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I know this isn't solar specifically, but it reminded me of the Korean Energy Management System people that came to my house a few months ago. It's called the Nest Learning Thermostat http://www.nest.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It's blue if you are using AC, its red if...

I work on the LAAFB about 3 days a week. In 2008, they installed solar panels on the commissary, last year they installed solar panels in the parking lot. See story below. http://www.losangeles.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123213281" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Now, LAAFB plans...

The Nissan Leaf is the official car of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, but with 4 out of the 6 stages over 75 miles and most of the stages have 7000+ ft of elevation gain, the Leaf couldn't even complete the course if it wanted to. This seems like a poor partnership on Nissan's part. I know they...

Adam Carolla has a new show on SPEED Channel called The Car Show. At the beginning of the show is 0-60. A "news" segment kind of like Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. They have 60 seconds to talk about a topic before they move on. Last night a Topic was the Nissan Leaf and how they are only...

Just got confirmation that with the opening of the new parking garage at Long Beach Airport. EV parking is FREE! They do not have any charging stations yet, but the roof top is covered in Solar "trees" and they will be adding more solar to the terminal when they modernize it. Free Parking is...

Wasn't sure the best category to put this in, so here it goes. Some one can move it if they have a better location. I just got a notice from SunPower that there is a recall on the Xantrex Inverter by Schneider Electric. They are recommending turning off the system until it is fixed. There is no...

When I take my pathfinder in for service, they print out 2 yellow pages (11x14) for my estimate (even for just an oil change), then when i check out, they print out 2 yellow pages, 2 green pages, 2 white pages, plus the inspection report. And of course, 2 credit card receipts. 10+ pieces of...

I was thinking on the way home today as my gas gauge was below the E and my distance to empty (dtw) display was flashing -----, knowing that I still had at least another 15-20 miles left before I was "truly" empty, I began to wonder if the gauge on the Leaf is going to have a hidden buffer as...

Nissan Leaf to retain 40% of its original value after 3 yrs, 30k miles at least according to Europe-based CAP. That's a little different than Nissan's 44% residual after 3 yrs, 45k miles. http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/11/nissan-leaf-to-retain-40-of-its-original-value-after-3-years-3/