cwerdna
Well-known member
I wish I could have a longer subject title. The title I wanted would be along the lines of "encounters w/other Leafers w/lack of knowledge about basics (e.g. GOM, Plugshare, capacity bars) and use on-board Carwings nav to find charging stations, etc."
I'll start. At http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=349448#p349448" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, I posted about a Leafer who was missing capacity bars but didn't even know about them. He knew he'd lost range and but had no idea what those thin bars to the right meant, that he was missing 2 and what that meant.
Today, I had a very long conversation w/a older gentleman at the same location. We were both charging. My original intent was tell him about the free DC FC at nearby Premier Nissan that he could use (he had the CHAdeMO port) instead.
Anyhow, he was leasing an '11 SL before and now was leasing a '13 or '14 S. He knew he'd lost some range on his '11 but he also had no idea about the capacity bars. So, he didn't know how many he'd lost before trading in his '11.
He also didn't know about us calling the DTE the GOM aka guess-o-meter. He admitted he was technology challenged (just got a computer a year ago and isn't good w/it). He has no smartphone and apparently, when he had the '11 SL, he DID use Carwings on the car to find charging stations before. I told him about how crappy it was (out of date, no crowd sourced, don't know if station is usually down, etc.) and told him about Plugshare and how much better it was. He'd didn't know about mynissanleaf.com nor Plugshare. I did discuss the weaknesses of the GOM (how it can't predict the future) and gave him my copy of Tony's range chart (after explaining it to him). He was quite aware the GOM could be all over the place.
He said he used Carwings to find Nissan dealers to charge at, if he was out and about.
He also didn't know how to reset any of the indicators (miles/kWh, avg speed, count up timer and 3rd odo, etc.) of the b&w dash display. He knew how to cycle thru the displays but didn't know about pressing and holding the right button to reset. My main purpose was to discuss the miles/kwh gauge (he knew about that), the chart, and rule of thumb of having ~20 kWh usable of capacity on a new battery, to forget the GOM, etc.
Anyhow, post your street encounter Leafers who are surprisingly ignorant/unaware of "the basics".
I'll start. At http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=349448#p349448" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, I posted about a Leafer who was missing capacity bars but didn't even know about them. He knew he'd lost range and but had no idea what those thin bars to the right meant, that he was missing 2 and what that meant.
Today, I had a very long conversation w/a older gentleman at the same location. We were both charging. My original intent was tell him about the free DC FC at nearby Premier Nissan that he could use (he had the CHAdeMO port) instead.
Anyhow, he was leasing an '11 SL before and now was leasing a '13 or '14 S. He knew he'd lost some range on his '11 but he also had no idea about the capacity bars. So, he didn't know how many he'd lost before trading in his '11.
He also didn't know about us calling the DTE the GOM aka guess-o-meter. He admitted he was technology challenged (just got a computer a year ago and isn't good w/it). He has no smartphone and apparently, when he had the '11 SL, he DID use Carwings on the car to find charging stations before. I told him about how crappy it was (out of date, no crowd sourced, don't know if station is usually down, etc.) and told him about Plugshare and how much better it was. He'd didn't know about mynissanleaf.com nor Plugshare. I did discuss the weaknesses of the GOM (how it can't predict the future) and gave him my copy of Tony's range chart (after explaining it to him). He was quite aware the GOM could be all over the place.
He said he used Carwings to find Nissan dealers to charge at, if he was out and about.
He also didn't know how to reset any of the indicators (miles/kWh, avg speed, count up timer and 3rd odo, etc.) of the b&w dash display. He knew how to cycle thru the displays but didn't know about pressing and holding the right button to reset. My main purpose was to discuss the miles/kwh gauge (he knew about that), the chart, and rule of thumb of having ~20 kWh usable of capacity on a new battery, to forget the GOM, etc.
Anyhow, post your street encounter Leafers who are surprisingly ignorant/unaware of "the basics".