July 9: Keeping it topped off

As expected, when I walked back to my parking space at VSP parking across the street from Burbank Airport the i-MiEV was fully charged. No problem. It had more than 24 hours to get charged and it can't take more than 16 hours to do it, if you figure one hour per kWh at 120 volts. Again, no need for 240 volts so far.

Drove it home 20.48 miles and it only ate up 3 bars, which I have figured is three kWhs. Having found religion, I am now going to keep the battery topped off. A three-bar charge done at 10 cents a kWh costs me 30 cents. I can afford that. So I plugged it in.

By Mark Vaughn