Recent content by zarwin

I gave up on the official app after the most recent update and switched to a third party app on my Android phone. The app is Leaf Manager and is free (Ad supported with an option to pay to get rid of ads). One thing I asked the developer to do, and they did immediately, was to add the ability...

As far as an actual possible marginal improvement to range when below freezing, without any modification to the car, the following MIGHT do something, and SEEMS like it did for me when I tried it, though it may just be me wanting it to do something. This is what I tried just for kicks. If I...

So, check on the Leaf with the phone app, turn on the AC, wave goodbye to the small child, drive away leaving an empty driveway. Who thought it was a good idea to show someone leaving a kid at home alone? lol

I have to wonder if going through all the trouble of proving that AMT/TMT limitations did not apply to the $7500 tax credit was even necessary. After responding to the CP notice (by mailing it back) with many pages of highlighted and annotated materials (http://goo.gl/l3w8W"...

For kicks I decided to plug my electric mower into a Kill-O-Watt meter at the wall outlet to see how much power it took to mow my 1/3 acre lot. Total power was right at 400 Wh, which translates into $0.04 in my neck of the woods. I have not met a person yet that wasn't amazed at the fact that...

UPDATE! IRS just deposited the balance of the 7500 credit in my account. For reference, I was one of those given the CP12 notice regarding AMT/TMT cancelling a large portion of the tax credit. Everything is documented here: http://goo.gl/l3w8W" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

No, actually in North Carolina. I know, I know, why would I bother with this I'm not in a super hot climate. Well, - I already had the AC in the garage before getting the Leaf - It sits in a parking lot with no shade all day and will show 7TB bars if the ambient temp is in the high 90s with...

I have a 10k BTU window unit mounted in the wall of the garage, mainly for when the temp is up in the triple digits and I come home with 7TB on the display (or when I need to work on things in the garage). No duct, I just run a cheap fan to blow the cool air under the car, which seems to work...

I have a very similar commute, 50 miles round trip with L2 at home and work. The one big factor I take into account (especially recently) is the temperature. If the high for the day is up at say 95 degrees, the parking lot at work will be well over 100 on the black asphalt. The one time I...

I've done that (powered a freezer) for a very short time using a pure sine wave inverter connected to the 12V system (positive battery post and chassis ground) with the car powered on. If you try this never connect anything to the negative post of the battery. Always ground to the chassis...

Well you don't even have to charge at home then, lol. Where I work, we have 8 Leaf drivers and two L2 spots, so we have to do a lot of sharing. People with shorter commutes tend to not charge unless they need a full charge after work, and people with longer (mine is 50 miles round trip on...

Maybe I missed a reference to this, but here is a DOE presentation discussing thermal impact on Li-ion batteries, and they use Phoenix as a data point: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/thermoelectrics_app_2012/wednesday/cunningham.pdf

My 25 mile one way commute is EXACTY identicle to the mile. 20 miles interstate > 65 and 5 miles stop and go at< 45. Just as comparison, On the days I cant charge at work, I consistently get LBW when I am a couple miles from home on the return using an 80% charge. So basically on this commute...

In case you did not see it earlier in this thread, here is a doc that has expanded info and links into the tax code for this tax credit issue. http://goo.gl/l3w8W" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thought I would leave this here, might find it useful. Using material from MNL user Weatherman and myself, this is a consolidation of it into one place regarding the 7500 credit being reduced by AMT/TMT. http://goo.gl/l3w8W" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; -Zarwin