Hi, Thanks for your note.
Yes, winter driving with the heater on does rob the car's range. I regularly make a 65-mile round trip to SFO without recharging, but not with the heater on. Invariably, I pre-plan my longer trips and find places to charge which makes it doable when combined with a meeting or lunch or dinner. Range on the i-MiEV is very controllable by simply the speed at which one drives, and CHAdeMO makes it dramatically much more usable for longer trips than only the 3kW charger. Take care, and happy EVing. Joe Siudzinski On Oct 26, 2015, at 08:01 , tomw [via Electric Vehicle Discussion List] wrote: > Joe, thank you for taking the time to make this post. I've not driven the > i-MiEV, but like its looks and prefer small cars due to their greater energy > efficiency and great maneuverability. As far as plastic, almost all cars > have had mainly plastic interiors for years. I do wish they had given it a > bit more range, but it works well for the market they targeted- city driving. > I frequently drive to a town about 30 miles distant, mostly 60-65 mph > driving, and would be concerned with making the round trip in winter with > heat on in the i-Miev. I make it with about 35% SoC remaining in my > conversion in those conditions which is similar in size to the i-Miev but > with a 20.7kWh pack. > > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-i-MiEV-is-America-s-lowest-cost-EV-for-a-reason-tp4678237p4678365.html > To unsubscribe from Re: EVLN: i-MiEV is America’s lowest cost EV, for a > reason, click here. > NAML ----- Joe Siudzinski -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-i-MiEV-is-America-s-lowest-cost-EV-for-a-reason-tp4678237p4678394.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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
