Recent content by papayaparty

I did not know about this feature. Please excuse my ignorance, but why would you want to lock the charging cable?

Well, congratulations on getting such a good deal. They told me the NCS card has to be linked to a "Nissan Card", so this is not negotiable. I don't care much, as the added yearly cost of the card is still too low for what I'm getting.

I think this price is subsidized by Nissan, so I wouldn't bet on this continuing in the long run. Let me explain: Every charger is free to use whatever payment mechanism they want. Many are completely free to use (like in government offices), others are free if you pay for parking. However...

Intermediate chargers, or "chuusoku juudenki" are I think an unofficial term for the slower, 20kW chargers. I think that as quick chargers "kyuusoku juudenki" get more output, and cars get larger batteries, the definitions will slowly shift. Quick charging in Japan is usually limited to 30...

Kyoto Nissan Jidousha Jujo-ten: https://evsmart.net/spot/kyoto/l261009/q261076/v2133/ I found it by accident, searching for chargers near my hotel. It was a bit far away, but when I saw "90kW", I decided I had to see that with my own eyes. They have the new series of ShinDengen chargers, which...

Last year I rented a 40kWh leaf three times for long trips, and temperature definitely went up noticeably after a quick charge, and the car started throttling the charge after the second quick charge. I haven't experienced this once with the e-plus, and the most charges I've done were on the...

Expressways have always had a limit of 100km/h, but there are two segments (part of the Shin-Tomei, and somewhere in Tohoku) that last year tried 110km/h, and this year increased to 120km/h. They're officially still testing them, but very real. By the way, the pro pilot tops at 115km/h in my...

I didn't know that. I'll be extra careful. The app's listing page recommends the Konnwei 903, which is the one I ordered, but I'll research a bit more.

Speed vs. Range: The faster you ride, the more energy you consume. When driving around 60km/h, I get around 4km per %. If I go 120km/h, I get around 2km per %. If I'm somehow planning my route (see next part), I don't really feel the need to balance speed vs. distance, but if I do need to make...

I did not know about LeafSpy. That looks pretty cool, so I just ordered a dongle to try it out. I'll report on it later. In terms of temperature, I check it every morning (when I use the car), and it starts at about 30%. After some driving and a 30 min quick charge, it stays around 40%. Only...

This is definitely something I can not answer, because everybody's needs are different. For me, it is, but keep in mind that my needs may be different from yours. For example: I live in Japan; there's quick chargers everywhere; I can't/don't charge at home; I don't commute with the car; I can...

About 6 weeks ago, I got my brand new 62kWh e-plus delivered, and I've done about 3500km so far. I did an 8-day 2000km trip through western Japan, whose longest stretch was on the last day, a 450km ride from Kyoto back to Tokyo. My impressions so far: This is a pretty good solid car. The...

I understand the Japanese and American test cycles are very different. In my first few days driving it primarily on the city on e-pedal and ECO mode, and some short expressway runs with just e-pedal but no ECO mode, I've driven it 58km, and the battery has gone from the initial 94% to 80%...

I will be doing a weeklong drive through Western Japan in two weeks. I'll report when I come back.

I finally got my e-plus delivered! Yay! Photo here: http://imgur.com/gallery/ZWjygHt Dashboard showing more than 400km range: http://imgur.com/a/Gj86rO7