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Wife is considering an EV3 to replace her Kona.
By ericy
The Kona is a lease - we have to turn it in at the end of the month. And the residual is too much - more than the car is worth. We leased due to the loophole in the 7500$ tax credit - no love of leases. She is working with a dealer to find the color/trim that she wants, and found one that belongs to a different dealer. There is nobody locally that has one in stock to test drive (even wrong color/wrong trim). Looks like the charge port is on the passenger side by the front fender. This... Read more
Video - DC Fast Charging... Waste of time?
By Andre Laurence
I haven't been in here for quimte some time, but my YouTube partner and I have made several new videos, with three of them being released so far and I thought some of you might be interested in them. This is the latest video. We hope you like it. ________________________________________________________________________________ Does DC fast charging waste your time, like many EV haters like to post as comments? We ran the numbers to answer the question.
i3 sedan test drive
By brianc35
An Uncompromising Fraternal Twin: We Drive the All-Electric 2027 BMW i3 It may not look all that different, but the electric i3 sedan differs from its 3-series siblings in a few key ways. www.caranddriver.com
bZ Woodland at Sema 2026
By brianc35
Toyota Expands Its Woodland Vision with New Adventure-Ready Concepts at SEMA - Toyota USA Newsroom PLANO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2026) – At the 2026 SEMA Show, Toyota is exploring a broader vision of everyday adventure with a new family of Woodland concepts that reimagine how a variety of electrified and family-focused vehicles can be equipped for life beyond the pavement. pressroom.toyota.com
Mike's wife's monthly Kona EV efficiency report
By navguy12
I'm starting a thread to follow the "grid to wheels" efficiency of my wife's new 2021 Kona EV (Preferred). I run a thread for my 2018 TM3 and it will prove interesting, to me anyway, to compare the real world energy efficiency between the two vehicles. Obviously, I will only post Kona relevant information here, but for background on the TM3 efficiency one can check out this thread: https://teslaownersonline.com/threads/mikes-monthly-model-3-efficiency-report.8945/post-289980 My... Read more
Using 12V Car Outlet In An Emergency
By Steadfast
I have not seen this mentioned before but any EV can be used to provide power to your home if you have a battery or portable solar generator. You can simply charge the battery or generator with the 12V outlet in your vehicle and then run your home from the generator or battery. It's not the same as being able to plug directly into your vehicle but in the case of an emergency and having no heat or your food going bad, it is an option.
National Drive Electric Month
By andyG59
I attended the National Drive Electric Month (fka National Drive Electric Week) event in Winter Park FL (pictures attached for the curious). Who else has attended a recent Drive Electric event?
Ranchero -> Fathom
By brianc35
Fathom is the official name for the new inexpensive Ford Truck, not the Ranchero https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/ford-universal-ev-truck-name-reveal
Independent mechanic experiences
By Zubs
Anyone had any problems taking the SE to an independent mechanic? My 2023 SE is done with the 3 year included maintenance. I don’t like the BMW dealership in my area and would prefer to use anyone else. I started calling around and found out only about 30% of Mini mechanics in my area will service the SE. The one I’m trying out said they can handle everything unless it is specifically EV or battery related. At 4 years old the car is only calling for the standard inspection and a brake... Read more
Headlight crazing
By bmartinez028
How many SEs here have crazing on the headlights? Just noticed it on our 22. I assume it’s from UV exposure as it sits outside in the sun for ~6 hrs Mon-Fri. It’s mainly at the top of the lens and not affecting headlight output. It looks like tiny random hairline cracks which are only visible with the led ring light on at night or during the day in the mid day sun. Any tips for dealing with this? From searching the web, I see this is fairly common on MINIs. Going to cover them with PPF... Read more
Ford App Has Been Badly Redesigned
By Puppethead
The Ford app (formerly FordPass) has really become poor with the latest update. Aside from looking crude on an iPhone, probably due to being some cross-platform junk, all of the charging settings were stripped out and reset. Originally one could find the specific charging configurations from the local electric company, but that all seems to be gone now. I'm on metered service and should limit charging to 9pm-9am weekdays and all day weekends for a significantly lower rate. With the update... Read more
Range vs Charging speed, why no innovation?
