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A Leaf owner was arrested after plugging in at a Chamblee Georgia (USA) school for 20 min. Here's a news article: http://www.11alive.com/news/article/314666/40/Electric-car-owner-charged-with-stealing-5-cents-worth-of-juice" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I sent an email to the...

Not all Mitsubishi dealers will be selling the "i". But, Mitsubishi does require any of their dealers that want to sell the "i" to make special preparations for taking care of them. I assume this includes having access to a charging station. BUT, in my case, the Mitsubishi dealer I bought...

Well, technically I had to wait longer to get the "i" as I probably could have gotten a Leaf last spring if I had followed through with my reservation. Note that I did reserve my Mitsubishi back in July (2011). Do you have to wait to get an "i" now if you didn't preregister for one? I'm not...

So lets hear it. What features make you like the Leaf that much better?

I bought the base model "i" car with no options. If I had gotten a Leaf, I would have done the same. The price of my car was 27,990 plus an $850 destination charge, totaling 28,840. I think the least expensive Leaf was listed at 32,780. It looks like the Leaf has the same destination charge...

Yes, I do like that. I should have mentioned that. Really though, it has 3 regen settings. The fairly conventional looking "shift" lever has three driving positions - "D", "ECO", and "B". The the D setting has modest regeneration when you don't have a foot on the pedals, probably about what...

No Dave, you must be thinking of one of my other cars :lol: Yes, this picture is really of me "driving" my Amphicar. Did I mention I am have this affliction of wanting to have a car for every occasion.

The main reason I bought an "i" instead of a Leaf was the price. I had originally put down a deposit on the Leaf, but then we bought a house and after that I decided I didn't want to spend quite so much on a new car. Further, Leaf didn't have any significant advantages FOR ME, so I went with...

Dateline - Seattle Yesterday I bought my new Mitsubishi i (MiEV). As I drove it home for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a Leaf pull onto the road right behind me. Is it possible that this is the first time that these two models have crossed paths in the USA under "free...

But the car does have the ability to control the regen! As garygid pointed out, there is no difference between towing the car at 35 for 3 miles or coasting down a hill at 35 for 3 miles. Since you live here in Washington (as I do), you know it isn't hard to find a 3 mile long hill that you can...

I can't imagine the Leaf wouldn't charge this way (if you leave the car turned on). To NOT charge in this way, Nissan would need to program the car to shut off the regeneration feature (or the whole car) when it detected there was no driver. I don't think any cars today insist on a driver in...

Admittedly I'm not very knowledgeable about high-tech electric motors, but it seems that most motors/generators could care less which way they turn (assuming the wiring is correct for the direction of rotation). Obviously the Leaf motor can run in reverse, so what would be different about...

First, this is not a serious suggestion. I can just imaging what the lawyers might say. I saw a brief mention of this idea in another thread, but I thought I'd put some numbers to it just for fun. To reduce "range anxiety" Nissan could add a special function to recharge the batteries by...

In a car, the kickplate is usually a protective/decorative plate on the door sill. You step over it when you get in the car. Normally it is only visible when the door is open. However, it could also be a plate mounted at the bottom of the inside door panel. I assume the "hologram" part is...

I'm a bit slow at these, but I don't think these possible license plates have been mentioned (probably for good reason). GAS-X GRNLEAF MAPLE -- or any broad leaf plant TEALEAF GOLD NEW -- installed upside-down, as in turn over a new leaf (if I think I need to explain it here, it can't be...

Well, for me personally, a test drive has very little impact on what model car I buy.* Before I start test driving vehicles, I have already narrowed the field to no more than 2 models. Usually, I only have one model I'm interested in. Except as noted below regarding the condition of used...

I think the aerodynamic penalty of having a front license plate will be extremely small on the Leaf. The extra drag is probably on the same order of magnitude as having a few dozen bug splats on the hood and windshield. Why do I think it's so small? Well ... Notice the big lip on the car...

I think you got that right. BUT A normal air-conditioner at normal temperatures will move more watts of heat than the number of watts of electricity it uses. In fact, a good home window unit will move about 3 times as much heat as the electricity it consumes (per standard tests for...

While I think you are right in this case bruceha2000, it is not quite that clear. Since aerodynamic drag is roughly proportional to the square of the speed, you loose more energy when you coast faster. So, while you are absolutely right when you say "NO way you can get as much out as you...

This photo is from Motortrend. It appears that they took it at the test drive of the "production model" which Nissan held recently for the press in Japan. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1006_2011_nissan_leaf_japanese_spec_drive/index.html There seem to be 2 radiator style...