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Yesterday I was greeted by a loud rumble as if the contactor inside the EVSE was trying to close but there wasn't enough current to do hold it so it was sort of vibrating, that's my interpretation of the sound anyway. The charge finally started after a second or two and there was no such...

Neat: https://www.solaredge.com/products/ev-charger#/

2011 130k+ miles. Noticed a minor noise today while driving in a parking lot, faint periodic clicking, kind of gear type clatter. Doesn't seem to be affected by the steering. Can it be the CV joint? Hope it's not the reduction gear, gear oil change is overdue but it doesn't usually cause issues...

Finally after 5+ years first real issue came up, the screen stopped working, some yellow lines running vertically. The screen had a single blue vertical line in the middle for a while but it didn't affect the operation, now it is pretty much dead not responding to touch. Quick search did not...

A camouflaged Mini Countryman labeled "Test Hybrid Vehicle" today was spotted today on 101 near Los Angeles. I couldn't find any details on the electric range it is going to offer. I'm not holding my breath though, probably around 20 miles.

For those who missed my story, I have a 2011 Leaf with a brand new Lizard pack that has been totaled and I kept the car. The car is driveable and there is some body damage that can be taken care of but I'm hesitant to spend any money on repairs as it will be a waste. Looking at the 2011 sale ads...

I'm looking to buy a used take-off driver's door for my 2011, will 2012 fit fine? I checked on http://parts.nissanusa.com, for 2011 there are 2 part numbers, for 2012 there is one and it is also listed for 2011. So seems like they should be the same?

So, it happened. At about $9k retail value and $7-8k in estimated repairs my insurance declared it total loss. The car is driveable and if I don't care for aesthetics (I don't) I should be able to band-aid fix it for not much and keep driving it for some time like this, and this is what I...

My Leaf will be in a shop for body repairs on the driver's side. Given the type of the damage I expect they will have to spot-weld pulling rings before they can straighten out damaged body parts. I presume they don't know much about EVs. Should I insist they pull the HV disconnect before doing...

Will the SOC % displayed on newer Leafs be less than 100% on a full charge as pack degrades? I thought the numeric display Nissan added in 2013 is just a better version of charge bars. No?

I'm pretty sure I didn't hear this noise earlier. Is my electric power steering on the way out? My apologies but the sound in the video turned out very quiet so you may need to crank up the volume, in reality the sound is not loud but quite audible to the point I can hear it with the radio on...

Anyone knows?

I missed out on the free battery bingo and now weighing my options on breathing a new life in my Leaf a couple years down the road that doesn't involve a transfer of my hard earned cash to Nissan Co. As we now know our friendly manufacturer made every effort to ensure everyone taking this route...

From the Ukrainian EV enthusiasts :). Looks like a very clean job, uses a Leaf battery. Lada Niva is a compact 4x4 car designed in the 70s, a not very distant relative of Fiat 124. http://youtu.be/4V2XvTZlvTg (subtitled)

Despite my original intention to push my 2011 as far as possible current incentives make me scratch my head if I should just get a 2015 instead. Unless I can't get a better deal directly I have access to VPP pricing, and given $10k in Nissan rebates I can find myself in a 2015 SV for about...

Got a text that my car got unplugged from ChargePoint. I happened to be close by and caught a Ford Fusion PHEV driver almost in the act. Needless to say I had to ask him why he did it in a somewhat less than friendly manner. He was surprised by it as he thought I was done charging because the...

The dreaded milestone reached, however I'm happy to report that the following 10 miles were pretty much uneventful :)

I know it is a long shot, but I'm trying to rent out my 3-bedroom home in the west San Fernando Valley. It has a TOU sub-meter and a 40A run to the garage. No EVSE. PM me for more info. Thanks.

Likely this is something I simply haven't noticed over more than 2 years of driving the car, but recently I discovered that the center console area to the immediate left of the shift knob (touching the black piano plastic) is warm. Not alarmingly warm, but fairly noticeable. Is this normal or I...