By ENirogus
After living with my ENiro for 5 years I have to say, for anyone with less than 100 miles daily , mid 200 range is fine, but the slow DCFC performance would be a drag on a long trip. While new cars are much better, why are we not seeing improvements in DCFC speeds? THe Ionic5 came out 5 years ago with a 18 minute 10-80 and I would expect to see more improvements. Big battery packs that don't get used when if you had a Niro like range and say sub 15 minute DC charging, it would seem like a... Read more
GV60 Magma!
By brianc35
2027 Genesis GV60 Magma First Test: All Jokes Aside, a Serious Performer The Genesis GV60 Magma has 641 horsepower, brakes that never miss, and a cabin that embarrasses the Germans. But it lacks a sense of humor. www.motortrend.com A hot molten version of the Ioniq 5 N, and it's slower. Looks great though!
Overheating contactor recall
By electriceddy
Just a heads up Mach-E owners, a particularly dangerous situation can occur: "On affected vehicles, Direct Current (“DC”) fast charging and repeated wide open pedal events can cause the high voltage battery main contactors to overheat. Overheating may lead to arcing and deformation of the electrical contact surfaces, which can result in a contactor that remains open or a contactor that welds closed. An overheated contactor that opens while driving can result in a loss of motive power... Read more
Munro does Cybercab
By bwilson4web
Recently release review: I like the technology but I daily drop two middle school students at school. With a licensed driver, the CyberCab won’t work for me. I need at least 4 seats. No butts, no bucks. Bob Wilson
First time parking next to another SE
By Jkoya
For the first time, our 2023 White-Silver Mini Cooper SE was able to park next to another SE. This was at Nugget Market in Sacramento, CA. At first, I though the color was black, but when I got closer it had deep blue hues in it. Nice color and it was the first time I had seen it.
Balcony Solar
By BillyI5
Attaching balcony solar to my house is still not yet legal in my state. Can I somehow plug directly to the car to charge my battery???
What did you do to your MINI today?
By SameGuy
I was hoping to be able to dig up a thread with this title in order to drop in a silly little mod I did today that doesn’t really warrant a thread of its own. Anyway, I’ll start off with that silly little mod, and please feel free to add a post, letting us know what you did to your MINI today, Silly, serious, happy, sad… whatever!
How to charge the 12V battery
By YellowDog
Due to an accident, I am not able to drive until who knows when. The car has been sitting for a month now, the traction battery is still at 100%, but the 12V battery according to AAI Drive is now at 69%. Does anyone have any idea of how to charge the 12V battery apart from driving the car. Should I just start the car up and sit inside for a few hours? Any suggestion is welcome. Thanks.
2022 MINI SE Tire change effect regen?
By Martha
I understand the standard tire size for the vehicle 205/45R17 for the 17in wheels, but I purchased a 215/50R17. Once I started to drive it I felt the regen was off. The larger tire was amazing difference with the pot holes and bumps in the city, but I feel the regen is off. Is this possible? Has anyone changed the size of the tires to a larger one?
Placed my order yesterday
By Jkoya
Well - I placed my order for the 2027 i3 Neue Klasse yesterday at the BMW dealerhsip. They didn't have any color samples for the Ocean Wave Blue or Eucalyptus Green I was interested in. I ended up chosing Le Castellet Blue with the black M interior. I was told I have 3 weeks to make any changes before my configuration is locked. Also told the order was accepted by BMW, but no order number yet... Anybody else place an order yet ?
how to replace broken charging port door?
By PriusGeek
So, a while back, a member of the household managed to snap off the cosmetic portion of the charging port door. I've purchased a replacement, and it is the right part and color, however I'm not so sure how to go about removing the existing assembly so I can replace it. There's an "insert" that contains the led and covers the interior of the port that appears to snap in/out, but its not obvious how to do that without breaking something. It looks like once that's outm the door assembly is held... Read more
OBD Power is intermittent
By bleddy
I just got a 2024 Niro EV and I’m trying to connect to A Better Route Planner via my OBD dongle as I’ve done before. However most of the time the dongle does not seem to get power (no red pilot lite) but occasionally it does and everything is fine until I turn off the car and then no dice. I’ve tried every combination I can think of plugging it in with the car on, with the car off… Has anyone had / solved this issue? TIA Bill
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