Recent content by bradleygibson

I've only done one L3 charge at a Nissan event with a CHAdeMO charging station hooked up to a generator. It never exceeded 20kW, so I can't say for sure what the draw will max out at. My understanding is that the CHAdeMO standard our cars use maxes out at 500V/125A or 62.5kW. I agree that a...

Things to watch out for? The Leaf can cause damage to the muscles in your face--be careful about this. Most people report the issue is most acute when driving by gas stations--it seems to stem from too much smiling. Watch out for damage to your neck when taking off from a standstill. It...

Hi, Nate, Unlike some others here, I don't think you have been unreasonable. Having to carry an extra $11,500 of debt for a year, a price increase of $4K, and the hassles you mention around installation would frustrate me, too. I have the 2011, and would love it if it charged faster. I...

Just a thought-- unfortunately, we'd need more than a couple hours on an L2 if one came in from Seattle and wanted to make it back... Still, I love the thought of visiting the Peninsula with an EV. Nissan offers a $10K L3 EVSE (or is planning to). I wonder how much support you'd get from the...

Woodinville EV Event #5 on Jan. 28th. Details here: http://www.facebook.com/events/339350572750995/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was days away from giving mine the boot as well. They called the electrician in and he replaced an SD card in the unit and set up a hard wire for it to communicate. Upgraded the firmware and it has settled down. I had so many weird issues though, I still don't trust it... But it is...

Hopefully it will participate in one of the many charger location apps which provides status. I plan to to drive from Woodinville to Vancouver (BC) for a weekend in my Leaf once this thing is up--it will feel great!

Wow, oil companies! That's interesting! I sure didn't see *that* coming, although if I were calling the shots at an oil company, this would make sense as part of my corporate transformation plan to a (sustainable) energy company. And while $38 month seems somewhat high, things are more...

Hi, Gra, I like them! Both of those layouts would work for me. Not sure what "B" is, though?

The link doesn't appear to work for me--it redirects to Nissan.ca's Facebook page.

I think they way overthought this. When I'm backing up into a tight space, I'm not thinking about column mounted shifters or U.S. national shifting standards. I'm thinking "I want to go backward", so I push the stick backward, and promptly go forward. I'm sure it is extra counterintuitive to...

+1 Thank you, Gary!

Their pickup trucks have an anticipated price of $79K (in volume!) for 24kWH (30-40mi) before switching to gas, with an untested brand (Via Motors). Unless there's something more to this than meets the eye, sadly, I think they will have a tough sell on their hands. There's probably something...

Good points, all. Just so it's clear, I don't see it as an "either or" scenario--apologies if I made it sound like I did. As I said, I do believe that we may be overinvesting in L2's though, given the early level of EV adoption--my concern is that this overinvestment (both in number, premium...

Wow, pretty cold for May 12th! Imagine what December would be like there! ;)