Recent content by NeilBlanchard

More air pressure usually helps get a bit more range. I think 42PSI or so is often best. What tires are on your car? The stock Ecopia tires have 51PSI sidewall max.

Plastic made from fossil fuels is the problem: http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/06/11/our-planet-is-tangled-in-plastic And burning fossil fuels is what is causing climate change.

I have yet to see a 2018 Leaf in the wild. Which is unexpected.

I have found that cracking the front windows is both effective air flow, and quieter than cracking the rear windows. Open the dash vents, and then crack the front windows just enough to get the noise to a minimum - and usually you then get much better air flow from the vents. I think it is...

Extraction takes a LOT of electricity. In California, I heard that oil extraction is the second largest portion of all consumption, statewide. For some extraction operations, they use super heated steam to just get the oil out of the ground. All that water has to come from somewhere, and that...

What is the kW rating on this unit at 240V?

5% left is not all that low. I got to 1 mile left a couple of times, and then later the range estimate disappeared at about 7-9 miles left. I never even got to a turtle mode, despite having about a dozen drives over 100 miles (on a '15 LEAF S 24kWh).

The battery has to be warmed during charging, when the air temperature is cooler. This uses more energy, the cooler it is outside.

I have a record of every fillup for almost 10 years. And with all the aeromods I did (including side video mirrors for about 5 years), I averaged more the 50% above EPA Combined rating over that time. So, I have much more than an anecdotal account. I don't think I had the VG's installed...

The brake pedal has regen integrated, so B mode has no advantage. Light braking is all regen, and since you can modulate it, it is arguably better than B.

I have been ecodriving for at least 10 years, and I can assure you that coasting is better - in particular - in stop and go conditions. You accelerate LESS (that you would otherwise) and then you coast. It becomes a challenge to never stop, or use the brakes. And if you look at what we have...

They were much farther apart than 4", and they were less than 18" from the back. I did lots of mods to my xA, and most of them improved things. These did not.

I had them similarly spaced, and I had them down the sides of the car, as well.

I was recording every fill up (it was a Scion xA) and my mileage dropped slightly (it dropped by about 3MPG), and I could feel that the car was no coasting as well. I had those exact ones, and I still have several. I took them off, and things got better...

I tried those years ago, and they do not help, and seemed to harm efficiency somewhat.