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What's the conventional wisdom on deep-cycling the battery for long term health? I moved up from a 2011 with 3 bars gone to a 2016 30kWh and now I'm finding that I'm getting home with 50-60% SoC remaining. Should I be concerned about not dropping below 50% on a regular basis? Should I consider...

Yesterday I traded in my 2011 SL for a 2016 SV. My 2011 served me well for almost 5 years and 62,000 miles but was down to 9 bars and my daily 60 mile commute was starting to get a little tight, especially on cold days. I had to forsake the heater starting last winter and only charging to 80% is...

I posted this on the TED forum, but since many MNL members use the TED with their LEAF, I though I would post here as well. I just installed my new TED5000 this past Saturday. I installed 3 MTUs; one for the house (Load), one for my solar array (Generation), and one for my LEAF (Load, electric...

We did South San Jose to Santa Cruz (Seaside & Bay) and back today over highway 17 (1800 feet elevation at the summit) with no problem. We started with 100% charge and got back home with 3 bars and 24 miles remaining range. Total distance covered was 72.8 miles. We trickle charged (L1) at our...

I ran across this article from a small newspaper near LA: http://www.thevalleychronicle.com/articles/2011/06/04/news/doc4de7ce09e3ed9744414665.txt I posted a comment with corrections for the multiple inaccuracies, but apparently they deleted my comment.

Hi all, I've been absorbing all of the great info on this board while I wait impatiently for my LEAF (DB says June 9th). I've been a little worried about range and my commute, but the posts from those of you that have taken delivery have made me feel a little bit better. Here's my situation. My...