Simulate a Mitsubishi I-Miev with your iPhone
Monday, March 28, 2011 at 12:57PM 
A few days ago we have published a blog post explaining how you can simulate a Nissan Leaf using iEV. In this post you can find the instructions to simulate a Mitsubishi I-Miev:
- Open iEV and tap on Configuration, if you still don’t have the app, you can buy it in the App Store.
- Tap on “Configuration Level” and select advanced.
- Tap on “Car Weight” and move the slider to 1080 kg or 2400 lb.
- Tap on “Air Drag Coefficient” and move the slider to 0.33.
- Tap on “Car Area” and move the slider to 2.13 sq. meters or 22.93 sq. feet.
Now tap on “Home”, go to your current car and start driving. After a few days using iEV, you will see your driving profile. How much battery do you need? The Mitsibishi I-Miev has a battery capacity of 16 kWh, if your driver profile shows a number lower than 16, the Mitsibishi I-Miev might be the right EV for you!
I never go over 18 KWh in my daily drive. For me the Mitsibushi I-Miev is now good enough. But a Nissan Leaf would be just perfect.
If you have any questions, just leave us a comment!
Photo by MSVG.
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Reader Comments (3)
We have got used to gear boxes. We know the way to use them and a few of the people can not drive an automobile without one. It is like we need them. Its an element of the driving experience. However do we know why they exists?
Would you have the car area for the US-spec i-Miev, which is wider?
By the way why does the car area matter independently of the drag coefficient? I thought the car area is already factored into the Cd?
Thanks for making this app and digging up the specs!
Thanks for your comment and for using iEV Michael!
The i-Miev in US is about 4 inches wider, but we don't have the frontal area information with us. We will try to research it and add it in a new comment. Anyway the difference is the final calculation for this small car will be very low. The frontal area is more relevant in bigger and faster cars.
The frontal area is one of the most important pieces of iEV algorithm. When the car is in high and constant speeds the frontal area has a much bigger influence in the energy consumed than the drag coefficient.
I hope this helps.