could roll though.

Recently on the Australian Electric Vehicle Assoc. forums someone with two iMiEVs in the family found that the MY2010 headrest was more comfortable than the MY2012 headrest. He swapped them about so that in both cars the driver had the more comfortable older headrest.

My iMiEV (in Australia) came with an Eclipse-brand sat nav/stereo but no rear view camera. A camera is available as a direct plug in accessory. It integrated perfectly. Peter.

White iMiEV: "Humpty"

Do you have an iMiEV and live in or near Canberra? If you don't know where Canberra is then I expect the answer is no! If you are in Canberra, a few of us would like to get an iMiEV users group together, at least so we know each other and perhaps to work out how to encourage more of our...

When I wrote centre-tap, I meant getting the amplifier's + rail from the +330V and the amp's - rail from the negative end of the battery. The 'earth' for the amp would be at the mid-point of the battery pack but may not need the reference to the battery pack, in which case all cells from the...

You are sort of right but it is not the full story. Yes, you would be on a 'net' tariff. That is, you attempt to self-consume first, thereby saving yourself the retail price for the electricity you would otherwise have had to buy. That is how it is for new installations in Canberra as well...

Also in Australia. I just got one as did a couple of friends so now there are three more on the road in Canberra. I agree with the previous comment about the LCD display. Nice to have but the other would work. The prices paid have been from A$22-25K for the three I know about. There are two...

A not entirely serious suggestion: If you were to centre-tap the traction battery you would have a + and - 165V DC supply rails for a conventional high powered stereo amplifier with virtually no current limit. Into conventional, nominally 8 ohm domestic speakers you would get Power = square of...

I would rearrange the various Drive positions so that the least regen position comes first, then the next notch down is higher regen and the bottom is most regen. IE the D position allows easier coasting with little drive or engine braking-like regen. Then the lower positions are like selecting...

My wife and I both found the headrest uncomfortable. We both drive with the seat back quite upright and it was either tipping our head forward or tapping us on the back on the head at each bump. I have just been to a car wrecking yard and bought two replacements for A$15. After a bit of...

I am in Canberra. The advantage about the ventilation idea is that no effort would be required, but, yes, a windshield cover is on my shopping list as soon as I collect the car. I agree they make a big difference.

I thought about this for my converted car. The collecting area would only manage about 300W. I would be better off with more solar on the roof at home always at the right angle and more battery in the car. However, the one thing that would be useful in hot, sunny areas would be some PV to run a...

I have driven my home-converted Daihatsu charade for over 4 years and 40,000km. I have driven two iMievs for short test drives. My own should arrive in a few days. I have driven a friend's Nissan leaf for a short test drive. Of the above three all are nice but I think my conversion had the...

A 1917 Detroit Electric in Australia recently had LiFePO4 cells installed in its original battery box and has a 100mile range according to its owner. Top speed is 60kph (That's about 35mph, I think). Original motor going well.