http://www.tflcar.com/2014/09/2014-mitsubishi-imiev-first-impression/ 2014 Mitsubishi iMiEV: Range Anxiety Is a Real Thing [First Impression] by Emme Hall - September 9, 2014
[images http://www.tflcar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-Mitsubishi-iMiEV.jpg http://www.tflcar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Mitsubishi-iMiEV-2014.jpg http://www.tflcar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Mitsubishi-2014-iMiEV.jpg video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkv3VS1F510 A Day in the Life of an Electric Car The Fast Lane Car Feb 2, 2012 ( http://www.TFLcar.com ) In the very near future will we all be driving electric cars? That's a question that only 10 years ago seemed like a dream, but today with all electric cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf, it doesn't seem so far fetched. Of course unlike, gasoline powered cars, electric cars can't be filled up at your local gas station in a few minutes. Once they run our of juice...you are well and truly stuck. This is called range anxiety and it can be all too real. We decide to find out just how real by spending a day in the life of the all new Nissan Leaf. ] Many reviews of electric cars mention the concept of “range anxiety.” Why would one be anxious? After all, if you know you have 62 miles of range, as I did in this week’s 2014 Mitsubishi iMiEV. You know how far your commute is and simple math tells you how many round trips you have before you need to charge. No biggie, right? Oh no. Oh no no no no no! It turns out that the actual miles driven very rarely have a direct correlation with the drop in range miles. I’ve been in EVs before, but they had always been quick takes, where range was not an issue. Now, I found myself monitoring my driving, keeping my acceleration as gentle as possible, keeping my speeds slow, and yet after every trip my range miles dropped more than miles driven. Miles Driven Decrease in Range Conditions 3.0 7.0 city, a/c on, regular mode 2.6 6.0 city, a/c on, regular mode 4.1 10 city, a/c off, eco mode You can see why I was getting anxious. So far I’d only driven the car 9.1 miles and had already eaten up 23 miles of my 62 mile range. There are only two (!) 30 minute charging stations in Washington DC. Level 2 chargers are more prevalent, but that takes 7-8 hours. I ended up charging in the garage at work via a 120 volt outlet, at a time of 14-16 hours for a full charge. With my car rapidly losing juice, my plans had to be modified to account for my transportation. If you’ve seen my videos, you know I’m a footloose and fancy free kind of gal. Having to actually plan and consider the constant needs of my vehicle was a new experience for me. I felt hindered. I felt tethered. I felt like the car, which is supposed to give me freedom and independence, was actually doing the opposite. I’m sure other folks don’t place the same importance on personal independence as I do, so maybe range anxiety won’t have the same meaning to them. As for me, the iMiEV was suffocating. Until the infrastructure offers quick fill ups like we currently have with gas and diesel power, I can’t see myself buying an EV. Check out Roman and Nathan as they experience range anxiety of their own in the Nissan Leaf. [© 2014 The Fast Lane Car] For EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodes&user=204476 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date http://morristowngreen.com/2014/09/15/one-event-that-needs-a-plug-electric-car-show-in-morristown-sept-20/ One EVent that needs a plug> EV show 9/20 Morristown NJ http://insideevs.com/killajoule-breaks-270mph-fastest-electric-mc-second-fastest-ev/ KillaJoule Breaks 270MPH – Fastest E-Motorcycle, Second Fastest EV http://www.irishexaminer.com/motors/motors-features/old-petrolhead-goes-electric-with-formula-e-285108.html Old petrolhead goes electric with Formula E http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/sep/04/doug-clark-maker-of-tiny-tango-aspires-to-drive/ $240k tiny-tango EV takes me a year to build one = only 12 exist http://www.newspressnow.com/news/business/article_2215e6f9-512d-5ab8-92c3-40987c81b3da.html KCP&L’S grant for two MO WSU campus EVSE + EVLN: Renault/Bollore EV partnership to promote EVs {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Writer-fixated-on-iMiev-EV-s-range-tp4671587.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
