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I think the saving is more substancial than that. In addition, gasoline is roughly USD 10 per gallon. We have (free) public charging stations over most of the country - over 500 just in Oslo. Also, electric cars do not pay highway tolls, go free on ferrys, and we can drive in the bus lanes!

Some news from Norway: The Nissan Leaf is now number 13 on the car sales statistics for the entire country, up from number 16 last month. :mrgreen:

Just to confirm: it is the plug and socket which is important. That is where most of the problems occur - especially after a while if the surface has become a bit oxidized or corroded. Therefore, put your hand around it once in a while to check it does not get hot, and replace every few years...

I get an error message when I try to switch on the climate if the EVSE is plugged into the car, but there is no voltage in the wall socket.

Guys and gals: Suggest less person-focus! It's a lot more interesting to discuss the Leaf! :mrgreen:

Your touch screen has obviously been possessed by an evil spirit, with a spell cast by the driver of a gas powered car! :mrgreen:

No, all political parties are in agreement (!) that these things should be free for EVs. However, quite a few people complain about the price of gas/Diesel (about USD 10 per gallon, and we're one of the biggest producers of oil in the world) and the registration tax for gas/Diesel cars. One of...

The VW Golf varies from approx. USD 38k to USD 48k - including sales tax. The Leaf is USD 44k (no sales tax applicable). However, a gallon of gas is about USD 10 (!), which is pretty significant. Also, for electric vehicles all tunnels, national ferries and road tolls are free. I know of...

In Norway (pop. 5 million), we have 174 new Leafs in the month of July. It is the 16th most sold car in Norway.

Hi there, We have thousands of Leafs in Norway, and a few are imported from the USA. I don't know if that's where your seller is? In that case, please be aware: 1) The GPS system will not work / difficult and expensive to upgrade. 2) The telematics system (switching charging and A/C on/off)...

This is from Portugal: :D

The voltage (Volt) is the "pressure" available for pressing electrons into the charger. :) (This depends on the electricity supply.) The current (Ampère) is the flow of electrons into the charger. The charger determines this. The power (kilowatts or kW) is obtained by multiplying the current...

What kind of catfish do you have where you're from? :shock: :mrgreen:

All my life I've had "good solid German cars" - Mercedes-Benz and Volkwagen. I've even got three (!) VW Golf CityStromers EVs! When I wanted to buy a new car, being an electronic engineer, I looked at all the specifications, and the choice of avaiable cars, and without a doubt I chose a Nissan...

I think most people in Norway are happy with their Leafs. I know of people who save over USD 6000.00 per year just in gas/diesel and road toll charges! :shock: I haven't heard of a single car which has lost battery capacity. Ironically we have the opposite problem of many of the people in...

And I can promise you that the summer temperatures this year will not overheat the batteries of the Leaf! :cry:

Electric cars in Norway is nothing new, so there is already a general Electric Vehicle Owner's Club, that many of us are members of. I think the Nissan sellers pay for the first year's membership. I believe the Nissan Leaf is the 15th most sold car in Norway this year. We have about the same...

For 2011, 1.47% of cars sold in the entire country were electric. The next is Denmark, with 0.21% and the Netherlands with 0.16%. Norway, with less than 5 million inhabitants, is in third place in electric car sales for Europe, only surpassed by France and Germany (which have massively larger...

The Status in Oslo, Norway: We now have over 400 new totally free charging places (230 V 16 A 3.6 kW), all provided by the city council. Both parking and charging is free. The council pays up to $1600 for companies and residential associations to provide charging places. Electric cars park...

Just one potentially VERY important point here: Make sure that the vibrations in the car do not temporarily close the normally open relay contacts, such that the Leaf detects the EVSE when you are driving, and switches itself out of drive mode. (I've no idea what it will do if it happens at...