Recent content by oilerlord

On another point, once I do buy an EV; I'm not sure if there's an advantage to taking great care in maintaining the battery. The guy that merely keeps their car plugged in all the time and runs it down to zero on a regular basis is no doubt causing more harm to the battery than the person that...

Nice to hear that Mitsubishi continues to make owner's happy. I'm interested to read Mitsubishi's official warranty statement regarding the main traction battery in terms of what is considered normal wear & tear, what is covered under warranty, what isn't, and what is deemed as abuse (hot or...

I'm from Alberta, and we don't have any subsidies or tax incentives for EV's. So, I'm shopping for a used EV, that has already had the intrinsic value of the tax rebates and big depreciation hits applied to them. I like the 2016 Volt, but I'd have to wait at least a couple of years for that...

Mitsubishi pays dealers for performing warranty service and recalls on your car. No reason to feel guilty. After 36K miles, how has the battery been holding up?

Wow...the holy grail of EV's. Beautiful car, Joe. You and I need to start dating :lol:

In all candor, Mitsubishi is a forgotten brand in the US. From peak US sales in 2002 of ~345,000 cars, the company managed just 95,000 last year. Add the generally negative reviews of the i-MiEV to the mix, and lack of dealer support for the car, the giveaway prices for the car are...

Hi guys, First post. I've been oscillating from i-MiEV, to Spark EV, then back again. I installed solar on my roof back in August, and I'm looking for a way to use my excess kWh's instead of exporting that power to the grid. I expect that I'll be driving an EV soon. I think the Spark is...