Recent content by bhicks

Looks like I will go look at a prius and Ford Cmax. Thanks for the tips guys! :)

40,000 miles a year is actually a tad under my average. 4 days a week I get home from work and either have baseball or soccer practice for one of my two boys which is BACK down the mtn. I also have a Church group and friend group thing I do each week. I average making the commute down the mtn...

After talking with my insurance company and now finding out the cost in battery replacement every 100-120k I have some numbers and they don't bode well for the Leaf. I average about 40,000 miles a year in driving my car. If I get 120k out of a new battery, then every 3 years I spend around 6K on...

This is not exactly true. Regen is very limited at cold temperatures, and even more so in older Leafs with degraded packs that had P3227 update applied (most of them). Basically I would always plan for the 100% charge at home just to be on the safe side, unless the OP can charge at work. Like I...

One of the guys 4 spots down from me drives a volt. He plugs it in on the same wall (different outlet) that I'm considering using. He has been doing it for 2 years with no complaints. I will talk with him and see if he had to get it all arranged with our employer. I do have a question. Why is it...

I have tried for years to get solar. None of the local solar carriers will offer it to me. They all come out to my property with confidence that it will happen and all leave with their tail between their legs. I live in a steep canyon in Forest Falls. The canyon walls basically block out the sun...

Just went back and looked at your post about 20kwh per day for charging. That's $5 per day in charging x 30 days in a month; my electric bill will go up roughly $150 a month. that pretty much doubles my electric bill. My guess is that I will spend roughly twice that in gas. So going to an...

My elevation change is over 4,000 ft per day. I go from 6,200 at home down to 2,000ft at work. It's all downhill coasting all the way to work. Will I use up any of the charge coasting down hill? The drive home is ALL uphill. My guess is hill climbs eat up a lot more power than flat roads. Am I...

Thanks for all the info. I live at 6200ft elevation in the Socal mtns. We see well below zero temps for about 5 months out of the year. In regards to monthly increase in electric bill, I will look into the KW cost on my bill. could you give me a ball park figure on cost increase? It will...

You will get roughly 4 Miles per hour put in the battery when charging with 110. With 240 you'll get about 13 Miles per hour replaced. assuming you end up with a 2011 or 2012 model.

There is a 110 outlet on the wall in front of my parking spot about 10' away. Do I need a special charging station or will a 110 and the correct charging cord work? Do I need a 220v at my house to charge the car?

So I have decided to go with an electric car. I have been driving a built rockcrawler landcruiser getting around 7-8mpg for the last few years. I picked up a newer style 03 landcruiser but then made the mistake of building that one. I just can't afford the gas anymore so I decided to get a...

Is this still for sale?