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I have the Fuel Max as a replacement tire on the Leaf and they're not bad. I would have preferred Continental Pure/True Contact if I had time, but the Fuel Max was available locally in the timeframe I needed. I've had both of these tire types on my Volt, and the Conti's were better in bad...

These LeafSpy numbers are consistent with a later model 2013 living its life in Michigan based on my experience. The bad part about buying a Leaf in Winter is that you' can't really be sure how close the battery is to losing it's first bar, since LeafSpy numbers are inflated some in colder...

I've had the issue when LeafSpy was opened with another instance running in background (even after application close), in which case a full power down and back up of phone resolved the issue. I've also had instances where I had to pull and reseat the OBD2 module when I got this error. I'm...

Congrats on the wife's Volt. It's a very nice car and I'm sure she'll be pleased with it - I have a 2014 Volt as well. If I had sprung for a Premium loaded Volt, my situation would be different and I'd be driving that daily instead of my Leaf. I've found the creature comforts of heated wheel...

It's true that you'd need to trick the Volt into keeping the ICE off in temperatures under 15F. There is a simple module being distributed for that purpose that puts a resistor in the Outside Temperature detection circuit. If you did that, you could still be pure EV for limited ranges - say 25...

Not exactly the same things, but just making sure you're aware of the JDapter Stub that will convert a Tesla UMC to J1772, so that you could continue to use a Tesla MC or destination charger. At $239, it's something relatively new from the same folks who made Jesla.

Thank you for posting as well as the detail you've put into data collection. My climate is remarkably similar to yours based on temperatures, with yours being a little warmer in summer and cooler in spring/fall. Winters appear approximately the same. Thanks to wunderground.com for helping me...

I've got the 6kW charger on my Leaf and a 3.3kW on my Volt as well as a 7.2 kW capable EVSE at home. I was able to get 3 3.3kW EVSE's installed at work. With a commute where I use slightly over half the charge getting either to or from work, and another half charge if I go to lunch, the 3.3 kW...

Definitely a rite of passage with this car. I don't think I'll be too far behind you. I've heard and experienced that you won't lose much capacity when the weather cools, though. In fact, I seem to gain GIDs when the weather cools.

That sucks for Wisconsin. West Virginia just went through the effort to create a $200/year tax on the 113 EV's in the state. Along with a smaller $100 tax on PHEVs (of which there are in the 300's), they expect to net a whopping $43,000 from the tax this year. That isn't even enough to pay...

I recall seeing a video of the Gen 1 Volt in deep water testing as well. I don't know that I ever saw anything on a Gen 2, but can't believe there would be anything significantly different.

Sounds like LeafSpy will be a good addition for you. I'm glad you added that you only charged for 40 minutes, as that makes sense that you'd gain about 40 GIDs in 40 minutes@ 6KW 208V. No need to question whether there is something wrong with charging. In addition, LeafSpy will give a better...

I'm glad to hear that you're happy with the Bolt, and that Chevy addressed a lot of the nitpicks that people have had with the Leaf and the Volt for that matter. It does good to hear these kinds of things here rather than needing to go to a Bolt forum. I'm a little surprised that anyone would...

Great modification. Just did mine today and wanted to remind new owners or anyone who was waiting for warm weather to do this, now's the time.

I wonder the same thing as I'm watching an eBay auction end for a car fairly identical to mine.

Enable maintenance screens in settings.

Regen on my Leaf in B mode seems to be limited to around 28kW under ideal conditions. I frequently still use friction braking for limited periods in my daily commute. Regen on my Volt in L is limited to 60kW. It is rare to need that much regen except when coming to a stop on a downhlll...

I've been tempted by the discount on the new 2017 as well. As a satisfied Gen 1 Volt owner, I couldn't ever see trading in the Volt on a Leaf, though. The Volt really is a surprisingly good trip car if you don't need the interior space - specifically in the backseat. All other dimensions are...

I bought my 2013 SL Premium (26K miles) at just over $10,000 back in January of this year, and California is typically much cheaper still. That being said, there has been some noise about used Leaf values increasing by a little bit over the last few months.

This is a Sirius/XM feature and it will probably stop working if/when your trial expires. The weather alerts normally clue me in on when they're giving a free week of satellite radio around Memorial Day and Labor Day.