Recent content by laele

it's even more critical in Hawaii -- while there are wind generators and rooftop solar (expensive and in danger of becoming less affordable due to losses sustained by Hawaiian Electric), much of the electricity is generated by oil-fired power plants, which need periodic maintenance; Big...

warm nights - well not really in the winter which is when we drive our Leaf -- need two blankets on the bed, night-time temps in the low 60s F -- recall we are at ~1500 ft altitude, part way up Haleakala volcano; rest of the year in a closed garage, concrete block construction and the...

braking when necessary not a problem for me, my car on the mainland (east of Olympia) is a stick-shift, cruise control, Yaris (dealer was shocked that I wanted those options on a leftover year end car), used to drive a Subaru when employed as a ski instructor driving up the pass before plows...

very lucky here, L2 free charging stations at Target, Home Depot, and UH Maui which are at, or close to, where I need to go in town (Kahului), local driving is mostly 4 to 8 miles away at relatively same altitude, before I found the % charge indicator I normally got home with the same amount on...

loving my new-to-me Leaf, 2015 S model, 87K, second owner, first owner (local) took delivery 2/17/2015, 9 of 12 bars, full charge at home using L1 shows 60 miles on GOM; and the crucial info is: we live at ~1500 ft altitude on the mountain; we drive 8 miles down that hill, smooth curves and...