It's not like the windshield is hard to hit, its huge.
So now I guess we call it the Leaf Bucket because it's good at catching things.

Glad nobody was seriously hurt and you came out better in the end.
Zurc.
Did you leave the car plugged in the entire time you were away? Leafs are known to drain their 12 volt batteries if left plugged in but not charging for extended periods.jpadc wrote:So far its been great except I did have to charge the auxiliary battery after leaving it set for a week between Christmas and New Years while we traveled (Got the dreaded "T/M Vehicle System Malfunction Visit dealer" error, but again doing my homework here suggested charge the auxiliary battery).
Are you sure they meant an external mount EVSE and not an external dedicated meter for it? The latter is what I have and was mandated by my municipality even though I don't get a price break on the electricity used to charge my Leaf.So I have my Juicebox Basic Kit built and installed now and trying to work with the local power company about their special EV rates, but that may fail if they insist I mount the device outside the garage (seems crazy to me).
No I did not leave it plugged in. What I read here suggested I should not. Not sure how it charges the 12 when not plugged in and turned off. Isn't the main battery isolated then??? Not yet sure how that all worksRonDawg wrote:Did you leave the car plugged in the entire time you were away? Leafs are known to drain their 12 volt batteries if left plugged in but not charging for extended periods.
They have now clarified they only mean the meter box. That's goodRonDawg wrote:Are you sure they meant an external mount EVSE and not an external dedicated meter for it? The latter is what I have and was mandated by my municipality even though I don't get a price break on the electricity used to charge my Leaf..
That was a big factor in this decision. No state or local incentives, but I'm eligible for every cent of the federal one and I'll take itRonDawg wrote:Congrats on the purchase. Don't forget to claim your Federal tax credit of up to $7500 (since this is still technically a new car purchase) and any state or local EV incentives.
Zurc: You made me curious so I downloaded and analyzed the data. I have logged every fill-up on an iPhone app (I'm a data geek). I have added fuel 229 times over the time I have owned the car. The last fill up was at 73285 miles. The dealer paid for the original full tank of gas. I have spent a total of $5339 US dollars (from a low of $1.69 per gallon to a high of $4.16 per gallon) on fuel in the time I've owned it. Cheap fuel in the US is what has kept most here from adopting hybrids and electrics. To date, I have had the car in service for 6.25 years making my fuel costs $854 per year ($0.0728 per mile).Zurc wrote:So jpadc's Prius has cost him 1697.67 Gallons of gas over 6 years. Don't know what you pay for a gallon of gas so I cant compute that.
But if its converted to liters, and gas is calculated at 1.40/ltr, it comes out to $10,790.39. or $1,798.40/yr. I could buy lots of Christmas presents with that every year.Zurc.