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I sold our Nissan LEAF after three years of use and bought a Tesla, so I no longer need this charging station: Here it is on the wall, showing the NEMA 14-30 plug (that's the plug that many electric dryers use): I bought it on May 19, 2016 and used it regularly to charge our LEAF. Here is...

Our power was out for five days. I plugged my inverter into the cigarette lighter and left the car in drive mode. Worked great. I only used about 50 watts, a fan for our woodstove, an LED light, and various chargers. The SOC percentage went down about 1% per hour. The load was so light, I'm...

I've had this ODBII scan tool for years: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZP6PG62 It's always been problematic in that sometimes it won't start syncing with my phone until I've been driving for a block or two. I've never figured out what causes it to work or not. 1. Anyone know a trick to get...

Today I had the emergency flashers on for two hours on my 2016 Leaf. That apparently drained the 12V battery, since I couldn't open the car with the button. I got in with the physical key and used jumper cables to get things up and running. Here are my questions: 1. Does this indicate that I...

Last night my wife drove over a curb such that the car was stuck. We called assistance and 50 minutes later a truck came and winched the car out. The only problem was that I was unable to put the car in neutral. Never had to before. It's not intuitive that you have to hold the shift to the...

This is what I put on my dashboard when charging at a public spot: The clock hand can be adjusted (it's Velcro). The sign on the bottom reads: I am necessity charging and need this charge to get home. Call me at [cell number] if you have any questions. Thanks. The reverse side says "Okay to...

I've wondered whether the growth of public L2 chargers will be fast enough to handle the growth in EVs. But, check my logic here: L2 chargers are used by car owners like me who drive just far enough in a day trip that they can't get home without a charge. They are rarely used by people on a...

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108288_californias-pge-utility-now-offers-500-rebate-for-electric-car-use Seems too good to be true, but I just filled out the form to get mine.

Sometimes I push the button on my KW902 and it doesn't come on. Usually, if I play with it for a while (pushing button, holding button, turning off then one the switch on the cord to the ODBII connector), it will come on. Sometimes the red light flashes momentarily. Sometimes nothing. Sometimes...

Our Leaf had been driven on Saturday, plugged in Saturday night. Not used and now, Monday evening I started up LeafSpy Pro, and saw that the 12V battery was at 11.96V. Q 1. That sound reasonable? Q 2. How much SOC will I lose per day of non-operation? Q 3. What's the highest SOC at which you...

Our LEAF is about seven months old. Today, I got this display which Googling tells me means the fob battery is getting low. Seems a little soon, but I guess I'll just replace it.

I've found a good solution for attaching the dongle (that doesn't involve duct tape). That is, I use an extension cord and zip-tie it to the hood release: I'm still experimenting with the actual position of the zip-tie. Actually, in that configuration, it falls off if you open the hood...

I had my KW902 dongle on all day while the car was sitting. The voltage of the 12V battery was 11.7 V (according to LEAFSpy and confirmed with a multimeter). I put the car in drive mode, and after 10-15 minutes, the voltage was up to 14.4 V (confirmed with multimeter). 1. Do you think it would...

I've been experimenting with my KW902 ODB2 dongle. I found that sometimes I couldn't turn it on, and other times I couldn't turn it off. If I unplugged then replugged, all was normal again. Anyone seen this?

Haven't tried this yet, but I think I'll get some RainX Interior Glass Anti-Fog solution. That way, I won't have to run the defroster as much. https://youtu.be/8Vj9avZxuwI

Has anyone been able to change the seat height? No matter what I try, it doesn't work. How is that lever supposed to work? Up to raise down to lower? Pump?? Put Chris Christie in the seat and push the lever??

Currently, when in timed charging mode, when you plug in, you see the blue LED lights light up in order: 1 then 2, then 3, etc. This happens for only a few minutes, and then all the lights go out. The problem with that is that "all lights out" could indicate either of two things> 1. Timed...

Can you guys help me solve this mystery? My wife plugged in the car yesterday, as usual, with about 23% left. The charge timer has always been set to finish at 7 AM. Today, she unplugs the car, drives off, and discovers that it is still at 23%. She comes back and takes our ICE truck. I plug...

Any way to make the SOC displayed on LS match that on the dash display?

We have the special PG&E EV rate. Cost is $.11/kWh at night, with rates of .26 and .44 at other times. Weekdays/Weekends: If we need to take two trips to town (40-60 miles, roundtrip), the question I needed to answer was: If I am forced to charge at the $.44/kWh rate, is it still cheaper...