Recent content by 2011RedLeaf

For a long time, I have gotten the Walmart Lifetime rotate and balance for all my cars, including the 2011 Red Leaf (RIP) and the 2019 SL+. They lift it on a regular hoist - all wheels off the ground, supported at the suspension rather than the body. Getting the tires rotated every 5000 miles...

I'm a bit confused. I have a 2019 Leaf Plus with ~ 60kWh battery & want to start paying better attention to what is going on behind the curtain - i.e. purchase LeafSpy Pro. I'm confused which OBD-II device to get. I was about to purchase LELink^2, but want to double check whether the...

Wet EV: Not quite how I would engineer it. What you don't want is the car at the airport at midnight dead. In the rain. At 1C or 34F. With a stiff wind. What you do want is a "check EV system" light turned on with a code indicating that the 12V battery is getting weak, and may fail soon...

On the computer this morning, state of charge was showing 6:30 Saturday evening -- with the wrong results. I was working with it plugged in until 8:00 pm. Full charge was to have been achieved at 6:30. Nissan Owner portal said unplugged and 45% at 6:30.

I don't see any change in (non)function of battery status. (on my 2019 +-SL

In my fantasy (kinda like fantasy football), on Saturday 25th, the Koreans announce an agreement with LG for a large number of liquid cooled batteries and imminent nation-wide availability of Niro/Kona.

Part of the reason off road vehicles have tall sideWALLS is that when they bounce over large objects (such as sideWALKS) the rim doesn't get bent. Bent rims give a poor ride. Maybe that is why they are called tall sideWALK tires?

wheel wells that are too large for the 16" wheels According to TireRack, the difference in radius is less than 1/3 inch: Diameter (twice radius) of the Ecopia 205-55/16 is 24.9 inches Diameter of the Michelin Eco 215-50/17 is 25.5 inches. I'm not sure this is enough difference to affect...

The statement with which I was agreeing is the error of the : "... basic assumption is that most consumers will generally make rational decisions and generally consider TCO as the key factor in one's purchase decision." Choosing to be on the hamster wheel of new car depreciation is not...

I meant to edit the opening line - factors are not all dollars & cents either o/w very few people would buy a new car or sell a used one.

The factors going into choosing a car are not entirely black and white One poster stated: "If you include the gas savings over 100k miles @ $3/gal, that's $6000. That means that the car has a $3k price premium over an ICE for the first 100k miles, not counting reduced maintenance costs. $3k...

I wonder if this means he is on the run to avoid sharing a cell with Ghosn. Tar, Feathers and Torches

It will be fascinating to see how sales go if there isn't a great deal of explaining about AESC batteries. Just as I have been watching Dave's blog about 40 kWh battery deterioration, I would have to watch the performance of AESC 60s for a year or two before getting suckered again. I have been...

I have a '17 Volt Premier with Driver's Confidence II. I really like the lane following/blindspot monitoring/ACC and will insist on it in any future cars. I am not willing to make payments on two "Premiers". Current Volt LT has no DCII available. I understand the '19s will. So far, no dealer in...

Maybe you haven't heard of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect? Osborne effect is an issue if you are the only game in town. Doesn't work if you are offering Old Maid while people are becoming more interested in Texas Holdem. I think that Nissan USA is more at risk of the...