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Remote Defrost

November 20, 2016

Winter hit yesterday. It was a huge overnight temperature drop, and we got a little snow. That’s OK, because it’s a great opportunity for me to show of one of my favorite features on the car, REMOTE DEFROST and PRE-HEAT! Nearly every plug-in car has some sort of similar feature. A car owner can pre-heat […]

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Insulating an Electric Car

November 1, 2016

Today was unseasonably warm. It seemed like a good time to quick get some pre-winter work done. So, I took a shot at insulating my electric car. Overall, I love my Mitsubishi iMiEV electric car. The big shortcoming to it is that the heater isn’t very good. I fixed that by installing an ethanol burning […]

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iMiEV Trailer Wiring Installation

September 12, 2016

Not long ago, I got the Torklift Central hitch installed on my car. As is, the car is ready for a hitch-mounted bike carrier or cargo tray, but to properly tow a trailer, I need a wire harness to connect to the trailer lights. So, I got out my wire strippers and set to work… […]

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iMiEV Dislikes updated

June 1, 2016

A while back, I told you what I did NOT like about the Mitsubishi iMiEV electric car. I originally posted that blog when I only had the car for about two weeks. Well, I’ve been driving the car for a while now, and I thought it would be time to update my dislikes list, so […]

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Too Cold for EVs?

January 14, 2016

After a strange, warm, “El-Nino” start to the winter, temperatures have suddenly plummeted. Which begs the question – How cold is TOO cold for an EV? I bought my Mitsubishi iMiEV electric car on the day of the first snow-storm of this winter. Other than that, we had unusually warm weather all the way past […]

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The iMiEV is back!

December 30, 2015

I got my car back yesterday! The dealer had my car for 20 days! I was told that much of that was waiting for parts, and then “well it’s the holidays…”. I originally took the car to the dealer to get some open recalls taken care of: vacuum pump, impact sensors, and underbody corrosion prevention. […]

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iMiEV: Recalls, Chargers, and an Electric Blanket

December 9, 2015

One thing that I knew was going to be a bit of a challenge about owning an iMiEV is that there is no certified Mitsubishi dealership near me. That’s right, you can’t get the car serviced just anywhere – only at OFFICIAL iMiEV certified Mitsubishi Dealerships. The one closest to me is in McHenry, Illinois, […]

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What I DON’T like about the iMiEV

December 7, 2015

In my last blog entry, I told you what I like about the iMiEV electric car. In this entry, I’ll tell you what I DON’T like about it…. The good news is that most of my dislikes are actually rather minor. That said, here we go. HEAT The heater in the car isn’t that great. […]

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Liking the iMiEV

December 5, 2015

After two weeks of owning the electric Mitsubishi iMiEV, I can give you my general sense of the car, including all the little things that I have found that I LIKE and DISLIKE about the car. The car itself: To be clear, overall, I really like the car. Even in my list of dislikes, none […]

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iMIEV Cross-Country Snow-storm Road Trip

November 20, 2015

For a long while now, I’ve been wanting to purchase a commercially-built electric car. After crunching some numbers, I realized that for a CHEAP electric car, my monthly payment would actually be LESS than what I am spending per month on gasoline right now. I found a good price on a Mitsubishi iMIEV – the […]

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