Recent content by easkag

Wow! As someone else who lives in the Tri-Cities, I've never dreamed of taking the Leaf out of town (still very happy with the car, but we have a minivan for the out-of-town trips). Very impressive! (and patient to wait for the charging). Greg

Probably bad form to reply to an older message, but... This was no out of town trip - my in-laws were moving and staying there between houses. We were the first in the Tri-Cities (we're in Richland) to get one (and perhaps this half of the state?). Not sure how or why, but we were among the...

They have something like this for diesels (DPF): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_particulate_filter I've been amazed at how well they work (from a filtering point of view) and that they don't introduce too much back pressure into the system. I haven't heard of any attempts to add this to...

Good question AndyH - I'm not sure - LII (the instrument I work on) measures soot concentration (mg/m^3 for example), and infers the soot primary particle size (soot is an aggregate composed of many smaller, primary particles). Most users (almost all) haven't been interested in the primary...

If anyone has any questions about this - let me know. I collaborate with one of the authors - I wrote the software the runs the LII (Laser Induced Incandescence) instrument used to measure the concentrations. Even "clean" ICE cars produce soot (carbon), but it is a much lower concentration...

We're looking into getting a set of snow tires on their own wheels for our Leaf - the question is whether to get a new set of TPMs (Tire Pressure Monitor) for the spare set. We can go without, but I am wondering if anyone knows how annoying the missing sensor (or low pressure) warning is (and...

Rake - Thanks for the detailed instructions - put the covers on this weekend and the pictures and tips were a big help. For anyone else, the grabber from Home Depot was essential for me - no way I could get my hands under the front seats to pull the straps through. End result is great - even...

Extremely happy after about 3 months and a little over 3000 miles. Biggest complaint is the nag startup screen, but that is small potatoes. Our other car (minivan) is barely putting on miles now - we use the LEAF for almost everything. I'd buy another, but the minivan is only three years old...

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No regrets - very happy with the car. We use it for most of our driving and the minivan just for when we need to be two places at once. I don't have a problem with the warning sounds (the radio is usually on and I can't hear it inside the car) - I'd prefer nothing (at least for forward...

It's definitely gray and black - I suspect it was washing out due to a) being an iPhone picture, and b) being in the sun (it was a fight with too much light from one side and not enough from the other). I took a closer look in the garage - the black is definitely black and the gray has a...

Here's a side shot with the cover in place: From the trunk: Forgot to add that the loops that hold the back seat cover in place aren't visible with the trunk closed and the cargo cover in place (except around the middle seat belt). You can also see that the headrest covers aren't very tight...

Finally got some time yesterday to install the back seat. Since I already have covers on the front seats, I didn't bother with those. Looking at the included front seat covers - they are nicer than the back seat since it is all in one piece and has some limited protection for the back of the...

This seems to be a common news story - here's my me-too: http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=14159321 The reporter came by for about a half-hour - all condensed down to a short couple of soundbites Family and friends keep asking how much I get paid for pushing the LEAF... Greg

I live on the other size of the state (Richland). We've had colder temps and have the heater running almost constantly. Through February, our average energy efficiency was 4 mi/kwh (according to CARWINGS). Much of this is commuting (10 miles one way, about 1 mile at 70 mph downhill, 6 miles...