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Would you have to draw the battery down to ~5% for the LeafSpy test, or can you just do it at any charge level?

The Nissan battery test at near empty yielded the following: One "cell" (I assume module) at 3.52v, vs. the test threshold of 3.63v (I assume Fail is below threshold). They were told by Nissan to wait for a more senior Leaf expert who perhaps works in another shop in the region(?), to come in...

Thanks! Do you have any reference for this, though? Also, do bad-module swaps generally work, or is it only the start of long-term torture? Nissan hasn't gotten back to me yet so I have some time to do my HW. Assaf

A couple of weeks ago we started our 3rd consecutive Leaf lease on a 2017 SV, our first 30 kWh model. The next day we took it to the mountains for a spin, and were dismayed to see the %SOC drop much faster than expected. Overall range performance was a good 15%-20% below expectations for the...

We have a 2014 SV, and the TCU unit ID goes something like 2012-9603.... (8-digit number) According to what's written upthread, that means it's 3G compatible. Is that so? Thanks!

Oh they seem to be living in fantasy world. Price-wise they cannot turn the clock back to 2011 now, not even on a 107-mile Leaf and surely not on an 84-mile one. Or maybe the idea is to start pushing people from leasing to buying? It makes more sense when you think of it this way, esp. when...

Kevin, I think if you can haul the L1 with you to work and plug in there (even with extension cord...), you should be fine. It's only 50km each way, right? Good luck navigating it all!

Thanks for the corrections Stoaty! I hope all this helps Kevin. Mauritius, like O'ahu and Kaua'i, seem the ideal-sized islands for the 1st-generation Leaf. Looking at the map, 32 miles seem close to as far as you can get from one end of the island to the other. Given the right settings, an...

Hi Kevin, I suggest to: 1. Get the VIN and use Carfax or a similar service to see where this car had been and what it's done. Hopefully it's possible to do that for cars outside the US as well? 2. Check whether it's full charge or 80%, if the owner knows anything about the car they should be...

Hi Y'all, Just wanted to share with you that a Mt. Baker camping trip is totally possible with a Leaf! Surely a 2013+ one, but even a 2011-2. We did it a few weeks ago. We set out of Seattle in a 2014 Leaf that has a QC. Going to Bellingham via Chuckanut drive (stopped for a hike, Fragrance...

@alanlarson thanks for the additional insight and input. As indicated, that's how we've been charging for 2 years solid, an average of 2-3 nights a week. So I feel pretty good about it... touch plug... Perhaps we are saved by the fact that our house's first owner was an electrician. The house...

Jeff hi, First, don't panic! I had my moment of panic in August 2012 when I got back home with a brand-new leased Leaf, and found out the 25-foot trickle cable is literally a foot or two too short for comfort... and then like you and everyone else, read the ominous warnings in the vehicle book...

@Nubo I think we as Leaf drivers tend to have a more charitable view of our little toys, compared with the outside world. OTOH I've never really used a Commodore, only early IBM PC clones and a bit of Apple 2 and Alto :) @LTLFT Not sure, maybe ground transport is about 10% of global CO2 right...

@abasile +1. In fact, in "hot" Leaf markets I doubt that they'll need an auction. From what I've heard, they sell reasonably well. As a case in point, we turned in our 2012 Leaf and got a late 2014 one 3 weeks ago. The 2012 had 8.4k miles on it. I don't see why they can't get $15k for it from...

Dear Scott, I started filling out the survey, but had difficulty with the social-network questions, in particular 4a-4d. I felt I need an example, as to what constitutes an interaction per your intent. In this era of online forums, does this forum for example constitute a social interaction...