Recent content by PianoAl

Will do.

I sold our Nissan LEAF after three years of use and bought a Tesla, so I no longer need this charging station: Here it is on the wall, showing the NEMA 14-30 plug (that's the plug that many electric dryers use): I bought it on May 19, 2016 and used it regularly to charge our LEAF. Here is...

We got our Tesla Model 3 on Dec 30, 2019, and it did indeed come with a J1772 adapter. I'm pretty sure they all do. Note that this adapter converts a J1772 plug to a Tesla plug, not the other way around. That is, I had a ClipperCreek charging station for our LEAF. The adapter converted that...

Our power was out for five days. I plugged my inverter into the cigarette lighter and left the car in drive mode. Worked great. I only used about 50 watts, a fan for our woodstove, an LED light, and various chargers. The SOC percentage went down about 1% per hour. The load was so light, I'm...

And make no mistake: this is a big rate hike. It will cost us almost 50% more to charge. I can't really complain, since rates have been steady for a while, but I don't care for the misdirection-speak in the letter: "We wanted to let you know about a change in your electric vehicle rate plan...

Anyone know exactly when this switch will happen? I got a 30-Day Notice from PG&E which said "The EV-A plan is closing in November when customers will be automatically transitioned to the new ..." But they don't say when in November. Nov 1? Nov 15, Nov 30? What's wrong with those people? At...

As the owner of a Leaf S, I can tell the charging timer when I want the charging to be complete, but it has to be the same for all days of the week. Yes? Often we're down to say, 10% charge at the end of a day. We never need the car before 8 AM except on one day during the week. If I tell it to...

We'll be automatically switched soon. Here's the difference at a glance: EV-A (weekdays then weekends). Note that this plan has 25 hours in the day! EV2-A (Seven days a week) I can't tell whether it will cost us more.

I bought this one, and it seems good. https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/platinum-5003/battery-accessories-16452/battery---automotive-16864/battery---best-fit-16245/ec27e4e51018/super-start-platinum-group-size-51r-top-post-battery/51rplt/5880657/2016/nissan/leaf?q=51rplt&pos=0 Maybe I'll...

Rebooting the phone fixed it.

I was having trouble with my last ODBII scanner, so I bought this one: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QJRYMFC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I am using it with an Android Galaxy J7 Sky Pro with Android 6.0.1 and LeafSpy Pro V 0.45.119. LeafSpy simply doesn't see it. Screen...

I live in Big Lagoon, CA, thirty minutes north of Eureka and sixty minutes south of the Home Depot in Crescent City.

The only AGM I've found in my area is this one: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/platinum-5003/battery-accessories-16452/battery---automotive-16864/battery---best-fit-16245/ec27e4e51018/super-start-platinum-group-size-51r-top-post-battery/51rplt/5880657 Comments?

I live on the coast in Northern California (95570). Can I do a load test myself? That is, 1. Measure voltage 2. Turn on lights in Accessory only mode for x minutes (e.g. 120 minutes) 3. Measure voltage again 4. If voltage has decreased by y percent, battery should be replaced. What would you...

I've had this ODBII scan tool for years: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZP6PG62 It's always been problematic in that sometimes it won't start syncing with my phone until I've been driving for a block or two. I've never figured out what causes it to work or not. 1. Anyone know a trick to get...