Recent content by Aeolus

After a year and 9,000 miles, I continue to smile every time I get into my LEAF and realize that I am "driving on sunshine", with my car powered by the solar panels on the roof of my house. I love driving the car, and I have really enjoyed free parking at LAX. I waited to buy my car, and had...

Argh! My home was built with aluminum wiring, and I've been aware of the issues for thirty years, since I felt heat build-up around the switch for the garbage disposal, took the switch plate off, and found that there were scorch marks. I've routinely received information on this from my local...

. Yeah, Surf's up in Irvine, Dude. Next they will be blaming the Disneyland fireworks. There are some common terms for conditions like this. My friend from the consumer electronics industry said they had a term for failed boomboxes returned by their customers. "BDB", an acronym for Box...

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Or does it mean that they waive the small monthly fee, and cheat you out of your excess net generation. That appears to be their plan for the first month I was on net metering. I am still amazed that they are being allowed to recover the money from ratepayers for their Smart Meter costs when...

It takes a while for the CPUC complaint process to kick into gear. You will get a letter from the CPUC and about thirty days after your original complaint was filed, you will receive a call from SCE's corporate office where someone will actually follow up on your complaint. Then it takes another...

My PUC complaint produced a call from the SCE corporate office. Still no bill since I switched to Net Metering March 6th, but now I have a new person from the corporate assuring me that they are going to get right around to getting bills to me right quick. "There is no problem with your meter...

Signage is finally up so that the new HB charging stations won't be ICEd as readily. Was at Pier Plaza the other night, and both spaces for charging were available. Still not sure if the City Hall stations are open.

Amazingly enough, I am still waiting for SCE to generate any bill for me since they converted me to net-metering March 6th. Phone calls, emails, a formal complaint to the PUC, and they still cannot manage to generate monthly billing statements. Their excuse is that sooooooo many people switched...

Hmm, I'm still attempting to get SCE to give me some bill for my usage since March 6th, when my a new meter was installed for net metering, after a significant delay, since SCE "lost" the original files from my solar installer as part of a "software transition". I received one bill for the...

I don't know whether to characterize this post as silly, ignorant, or malevolent. As a LEAF owner, if I want to travel longer distances, I will fly, take a train, or switch cars with someone else in my family. Criticizing a LEAF for not being a long distance cruiser is like attacking a frog for...

Great piece. This is the type of story that people need to see frequently, with real people just going about their daily lives. And the solar to LEAF story is visible. Thanks.

It only took one trip with the Doberman in the car to conclude that the factory seat covers were not going to meet my needs. I love the wetokole covers I bought, and they installed them for me at their facility in Costa Mesa. If you are in Socal, and are driving at the end of your range...

When I was recently in Oahu for a wedding, I saw a bunch of LEAFs at the Enterprise rental yard by the airport. Why not rent one for a few days?

I checked out the EV stations at the beach today, and all six of them are operational, although the signage has not been installed yet. The two at Pier Plaza are about 100 feet from Zak's, and there will be a lot of competition for them because they are so convenient to the beach and to Pier...