Recent content by xan

Really a great point. Don't get me wrong, I am sure I would like the Model 3 more than a gen 2 Leaf. But if Nissan swallowed its pride and allowed gen 2 Leafs to use Superchargers, that would be a huge bonus for the Leaf. Perhaps I will lease a gen 2 Leaf or a Prius Prime (not really interested...

I reserved mine online as soon as the car first got unveiled. I regret not having done so sooner, but I estimate I am about 100,000 in queue (not counting all the Tesla owners that will get priority), considering I ordered about a minute and a half before Elon said 115,000 reservations have...

A cheap full grille block made out of just duct tape, removal of the mud flaps, and some full moon hubcaps bought on eBay. The hubcaps were freshly put on yesterday, so I have yet to see how well they fare. The full grille block is also not a good idea for the warmer months, so I am going to...

If it has 11 or 12 bars, you should be good. Although if your LEAF is still under warranty, 9 bars would be ideal so you can get a free new lizard battery soon. ;) I am getting about 95 miles in the city when heat is not on. According to Leaf Spy my battery's capacity is still at 90%, so I'd...

Best of luck with your new 2013 SL! I got my 2013 S last October from Carvana as well. I decided to go with something affordable to "test the waters" with the LEAF, and EVs in general. I must say this prolonged test has gone well, and I could never see myself buying an ICE in the future. For...

The main reason people want a longer range EV is so that it can meet ALL of their needs. I am one of those individuals. I live an an area where available charging outside of my work is scarce, and would love to be able to ditch my ICE completely. Longer range would also help make it so more...

That is definitely a valid point. I would not expect charging stations to be higher priority than what you mentioned. Although I do hope EV stations would be put above funding psychics, jazz playing robots, and of course oil company subsidies, among other things. (Yes, the first two are actually...

I do know about Portland and Seattle being friendly, since I visited each in the past year. I am surprised that Atlanta trumps all others though. Also Phoenix: That summer heat isn't so friendly... Unless you count getting a free battery in a few years. :lol:

I completely agree with you, Dave. I am just going at it from any angle possible, contacting people in all different organizations and levels of government trying to get chargers put in place. That said, I don't feel like I will get far with legislatures in my state of AZ. (Although I am still...

Done. :D

Can't stress this one enough. I wrote my representative and senator, plus the president (although I don't believe the last one will necessarily get read). If more of us join in, this is likely to have more of an effect than writing Nissan. Write your representative here...

inphoenix, I got a very similar response the first time I wrote in actually. I figured "What the heck?" the other day and gave it a try again with a different email. It probably depends on which customer service rep reads our feedback as it comes in. I received a response from a nice older man...

This one may be a long shot. However, I recently contacted Nissan USA on their contact form here: http://www.nissanusa.com/apps/contactus telling them about my thoughts of improving charging infrastructure in places that need it, specifically DC charging. Much unlike Europe and Japan, not only...

Awesome deal! I'm in a similar situation, trying to trade in my 2013 S for a 2016 SV lease. I don't get the Colorado rebate though unfortunately. I'll post what I get when I receive a quote.

Mitral, You're most definitely right. After doing some reading, I see that I in fact do not have a heat pump in my 2013 S. That's great news in a way for me, considering I thought I had the best heating system (and it was easily taking 25% or more off the range). So I have something to look...