This weekend we tried some newborn car seats in i-Miev. "Merry go round" store in Bellevue kindly allowed to try on the Greco seat. The news are not encouraging: in rear facing position there is no space for the front passenger to ride in comfort. The passenger was 5'4". So if you want to use the seat in i-miev, wait until the kid is old enough to be forward-facing in the car. Usually it is 2+ years.
We also tried Chicco keysystem 30 newborn seat. That, being about an inch shorter, still did not provide the front passenger the level of comfort and recline. Chicco was very easy to install and attach to LATCH.
So the only workaround that works for 1 baby is for the passenger to use the back seat and ride with the baby.
Both of my kids were into forward facing seats by the time I started with my i-MiEV, but I wonder if you couldn't put a baby seat rear facing in the middle. There may not be enough room but it's worth a try.
ReplyDeleteIt fits, but it touches the front driver seat, which it should not, according to child seat inspectors..
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback, though