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Haha, you are always welcome here! :) In respect to electric car policy and incentives i would move to Norway though, they have way better incentives at the moment but Sweden is getting there i guess. When it come to IT infrastructure i would say Sweden is in the cutting edge in Europe. Phone...

Yes, its warm. We have spring here :) My point was that charging with chademo heats the battery and thats good for you in the winter. But as you say, the charging time is longer when the battery is cold.. But charging at chademo during the winter could extend your range cause the increase in...

There is one advantage with quick charging in the winter. The battery pack heats up! :) Yesterday i started a quick charge with my Nissan LEAF MY -14 @ 15% SOC. Battery temp was 10c. I stopped the charge 18min later (charged 10,4kWh) the battery temp was then 18c :) 34,7kW in average charge...

no response. But the guy (ricwan) tried a 10k ohm resistor and it works fine! So problem solved! :) Not sure what 10k ohm translates to in temp but it seems to work fine!

In our Swedish electric car forum we have had 2 people with the same problem as you guys. That is quite much since there is not even 10 Leaf owners in that forum.... It seems to be a common problem for sure!

Tire Blowout? Like the tire explodes? I have never experienced that, neither has my whole family.. I have been driving car and motorcycles for 26 years and for the last 10 year i drove around 20000 miles / year and i have experienced flat tires 5 times in total during my lifetime(one of the...

Yes, the only thing done with the 230V 10A standard charger we have in Sweden is to cut off the power plug and install it with a permanent cable connection to a circiut breaker. This is done to get rid of the power plug to avoid "wear and tear" of the powerplug and outlet to avoid heat build-up...

Hello and greetings from Sweden! :) First of all, I hope my English is enough to make my point understood... :) A friend of mine owns 2 Nissan Leaf cars, A 2011 and a 2013 model. He has modified the standard chargers to the cars by cutting the power plugs of the chargers and made a persistant...

Thats a question for me, since i live in Europe ;).. Thats correct. We do not have 120v here unless its transformed down for some 120v electric shavers but that does not exist anymore but some outlets are still existing in some old bathrooms :) .. In Sweden we have 230v in our outlets (in older...

I the outside shoulder on the tire is chewed up it indicates either low tire pressure or incorrectly aligned wheel setting...

You can be quite calm.. They designed the battery heater to start heating the battery at -20 C and stop heating at -10 C .. I guess the battery is designed to be able to take charge at those temps.. And also the battery heats up when beeing charged.. The heater turns off at 14F (-10c) not on...

You guys should be more concerned about the temperature the Leaf sits in.. An average difference of 5 degrees shortens the lifetime by half.. That is true for my AGM batteries anyway.. And that is every 5 degrees over 20c .. so.. if lifetime is 15 years for my pack at 20c .. having it in 25c...

Does anyone know if this still is the case in the 2013 model of Nissan Leaf?

That is perfect to know! thank you! Will the 12v battery be charged when the car is "turned off"? .. For example if i connect some appliances to the 12v that will use power when car is off? .. By the way, is there outlets in the car that can give 12v while car is off?

Nice one! Now i await the other videos :) More statistics in the video would be fun.. like average speed on the trip and such? :) kämpegöj = roligt / jätteroligt på Svenska ;)

good to hear that everyone like it!! Hopefully i can buy one in 1-2 months...

true true :) .. Zoe will be available in autumn this year.. I have not seen any more exact date..

Ok, thanks. I will try to rent a Leaf to test it out. But i think i will probably make the travel anyway. If its cold out i can try to travel slower to save some energy to make sure i make it. Problem is that where i live its not possible to rent a Leaf.. It is only available to rent in 1 place...

If the charger is broken we will have a problem.. Thats the only quick charger i know of at the moment in our travel path.. But there is probably a milion regular outlets on our way home ;) So there is always somewhere to get power.. I guess the best way would be to ask the employer for an...

Many parking spaces have heater outlets, yes. Mostly in the northern parts though, but even where i live. But my girlfriends employer does not (where the car will be parked during day). But it should be possible to have access to a outlet from the employer if we talk to them i guess.. It's a...