Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-04 Thread Martin Winlow via EV
Joe, Everything you said is exactly mirrored by my own experience with my i-MiEV here in the UK. It is a very versatile, comfortable, nippy and wonderfully smooth to drive car whose external appearance very much belies its interior roominess - in the front and rear seats. It is a complete mys

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-04 Thread Sean Korb via EV
Many people are most concerned about their longest drive where average trip distance doesn't matter as much. Commuters are especially vulnerable if there is no charging station at their workplace. I have a 25 mile commute and with no charging station. I'm at 50 mile range round trip. Because I m

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-04 Thread JoeS. via EV
I'm surprised range is even discussed on this forum, as it's simply a matter of suitability for an individual's needs. Do the math. Considering that the average trip distance in the US is under ten miles, 95% of the trips are under 30 miles, and the daily average is under 40 miles, the i-MiEV's ran

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March /"I've found I like to drive it better than my Tesla; I use it for almost all trips of less than 60 miles."/ Now there is something I wouldn't have expected, even though I prefer an iMiev size vehicle mysel

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread tomw via EV
/"I've found I like to drive it better than my Tesla; I use it for almost all trips of less than 60 miles."/ Now there is something I wouldn't have expected, even though I prefer an iMiev size vehicle myself. They are great fun to zip around in imo, especially in cities, and there is always a parki

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
ie2 via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: 03-Mar-15 8:43:55 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March On 03/03/2015 09:09 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: So, why aren’t people buying it? I've heard a n

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread Willie2 via EV
On 03/03/2015 09:09 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: So, why aren’t people buying it? I've heard a number of assertions that a cheap, efficient, small car "should be" the ideal choice for some segment of people. But, still, the sales are practically nonexistent. I can speak for myself: I boug

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread Jamie K via EV
e only used quick charge a few times and, without, would simply use a different vehicle for those cases. Peri -- Original Message -- From: "brucedp5 via EV" To: ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 03-Mar-15 3:03:25 AM Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
, would simply use a different vehicle for those cases. Peri -- Original Message -- From: "brucedp5 via EV" To: ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 03-Mar-15 3:03:25 AM Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March http://www.10tv.com/content

[EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016 model in March

2015-03-03 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2015/02/24/us-mitsubishi-electric-car.html Mitsubishi's iMiev remains cheapest electric February 24, 2015 DETROIT (AP) — Mitsubishi's 2016 iMiev will remain the cheapest electric car on the market when it goes on sale in the U.S. next month. The ti