Recent content by dtomko

I like the color, too, and I've seen ICE Fits in the same or very similar color. Few people seem to notice my FIt is different.

Those of us leasing have gotten the lease extension notice, which is good news as it buys more time until other options are out. Honda says they will have a next generation BEV, but who knows. A very cold winter in the northeast has been brutal for range, really my only complaint about the Fit...

This was surprising to me, but I have suffered less, relatively, in the cold weather with my higher percentage of highway commuting than those with short, stop and go commutes. The regen gets crushed in the cold weather. By the way, it was fun confusing the GOM when we had a day of warm...

Just did. I'm in Orange County, NY. All in all I love the FEV, but the range loss has been disappointing. One owner reported that his dealer said there is some kind of battery insulation that will be installed in a recall in the spring. No confirmation on this, though. I'm happy to be a...

No heating, no cooling. Those with heated garages are doing OK, but those of us leaving it outside are hurting in the single digit and sub-zero temps.

So the Fit seems to suffer from diminished range in the winter much more than the Leaf. I've seen the GOM go as low as 21 miles on a full charge (100% - no setting for 80%). Others have seen range estimates as low as 15 miles. In the summer my GOM was showing as much as 116 miles. There's a...

I'm getting some cold weather experience with Fit EV now in the northeast. So, with temperatures dropping into the 20s at night (my car is not garaged), I'm seeing range drop down to the low 50s on average. Lowest I saw was 39 miles on the GOM, but that was after a day of driving without...

The new lease price is very good though. Probably a substantial loss for Honda. It's enough to make me think of visiting a dealer for a test drive. Good luck. Few if any dealers have any to test drive. They're trickling in about one every other month or so with waiting lists. $259 a...

Good to know. I don't have enough experience at night to do a comparison, but the headlights alone light up two lines on the Accessories meter.

Closing in on 1500 miles in the Fit EV and still averaging 5.1m/kWh. I rarely drive at night (no LED headlights - ouch!)and haven't been using A/C much, but still pretty impressive. I received my free charger from Leviton and am having a local electrician install it; so far I've been using the...

So I've had the Fit EV for a week now and put about 360 miles on it. So far it's been fantastic. I'm averaging 5.1 M/kWh, driving mixed highway and hilly 45 mph route to and from work. I use the Econ and Normal settings mostly. The Sport setting is a hoot, but really sucks down the juice...

Only 1100 being made with 2/3 going to CA. The rest are going to a few other states, mostly in the northeast. I'm not sure Texas is on the list. They're trickling out and authorized dealers have long waiting lists.

Picked up my Fit tonight. So far it's a blast to drive! Tomorrow is the first trip to work. You can really feel the difference between Normal, Econ, and Sport modes.

Wow! That's fantastic! Still waiting for my Fit; it was suppsoed to be at the dealer by yesterday, but hasn't been delivered yet. Drew

Well, I'm jumping ship and leasing the Fit. After struggling trying to make the Leaf deal work, the new Honda lease was too good to resist. More the unlimited mileage than the monthly rate (plus the included home charger, maintenance and collision insurance) Unlike the way it's been for a lot...