Recent content by CanuckEVDriver

I was just wondering about CCS conversion kits for the Leaf? There may have been a post about this, and I may have missed it. If there was a option to swap out my CHAdeMO /J1772 board for a CCS/J1772 board, I'd do it without even thinking twice about it. I also like that the Federal EV...

This past Easter weekend was a good test of the EV charging infrastructure in Ontario (AKA the land that EV development forgot... thanks to Doogie) :x Drove from Ottawa to North Bay (379 kms, based on Google maps). Leaf had 3 adults for the ride). All went well up to Petawawa, where I...

Has anybody tried All-Weather tires on their LEAF? I was at tirerack.com looking for all weather tires. Once I put in that it's for a LEAF, I don't have any All-Weather to choose from. If I clear my cache, and search for P215-50-R17 I get choices that include All-Weather. Are all weather...

I leased my SV Leaf back in 2018, and the lease will be ending in 2023. But the EV market has really grown since 2018. Now, not only is a Tesla Model 3 a possibility, the Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are also very attractive. By next summer, these models will be around for test drives. Then of...

While this is interesting to see. I still think that public charging in Canada is not growing fast enough. I am seeing chargers coming on line in Ontario, but there still are a lot of "Coming soon" stations in Plug Share, that take forever to install and come online. Also. the whole EV...

So... It appears that there might be some truth to my initial post... https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1128906_nissan-electric-car-charging-standards-tesla-stands-apart I wonder if Nissan will offer existing LEAF owners an opportunity to install the CCS connector, in some kind of retro-fit...

I believe you're talking about HD FM radio? If so, certain FM radio stations in Canada are broadcasting in HD, many are still not. Here's a link for stations that are broadcasting in HD in Canada https://hdradio.com/canada/ Depending on where you live, you might be able to receive HD FM radio...

Being in tech for over 30 years, I completely agree with this statement.

Here's an interesting story from Forbes (December 19, 2019) that addresses this very discussion. I found it to be a good read... https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2019/12/19/competing-electric-car-charging-standards-can-be-easily-fixed/#1f3ee2c3f40d It would be great if within the...

I'd be OK with that. It's one more step toward standardization. Of course Nissan would have to provide the current users to change their CHAdeMO and J1772 connector plate to simply the CCS connector. I would be more inclined to swap the connector board, than to buy an adapter cable. Besides, the...

Thank you all for the comments. It seems that the trend of charging stations are going towards more power being pumped into the car's battery to speed up the charging time. Originally, L3 chargers were pumping out 20-50 kW. And with this, most manufacturers were "designing" their own power...

Just noticed that a new public EV charging station is about to go live near me (Electrify Canada, Canadian Tire, Coventry Road, Ottawa). They have 4 stations set up, with 7 CCS connectors and 1 CHAdeMo connector. (There'll be a lineup of LEAFs waiting to charge, but quite a few empty CCS spots)...

I thought I'd post this query/comment in Off-topic, as it doesn't really relate to the LEAF specifically. I was swapping out my furnace filter this weekend, following manufacturer's instructions, when I noticed the type of paper material used. It's very similar to the Hepa filter we use in our...

I just swapped my cabin filter last weekend. Saw this post, had to add my $0.02 (CND). I was able to remove the old filter and insert the new one without dropping the glove box. It did take a bit of contortionist moves, but I was able to do the job in under 15 minutes. Got a great deal for...

Just received a recall notice (#R1911) about the backup camera display (the main infotainment display). Looking around for more information about this recall, I found this link on CBS's website about the Nissan Recall...