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I am happy not to upgrade to 3G as long as they get rid of the OK at startup. Now I can't send anymore data to them, can they just get rid of the legal notice?

Hello, Nissan Leaf offers the first two years of battery maintenance free. However, does anyone know what happens at the 3rd year and beyond? I owned the Leaf more than two years, and am curious what happen at 3rd year. Thanks

Thanks for all the input. I got few quote from the car moving companies and it's around $350 for the trip. I did consider driving myself but my 2012 Leaf will take a long time to charge. The range will also suffer since I'll need to put my stuff in the car with extra weight. Lastly I'm always...

Hello, I just got a job offer and need to move to San Jose next month. I'm living in Orange County currently so it's not easy to move my LEAF by driving it. Does anyone has experience of to moving the LEAF to some place far away? Potentially I can follow the pioneer and drive the car, but I'm...

In Southern California. SCE company provides the second meter option for EV. I installed the second meter for the Nissan Leaf and is currently paying 12 cent per kWatts.

It matters a lot if you are on the Time of Use electric plan. For example, SCE Super-Offpeak rate is only good from 12am - 6am, so you only have 6 hours to charge at lowest rate. With the 120V EVSE, you can only charge about 25 miles per day, so it may pushed you out to the more expensive...

Just like you said yourself, there are people only able to charge 6 hours per day for the Super-Offpeak rate. And when talking about new car, you also need to consider the bigger battery size can increase charging time significantly. Thinking about if you are getting a Tesla, 6 hours of 3.3W...

I was almost going to use the EVSEUpgrade route for my 240V charger, but then I find it might not be as good deal as seem. 1. The Leaf L1 EVSE is the only thing I had, so l need to pay Advance Replacement and adapter. With CA tax and Shipping it turns out to be $407. 2. With the EVSEupgrade I...

For your normal usage it will definitely be enough in most case. I think what you are worry about is the one or two time special visit you have to make. When I got my Leaf, I made sure I have my second ICE (Accord) ready just in case I need to go beyond 70 miles. However, since I got my car, I...

California has $2500 rebate that requires 36 months or more to qualify

Hello, I am getting static shock when getting out the LEAF to a point I am afraid of touching the handle. I read other post and found getting a Seat Cover will prevent the static shock from happening. But when I go to Pepboy, I found their Seat Cover is too small to put into Leaf's seat. Can...

Here is my setup. I just shut off the circuit breaker and checked what's connected to the breaker. Here are two things I found 1. Solar Water Heater Controller - Up to 9A 2. Sensor Light with two 60W bulb - About 1A I think the suspect is the Water Heater Controller, if it draws max 9A, it...

Yeah, I have not done the actual electrical work so I'm being very careful not to make big changes. I know the theory as I studied as electrical engineer at college, but when it comes to actual implementation I have zero experience. Wished they would teach me how to build the electrical wire in...

The only reason why I know is because when the circuit breaker tripped. The garage light and door goes out with it. I also find some 120V plug loses power with the 240 Dryer circuit breaker tripped. I don't know if the previous owner did anything special to have both 120V and 240V work on the...

The wire was already installed in the house before I moved in, so I was trying to use the existing Dryer outlet for the Level 2 charger. Talking with one electrician before I did DIY. He said he was only going to extend the cable on the outlet and use as is so I didn't think it was a problem...