On 10/26/2015 03:12 AM, JoeS. via EV wrote:
As the very happy owner of three i-MiEVs (one purchased new, two used) in the
I agree with most/all you say. The imiev's performance is entirely
satisfactory.
The range estimator on the imiev is very good, especially compared to
the Leaf's but the access to to display is somewhere between
inconvenient and dangerous. As you know, you have to chose one of:
odometer, trip A, trip B, range remaining, temperature, and two very
uninteresting maintenance parameters. You must cycle sequentially
through the parameters to get to the one of current interest. To make
that selection, one has to snake one's arm around the steering wheel.
Compared to the car's attractions, that's rather minor and I can live
with it.
One more relatively minor gripe: the front and rear tires/wheels are
different sizes! And spare wheels are almost unavailable. Even with a
Tesla, a single spare is easily found.
As many EV producers have done in the past, Mitsubishi has decided not
to sell many of their EVs. With a range of 100-150 miles, the imiev
would be the second most desirable EV available in the USA. With a good
supply, I believe they could outsell the Leaf.
There are two Mitsubishi dealers within 40 miles of me. I had to buy
mine from a dealer 200 miles distant. Very few potential buyers are
willing to go that distance to get a car. I was visiting some relatives
in Golden Colorado and touting the imiev; I talked them into going on a
test drive. There were none in Denver/Golden/Boulder. We went to Ft
Collins to drive one. Even with that deterrent, a sale would have been
made had the car had a range of 100 miles instead of only 60.
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