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I just got a 16/32 volt buck/boost transformer, 1kva. I'm thinking it might help my charge wait time on road trips by raising the charging voltage just a bit. I know 240 is good, and that's the main thing I'm trying to do is to take the 208 volts from some places and bump it to 240. But what if...

Looking for opinions here. I'm building two identical six unit apartment buildings with 3 parking places each (near bus line). I'm planning to put in one 30 amp EVSE between 2 of the spots. (free power from house panel) What else should I do? 2 spots are adjacent, and one is off by itself. I was...

Just thought the car might charge faster on the road If I boosted the voltage to the EVSE via a buck/boost auto transformer. What would be the maximum safe charging voltage that could be put into the leaf? Would it make a difference? I know it can charge at 200 volts, but more slowly. Is the...

It's easy to see. on the right side of the car. Under the hood. up near where you hook the servicing hoses up to the high pressure (small) line. there's a tab of the body with threads in it, and the hose has a nice rubber grommet right by the tab where a clamp should be. But no clamp. Plus the...

2 nights ago I noticed the defrost wasn't clearing off the windshield very well. Yesterday after work I come to my car after the sun was kind of out, and the car was hot, and the ac just blew hot muggy air. The AC has been working wonderfully all summer. I just had this fixed last year. They...

What indications do you get? I read that the car shifts into neutral and can't be put back into d. I'm speculating that the car acts exactly like it does when you push the power button without holding the brake down. No drive indicator, 12 v battery light on. Ac or heat not working, like the...

Just turned over 20,000 gasoline free, emission free miles in my leaf. I estimate I used up 4500 KWH of electricity though, which is enough to light up a 23 Watt CFL (I use green references not those old incandescent bulbs) for 23.4 years. However, the good news is that had I kept my truck...

The logic is, if I need to take more than myself on a road trip, we can take their car. If I have to go more than once charging stop, I might just take this car. It's cheap, gets 85 miles per gallon, and shouldn't cost much to insure. What do you all think, or have heard about this car...

If they put one in vantage (at the bottom of the hill, at the Texaco station), Moses Lake (maybe at the Nissan dealer), and Ritzville (maybe at the Best Western Tesla Supercharger) a Leafer could drive all the way to Spokane without it taking 12 to 13 hours! I suppose one in downtown Spokane...

I understand how a thermal management system adds to costs, and decreases range and it seems that these disadvantages have caused Leafs to not come with this system at the detriment of the very expensive battery. More pronounced in the very hot climates. I propose that you incorporate liquid...

Almost 19000 miles and I just now got around to rotating my tires for the very first time. Went to discount tire. The man there said I was right at the cutoff point for treadwear on the fronts to where they would put them on the rear. I guess if the tread is too worn down back there the car...

I just had the most enjoyable zero emission adventure. Kind of a triathalon if you will. I've always wanted to hike the dunginess spit near Sequim wa and go see the lighthouse at the end. I live in Seattle, and have no other car but the leaf. Looking at plugshare, I found a company, Nikola...

Went for a walk today, and noticed how obnoxiously loud these large commercial trucks are. Got me thinking... All the cars, and even the city buses are an order of magnitude quieter. Why don't they require large truck manufacturers put some sound insulation around the engines and install more...

I have a 2013 S without it, and was wondering.. what does a car with B mode have that a car without does not? Meaning, are there any hardware differences, or is just s software change that was implemented for marketing purposes. I notice that the 2015 model has b mode in all versions. Probably...

I feel terrible. I plugged into a free level 2 charger and gave nothing in return for the 13 kwh I absorbed. You see, I drove to Muckleshoot casino met a friend there, plugged my car in, then took off in his car to go hiking. 3 hours later we came back he left, and I got into my vehicle and took...

I just returned from the land of my ancestors, and was very impressed by the way they do things over there. Electric cars are everywhere! Even saw multiple tesla model s taxicabs! My relatives tell me it's because cars are taxed heavily over there and electric cars pay way less or no taxes...

Has it ever been proposed to have a whole line of cars either mechanically or virtually connected together in a long train for cross country driving? I bet that would save a ton of fuel, and only the lead car would have to drive!

I bought my 2013 leaf mid june last year, so I dutifully went to the nissan dealer for my first battery check, required for the warranty. Of course it was 5 stars across the board. One thing worries me though. The no charge invoice says 24 month report. Should I be concerned about this?

I'm going to Norway for a 10 days, and driving to Vancouver (ticket way cheaper) So I can charge up in surrey and get to the airport at about 50 percent charge, not plug in there, and just charge in surrey again on the way home. Or I can figure out a way to plug in at the airport and skip the...

I like to drive to Spokane from Seattle a couple times a year, and I have taken my Leaf, but it has taken 12 hours at least, I have to bring my EVSE and a bunch of adapters with me, and Plan ahead with RV parks to charge along the way. Why do you think no one has installed a couple quick...