Recent content by DavidMW

Thanks for those excellent suggestions - I hadn't thought to use to 12 port - doh! Ideally I'd like to be able to monitor remotely but I'm not sure if LeafSpy can report while the car is OFF?

To check whether the car's 12V battery charge system is working, it's best to monitor the voltage when driving (more precisely, when the car's in READY state - not OFF, ACC (accessories) or ON (without pressing the brake pedal)). How do I monitor the 12 battery charge system while driving? Is...

This morning my Leaf was totally dead - had to use the physical key to unlock the door, and display was black. Checked the 12v battery voltage - about 3v so very flat indeed. Less than 2 days since I'd used the car, main battery was around 50%. Car was locked so presumably nothing should have...

I'm guessing it's difficult to be confident about battery life. I have the impression that the longevity can vary quite a bit. My Leaf is 2018 with a 40kWh battery. I bought it second-hand in 2020 and the battery was in top condition then, and still was at the recent service. The furthest I've...

I ignore the range estimate on my 2018 Leaf - it's really not helpful. I watch the battery% instead. I know the relationship between % and miles, which varies considerably with temperature. In summer I can get 1.4 miles/% while in winter it can fall below I.0 miles/%. The range estimate doesn't...

I use a mix of 7kWh, and rapid (approx 45kWh) charging on long journeys. The battery state reported when serviced has been excellent every year. The rapid charging rate is carefully managed by the Leaf and drops to around 20kWh at 80% and under 10kWh at 90% so I think the old belief that rapid...

I can only speak for the UK. We bought our 2018 Leaf in 2020 (s/h of course) and at that time the motorway service area provider was Ecotricity. Their chargers all had Chademo and CCS connectors. Our experience of long-distance travel was very good apart from the occasional faulty charger. Then...

Surely we should be pressuring the charger companies to retain adequate provision for Chademo? In the UK the picture is mixed - one major network, Gridserve, has scaled back on Chademo considerably, to 1 in 4. Other providers such as Instavolt offer 50/50 CCS and Chademo. Ionity is exclusively...

If truck drivers don't like people tailgating them, I sure as hell hate them tailgating me, which happens a lot. I generally cruise at 60mph to conserve energy, and stay in the slow lane.

I don't trust the predicted range at all - it doesn't seem to take the temperature into account. I go by the battery% reading. In summer I get about 1.3 - 1.4 miles per kW, in winter it drops to around 1.0. It varies with the length of the journey and average speed. I generally cruise around 60mph.

I agree totally. I like to drive carefully and ECO mode suits me perfectly so it's on the whole time. After service it tends to be left OFF and I don't like it to be so responsive!

The provider's technical person believed it should be possible to release the connector from the car. They seemed unable to do it remotely. I tried many times ushing the connector in before pressing the trigger but it didn't work. The charger displayed an error message saying charging had...

The manual refers to a Charge Port Unlock Screw but can't see any sign of one in the place indicated in the picture.

This was a rapid charger ChaDeMo 50kW.

On a recent charge the charger stopped after a few minutes. I was unable to remove the charge connector from the car. Even the provider was unable to do so. Eventaully another motorist nearby helped me but I don't know exactly what did the trick. Is there a technique for releasing the connector...