Miles ZX40S

[beet greens]

I am interested in hearing from any owners of a Miles ZX40S. How do you like it? Does it seem sturdy and reliable? Would you  recommend for a family of 4 (2 adults and two small kids)? Any other feedback?

Thank you.

Beet Greens

[lharris1]

I'm in the east but saw your post and wanted to give you my take.

I purchased my ZX40S in North Carolina last December.  To date I've put about 1800 miles on it and thoroughly enjoy driving it around.  It has lots of room for two in the front with more than average head room for a typical car.  There are two batteries under the back seat, so it is elevated a little giving less headroom.  It can easliy seat 2-3 in the back seat with some storage behind the back seat.  I have driven the ZINN and Dynasty and believe it to be a much more solid car that is quieter as far as road noise goes.  It has even been crash tested.  It has a good heater but no AC.

Mine has a DC drive and as delivered is limited to around 25 mph.  Speed can be increased so that the car will go up to 35-40+ mph although acceleration is slow above 30 mph and it will slow to low 20's on a hill.  Not sure if speed can be increased on the AC drive models.  I measure kWh each charge and the cost is averaging less than 2 Cents/mile.

[Deb S.]

Howdy-

I don't own a MILES, but I do own a ZENN, which handles very close to a MILES.
Honesty- the ZENN won out of sheer cuteness..plus the fact that my boyfriend and  I have no kids, so no need for a four-seater.

*That said*:  if I DID have kids, ergo a need for a 4-seater, I *would* have bought the MILES in a flash.
It felt like a regular car , but with out engine noise, was able to haul around myself, my boyfriend and Steve Mayeda from MC Electric Vehicles up and down Dearborn St on the Hills at 25-35 MPH..., was easy to park, had adequate torque, etc.

The ZENN handles the same- a little better, as the car is slightly smaller and closer to the ground, thus a lower center of gravity, but I liked the MILES just fine.

I think the answer is to go and test drive the thing multiple times, with different configurations of spouse and kids- be a driver and passanger and see how it feels.

Next, is to spend two months (I spent three) keeping an honest log of when, where, under what conditions, with whom in the car and how many miles a day you are using your gasoline vehicle.
It was the logging and honest look at my  daily/weekly/monthly driving patterns that told me for sure,that I *would* be using my ZENN heavily... which has come to pass!

Deb S.

[aviken]

This is great, I'm glad to see your are driving your new ZENN Daily! Hopefully more and more will be seen about, and after the vote, gas will go back up and interest will reach a fevered pitch again in EVs...

[Bruce]

I saw what looked like a Miles ZX40 Seattle Parking Enforcement vehicle today.  Seems like a good application for a NEV.  Sure would make the job more fun!

[SBCAEV1S]

Miles has some great FED incentives currently $5,001 off through a EV tax rebate

[evnut]

Just wanted to let you guys know that there is a Curtis OEM in California that can reprogram Curtis AC controllers eliminating the speed and other restrictions. Anyone who is interested can email me at ev-converter@hotmail for the information. This is the only place I know of that will do it.