Recent content by bsavall

Yeah, maybe a "bad charge" page or something similar could track it. But on a broader plane, I think this may be another example of being careful of not over promising and under delivering. I give Nissan Motor a HUGE amount of credit for taking a big gamble in the American car market with...

I think that is the unfortunate truth, that Leaf owners are NOT able to rely on the dealerships as a place to charge. Period. I am not talking free charging, but just charging in general. And quite frankly it is a shame. Take a look at a google map of socal and look where the dealers are...

UPDATE: OK, now that I have spent the last 40 min messing with CarWings settings, I see why we stopped using the carwings software. The system is configured such that it will only send a text if you select the station where you are charging, and there is a built in 5 minute delay...but I have...

Yes, the note with contact info is a good idea...I will make that standard practice from now on. The plug at this dealership did not have the little hole where one could insert a luggage lock. Hmmm....regarding the carwings text message. That is a good question. I thought that I had texting...

Good to know...I will remember that for Turkey Day. Thanks for the help.

I have been meaning to get one of those luggage locks...but it wouldn't have helped as this dealership plug can't be locked. So help educate me since I don't do a lot of charging "in the wild". Do I need to go to the touchsceren and turn off all timers? I pushed the timer off button near...

DON"T TRUST QUALITY NISSAN IN TEMECULA, CA!!! I don't expect free juice from anyone, anywhere. But when I call ahead the day before and I am told by a dealership that I am welcome to charge a the dealership, well that is what I expect to be able to do. Quality Nissan in Temecula, CA is...

I like the birdseed vending machine idea; that may just have wings! Seriously tough, those signs probably cost the city $500 each installed, for what purpose? Wouldn't have broke the bank to include four extra letters "ONLY". The spots should be for EV's and should not be based on state of...

Then it sounds like we agree to agree that web-based systems are the way to go.

Nice rant walterbays; and completely unsupported by real world data. In which present universe does Android have a larger marketshare than iphone? Here is data. http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/iphone-vs-android/ I agree that a web based system covers all bases, but don't...

As others have observed, the EV spots are being used by non-EV cars. So I went to the visitors center to inquire about the rules for the spots. Spoke with the head ranger and he pulled out the rules for the EV spots and "Charging station parking spots are not reserved for Electric vehicles...

The dash display showed 4.3 m / kwh which is a very consistent number for us. We reset it daily, but maybe I missed a day. But if we normaly get 4.3 and I get 2.9 that day, then the average should drop some amount. My wife and I are in hyper-vigilent mode about resetting all gauges now, and...

Bowthom: looks like you and I got the crap batteries....want to join my class action suit?

Orient Express: I would kill to get that range. Want to swap batteries?

Have people forgotten the old YMMV disclaimer in all MPG ads?.. Perhaps dealers need to have the buyer sign a form that states range will vary from 60 to 130 miles under different conditions and driving styles. The EPA does a good job testing the range, they say 73 miles.. if you routinely get...