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Nice, how do you like them so far? I'm actually in the PNW too (Vancovuer BC).

I'm looking for recommendations on snow tires for the LEAF. Are there any that both have good traction and are quiet?

The cycling is normal, the thermostat is maintaining the temperature. The entire ring portion of the steering wheel should heat. If yours doesn't, you could probably have it fixed under warranty.

I'm certainly interested! I was hoping for someone to come out with this actually.

Preheating when you're plugged in is a no-brainer. The cost of the energy is miniscule, and it comes straight from the wall. Preheating when you're not plugged in is a different story. If you want heat quickly, you really have to, but you'll loose a little range.

Nothing compared to an internal combustion engine.

Automotive heat pumps are certainly practical. The EV1 had a heat pump (plus resistance heat of course). Defrosting is usually done once the temperature of the refrigerant exiting evaporator is some amount below ambient, indicating the coils are frozen. On home heating heat pumps, the outdoor...

That makes sense, except the two cooling loops are separate. The motor/inverter loop cannot heat the cabin. In addition, the motor/inverter loop is usually so cold it couldn't produce any usable cabin heat. Feeling the temperature of the motor/inverter coolant after typical driving, there is no...

Why did Nissan choose to use hot water based cabin heating? It seems to make much more sense to heat the air directly, and avoid wasting energy and time heating up the thermal mass of all that water. My Pontiac Firefly electric conversion uses a 1.5kW ceramic direct-to-air heater, which is hot...

Yes, it's frustrating. There's a campaign right now on the Canada Nissan Leaf Owners group to get the government to give the rebate to the people who have already bought. So far 7 of the 10 BC consumer deliveries are in that group, are you as well ElectricAvenue? The more people endorsing our...

Via the Canada Nissan Leaf Owners group: Great news for those of us in BC!

Tried it last night, and it did not charge with only an end time set.

Picked my car up on Wednesday, from Southside Nissan! They said I was the first consumer delivery in BC, although there was no media coverage like you guys back east. There was a news story about a university delivery a week or so ago though. Only two minor problems, they seem to have forgotten...

I just got my Leaf, and I can confirm that the SPX works with the charge timer, at least for starting charge.

Got a call from the dealer, my car is now there! Got to wait till Wednesday to pick it up. The web portal still says "At VANCOUVER port".