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Anyone know how long dealerships will continue to receive 2016's? Local shop told me that they'll continue to get them into December. My lease isn't up for another month, but I want to make sure that I grab one now if they've gotten all that they are going to get.

You are exactly right, but I refuse to play by their rules. Every single new car I've bought, I did the deal 100% online with dealers that didn't mess around. And it would be fine if they invited me to their store but had actually read what I sent them. My favorite is the guy who asked if...

I've asked for quotes from so many Bay Area (Kia, VW, and Nissan) dealers and all of them suck. Almost everyone starts out with sending me a non-responsive email that shows that they never read my initial email inquiry. Don't waste my time. And then they ask about when I want to visit - hey...

Does anyone know if Georgia had a minimum ownership period for the $5000 credit? For example, in California, to get the full tax credit, you have to own the car for 30 months.

I was getting quotes from one Bay Area dealership and they said that they would need 1300 for driveoff because that was the minimum allowed for the California $2500. Anyone know WTF they are talking about? My last Leaf lease was a 1st month payment only and away I went.

As I mentioned in another thread, my lease on my '15 S, with QC, is about to expire in September (30,000 miles). What are the biggest discount off of residual that folks are getting? Have folks tried to negotiate even more aggressively to get even more off the price? With Nissan repurposing...

My lease is almost up and I'm trying to decide whether to make them an offer for the car. 2015 S with QC will be ready to be returned in mid-September with close to 30,000 miles. (24 month lease at $280 month, nothing down). Residual is $16K or so, so that's a non-starter. And if $10K is...

Ok, I figured it out. Power on the car, power off the radio. Hold down the "1" preset button while scrolling the volume button in either direction for about 40 clicks, then click in the opposite direction for a couple of clicks. Voila, you are in the diagnostic screen. Scroll through the...

Guys, Do you know if there's a similar trick for a '15 S with a backup camera? Since my car doesn't have nav, there's no obvious equivalent button.

So, elementary question: Does the 6.6kw charger = CHADeMo only or does the 6.6 also allow a bigger draw on the J1772? Thanks Tony. Again, these are all Dostars per your site. Is Dostar the only option on the market for more than 30amp? Correct. I'm building a Jesla. I have access to all...

Does anyone other than Dostar make a J1772 that can handle > than 30amps? I believe they make a 50amp that TusconEV and others sell. Surely there have to be others. I've scoured the web and come up empty. How many amps will a Leaf with QC pull? 30-32amp, correct?

Oh wow, didn't realize they were that expensive. I thought it would be around $50. Soldering it is.... In terms of soldering irons. I have a basic radio shack one that has worked very well around the house. Will that work for this?

Ok, more data. He charges $299 for the conversion (which isn't bad, but I'm a DIY kinda guy). So, I'm half tempted to buy the coupler from him and a proper 4 indent crimper. An excuse to buy another tool.

Great suggestion. I'll touch base and see how much the upgrade price is. I had read in some corners of the web that the dostar connectors are bit fragile. Is that true?

I have a Tesla charger that I need to modify to a J1772. I can get the coupler fairly cheaply (Yazaki), but it has a cord on it. How can I splice the two cords together safely?

I had an interesting call with DMV. They said that if you have out of state tags that are the white tag equivalent, you can use HOV lanes. My view on that is YMMV. I did go through Fastrak the other day but went through the non-carpool lane. Was charged standard prices. That was my first...

It's a simple question. The website says that a person who uses fastrak can get the discounted toll if you have the clean air stickers. Good and well, but there isn't some camera catching the clean air sticker to give you the discounted toll charge. So, how does fastrak know how to charge you...

I've used several QC's in the bay area with no problem. The Nissan R&D one in San Mateo, VW Electronic research lab, there's one at the dealer in Oakland (haven't used that one), one at the dealer in Fremont (requires an nrggo account, which I don't have). In the east bay, it's more of a pain.

So, would my home state's clean fuel tag (which gets me onto HOV here) also work in California?

I may be in Cali for an extended period of time and want to have my leaf with me. Will I be able to use the highways there with my out of state AFV tag? Or will I need to get those Clean Air stickers? Can I get clean air stickers with out of state tags? TIA.