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Interested in your Leaf. PM me

I have been consistently getting 6 mi/kwh average per day even with a 1.5 mile 12% grade on the last leg home (averaging 600th overall on Carwings). Accelerate at 10KW on flats, 20KW on grades. there is one block of 18% grade near my home that I cannot climb without 30KW. I drive on ECO most of...

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I have had the same experience as DeaneG with the same solution.

Brendan Jones did not specify where the QCs would be installed. To see the complete speech, watch my video from National Plug In Day 2012 at Crissy Field. http://www.youtube.com/gfederas" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here are photos https://picasaweb.google.com/105203334346828294112/September232012" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and videos http://www.youtube.com/gfederas" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; from #NPID2012 on September 23, 2012 in San Francisco. Enjoy.

Phil: excellent explanation. Technically detailed for the astute to verify, and simply stated for the rest of us.

how do you remove badges? hair dryer to melt glue? any bolts or intrusions?

If you start downhill like I do, charging to 100% overrides the normal regen braking downhill. Regen wont kick in at all until you are under 90-95%. Since the batteries are fully charged, there is no place for the charge to go. If you have a place to recharge away from home, I would charge 80%...

I am not an electrician, but when my home was remodeled in 2000, it required a main panel upgrade. I understand that under current code each major appliance requires it's own dedicated breaker. i.e., AC, refrigerator, range/oven, microwave, electric water heater, washer, dryer, etc. There is...

Hire an electrician NOW before your house burns down. BTW, if the fire is traced to faulty wiring that isn't to code, the insurance company is absolved from any liability. You will be rebuilding your house out of your own pocket.

E9-A (whole house) or E9-B (second meter)? No such thing as E91 (unless your talking ethanol). If it's a second meter, I was quoted over $2,000 by PGE just to set the meter. This charge did not include buying the meter (separate monthly charge like leasing your cable modem), nor the cost of a...

where do you get the "Go Electric" sticker?

If you are grid-tied, power loss from the grid also disconnects feed-in power. Killing power in the line prevents electrocution while repairs are being performed. An electrician might be able to wire in a service disconnect that toggles power to your local plug instead of feeding it back to the...