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MetroMPG · 01-23-2018, 01:03 PM

Doesn't the car have a built-in trip computer that can show energy consumption?

I know the Leaf does. The Bolt does.

The iMiev doesn't, however. (And considering it's a bare-bones EV along the lines of the Smart, it's possible there's no energy gauge in the Fortwo)

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