Recent content by abasile

You're right, of course. My point was that a blanket ban on the use of "local SCs would be going too far. The only reason Tesla has to concern themselves with "policing" various patterns of SC use is that they're giving something away at below-market rates. I regard this as a necessary evil for...

While this is a real problem, I would be very disappointed with a policy that completely prohibits the use of "local" Superchargers. What if I'm on my way home from a long drive and need a quick boost to finish the drive? Or what if I've just returned home, the car's charge is low, and I find...

I hope that these statements are not reflective of Nissan's attitude toward their early LEAF adopters. Many of us own multiple cars. Not every car in our "stable" has to be a Tesla! Our 2011 LEAF, though crippled by excessive battery capacity loss and overly limited regen, continues to be...

Congratulations to the OP on acquiring a long range EV! Good timing, considering the uncertainty about the federal EV tax credit. The rapid degradation is probably a combination of that and not having a great battery chemistry. I'm guessing that Nissan is going to use active thermal management...

Nor do I have any interest in encouraging people to purchase vehicles that they truly cannot afford. When I mentioned middle-class people "stretching" to buy expensive EVs, I was thinking of this in a more benign fashion. In the case of my own middle class family, we spent more on both our new...

While there's overlap between Model 3 and Bolt customers, the Bolt falls far short of the Model 3 in terms of road trip capabilities. Anyone wanting a BEV that can, for their purposes, fully replace an ICE has good reason to go for a Tesla. Same with anyone who requires AWD, or seating for six...

The rationale for subsidizing the purchase of a Tesla is not to help a consumer buy a luxury good, it's to shift the overall value proposition in favor of an EV at the expense of ICE competitors. I do agree, however, that there's a law of diminishing returns. Someone purchasing a Model S P100D...

I do have to give the dealer technician credit, though. He is trying to help. He just agreed to open a case with Nissan's tech line. And I reminded the dealer about Nissan getting publicity by taking the LEAF up Pike's Peak. :D

That reminds me, didn't Nissan run the LEAF in the Pike's Peak Hill Climb?

Never once have I seen our LEAF limit its available motor power. (EDIT: I take it back - there may have been a couple times where it was missing a circle or two on the available power display due to extreme cold.) Normally, we've driven slowly when climbing the mountain in the LEAF, at a motor...

My OBD adapter doesn't appear to be working, so I haven't checked. LEAF Spy is great, but we haven't found it necessary for routine driving. However, I agree that it makes no sense to blame the motor temperature for bad regen. Particularly if I've only been driving for ten minutes and the...

I don't think he normally drives a LEAF to work, or at least not a degraded LEAF. In our LEAF, the technician did have regen for the first part of the descent, and due to a Nissan software quirk, there's generally more regen available at slower speeds. In addition, CA-18 does have some sections...

Our LEAF's brake pads are down about 50%, which isn't too bad. It helps that we're no longer regularly using the LEAF, unfortunately, to descend the mountain that we live on. However, regen limitations have been affecting our local driving more and more, so I imagine we'll eventually have to...

While Nissan is to be commended for giving the LEAF larger brakes, I would have to disagree about brake overheating. It is a very real concern for anyone descending a big mountain in a LEAF with a degraded battery. As our LEAF technician demonstrated, loss of regen on a nine bar LEAF is less of...

I have no doubt that many people drive down mountains without even considering the need to use engine braking. In many cases, they are probably the same people who slow to 30 mph for curves (on a road with a 55 mph limit) and fail to use turnouts. Virtually anyone who drives up and down (or down...