Hmmmmm......making the car think it's going down hill. That'd probably work, but I don't think I have a big enough garage to pull it off.

No really I was looking at this car like it has great upgrade potential and someday someone is going to figure out the charger. Hopefully by the time my battery pack dies they'll have some nice lithium upgrade, but I'm not counting on a car company to help me there (they like to sell cars). Unfortunately I live in a state where I only have a 7 year/100,000 mile warranty on my car, and that's because I paid extra for it. So far I've gone about 13,500 miles in just under nine months, so the end is coming fast.

I figure a lot of people could benefit from the charger, not just me. By the time my car is warmed up in the morning (maybe a mile) my car is generally still charging. When I get a good charge on the HV battery again I'm to the edge of town and about ready to hit the highway. After I hit the highway, that's it for using the batteries and they don't do me much good until the return trip when I drop back to 35 in town. It just would be nice to have a good charge in the morning (and it would help emissions since the car tries to run on batteries while the engine warms).