Recent content by asimba2

No one can comment on whether or not this deal is worth it, considering the Ioniq/higher range eGolf and Bolt are all coming down the pipeline?

I starting negotiating on a 2016 Leaf SV without Premium, 12,000 miles/3 years. Dealer offered $1,000 down, $230/month including sales tax. Not bad as a starting point. I think I'll go for it if I can get the total with tax down to $200/mo without changing the downpayment. What do you guys...

I poked around and it seems like people are still paying close to $300/mo for 30kW Leafs. Has anyone gotten a low downpayment lease on a 30kW for <$200/month?

Your message implies they changed this feature. Did they? It was probably my biggest gripe of the e-Golf.

I am coming up on the end of my 3 year Leaf lease (mid-Jan 2017) and I am interested in leasing another EV. I'm open to any EV as long as it isn't any smaller than the Leaf. I'm looking for a great deal and I have another car to drive if I need to wait for a deal. When is it likely that a...

I thought the first bar disappeared around 54-54.5 amp hours. 55.78 is the highest 1-bar loser I have seen.

I would buy the wagon version in a heartbeat. The photoshop above looks like the other car I have in my garage.

redleaf is right. Take the following example: $75k annual salary - $12,600 standard deduction -$6000 annual 401(k) contribution - $1000 child tax credit and you're under $7500 in tax obligation. That's without writing anything off.

Correct. There are ways to increase your tax liability to capture the full $7500 rebate.

Your theory, that somehow the middle section of my J1772 cord is going to spark and cause an explosion, is ridiculous. If you don't like what I did, then go ahead and pass your cord under the garage door and risk the metal door closing on it causing an actual short. That practice is exactly...

My house was constructed in 1997 and the electrical service panel is located 2'3" away from the gas main. All utilities (water, gas, electric, cable) are located one stud bay from each other. That's why I wasn't at all concerned about this. Just to add to this, I have two charging options...

It would be helpful to the readers of this thread to know how to make an installation of this type legitimate. I can't (and won't) move the outlet to the outside of the home as I need to be able to use my EVSE both inside and out of the garage.

There is no code that extends beyond the 240V outlet installation.

Here is my setup. OpenEVSE on the inside of the garage... the J1772 cord passes through the wall to the outside. Imagine a piece of plastic electrical conduit that passes through the wall with a LB fitting on either side. All of my utilities come into the house at that point, so I just...

I voted that I would not be putting down a deposit, but after seeing it last night and thinking about it when I should have been sleeping, I found myself placing a deposit this morning. Surely the fed rebate will be significantly reduced by then, but it keeps my options open. Why did I change...