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LOL, Im not a recluse out of need or anything, Just that I can get everything I need delivered so I just never need to go out. Plus the fact that I still feel that my van is my wifes van and that it will always be hers so its just weird driving it. The last smallish car I owned was ages ago and...

LOL, I have had that grin since the first time I drove it. When I talk to anyone about it, Im grinning from ear to ear. I dont know about the tire wear just yet, I have only pushed cornering just a little but it is fun :)

Oh I got plenty of range. I just drive it around town so even if I lost half the pack I would still have enough range. We supposedly have like 120+ charging stations here so I dont think it will bother me to much. I have had it for a little over a month now and already washed it 3 times lol...

ok, I bit the bullet and bought an odb2 dongle. After driving this thing for a little over a month I noticed something that just seemed to be a little off. I seem to be getting around 7 miles per 10% charge driving fairly normally. Meaning when I pull out I will be using about 4-5 dots of power...

Just wondering if anyone has done that yet. I didnt see any youtube videos on it. Basically was wondering if it was possible to put in an after market head unit and still be able to get access to energy information of the car. Im not willing to pay almost $200 to upgrade the maps in my car when...

In theory most of your heat is going to be during the charge to probably closer to 90%. The rest of the charge is going to trickle charge in. I only say in theory because its only as good as the charger. A crappy charger might try to force it in and cause the battery to heat up more and damage...

So I put roughly 60 miles on my car this weekend. First off, im not sure im cut out for being eco friendly. Its just to much fun hitting the pedal and boom, your off the line ahead of everyone lol. It drives like a "slower" sports car and handles really well. Why are 99% of the youtube videos...

Thanks for this. Turns out it was on its lowest setting. I pumped it its highest setting and was just a little to high, lowered a couple notches and my arm on the window doesnt hurt, so come spring I will be riding with the window down :) Odd though, even on lowest setting, the actual arm rest...

lol. I checked the maps in the navigation system, they are 2013. I checked about updating them, nissan wants $179 to upgrade the maps to 2016. Thats insane! You can buy a garmin for less than that with lifetime map upgrades. Heck I can use waze on my phone for free even lol. How is nissan...

Ok, I have taken delivery of my car. I absolutely love it. Sadly though, day 2 having the car and now its snowing/sleeting so it might be a few days for me to get out in it again. What I have learned in the very short time I have owned it. I have driven suvs and vans for over 10 years now so...

wow. I just added my 2013 sl leaf to my insurance. It took mine from 400ish every 6 months to 600ish every 6 months for full coverage on it and my 2001 dodge caravan.

ok, Some probably stupid questions since my car should be here wednesday. Never had keyless entry and whatnot before. If you get out of the car and walk away, does it automatically lock and arm the security system or do you have to do that manually on the fob? Will sat nav still work without...

Now thats a good reason not to go to 100% Saves you a few pennies in electric grid fees and instead of engine breaking just to be slowing down, now you have a good reason for it in regen.

Except I see arguments saying that leaving it at 100% for just a few hours causes degradation and it doesnt. It takes a long time for that to set in. In fact, heat plays no role in this function because there is no charge going into it. I dont think those buffers are small, They cant be for...

Oddly enough, It was much cheaper to order it through amazon then it was my local auto parts store by a fair amount. I have a charger that I can charge it up to full with so that shouldnt be a problem. Time will tell on if I got a great one or it turns into a lemon on me in a few weeks lol. I am...

Ok, up front, my leaf wont be here till wednesday. What I do have is 25+ years of electric RC flying experience and countless charging hours of pretty much every battery type. 100% should never hurt your battery unless you are not going to be driving the thing for like a month or two. Even then...

I decided on a 2013 SL w/ premium package. Has quick charge port and the 6.6 onboard charger. It is being detailed and will be here wednesday :) It was a hair more then I was planning on spending but the one I found only had a hair over 9k miles on it with only 1 owner and all its maint was done...

That was the problem, there are no QC areas to charge at between me and him. There are a couple L1 spots but that looked about it. He lives out in nowhere land. Its not a big deal I guess, I would still have the van. I dont know if it would be as fun as the ol scooter but I would consider a...

Me being homebound is due to a few things. I really dont like driving the van but thats not really an excuse as I rarely got out when I had my suv and I loved that thing. Its part laziness lol and since I have to use a cane to walk, im pretty slow moving (much faster now then 2 years ago) but I...

Hi guys. A little about me. Im 49, been in IT work for over 25 years mainly supporting windows computers and now some coding (not actual coding, more like scripting installs). I have been and am intrigued with Solar, electric vehicles, I been flying electric RC planes and helicopters for 20+...