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I just posted a review of my 2012 Nissan Leaf for anyone interested in buying a Leaf in a hot desert climate. Enjoy! http://www.ovienmhada.com/2014/03/24/owning-a-nissan-leaf-in-arizona/

To update you guys on my wife's '13: It seems to be fixed. Third time at the dealership was a charm. This time they replaced the BCM completely and that's taken care of it. My gut tells me it's fixed because all of the symptoms are gone. The symptoms I experienced were jerky brakes, non starts...

I'm having this exact same problem with my wife's '13 Leaf. It's becoming a horror story. If this had been the first Leaf I ever bought, I'd have second thoughts about Nissan EVs. We leased it in July, and the first time it wouldn't start was on our wedding day, which made me have to squeeze...

Nismo Leaf Upgrades I just updated my blog regarding this, but I was curious if any of you guys knew if it was possible to order Nismo parts directly from Japan? Specifically a new VCM and wheels. Even if I get the VCM, I'm worried the dealership where I bought my leaf will have a hard time...

All I want are those 18" wheels. The VCM upgrade is a maybe; I wouldn't mind giving my 2012 the extra regen. Now how do I get that stuff from Japan? Might need to hire a professional Japanese translator and order over the phone. Or there's the internet...

I'd rather say that all media is inaccurate to a degree, but some media is intentionally dishonest. Not trying to toot NPR's horn, but every other day I hear them air a correction or update to information they presented previously. I can't recall any TV news source doing that in my experience...

Haha! I stopped watching network news in high school, and even then I wasn't paying that close attention. Mostly I couldn't stand to hear people yelling over each other, rather than just talking, so I went for online news or NPR. So having very little exposure to network news, when I hear people...

As fellow EV enthusiasts, I thought you'd get a kick out of something I just found this afternoon. I put it on my blog. America, Wanna Hear Someone Lie to You?

"To counteract this cracking, White embedded tiny microspheres inside the graphite of an anode. As cracks formed in the anode, they tore open the plastic shells, releasing the contents within: a material called indium gallium arsenide. This liquid metal alloy seeped out of the spheres and filled...

To be fair, you make a good point. But, most people who argue about $50 windshield wipers won't be starting a Tesla anytime soon. I'm basing my postulations on tech articles I read every day. I'm not just picking numbers out of thin air. I've been linking to articles with reputable sources. I...

No Nanomachines required. How to Heal a Li-Ion Battery

The idea is to literally take apart every module and find a way to chemically refurbish it, or if that's too hard, analyze the chemistry and find a way to use the same battery chemistry in a newly manufactured pack, and not violate any patents in the process :) None of this is even half as hard...

I agree with you, but the point of this article is that viable business models don't materialize out of thin air. People see a problem, and they decide to fix it, brainstorm, and hopefully make money in the process.

Homeowners Insurance Car Insurance Business Insurance What happens when the repurposed 12 volt battery you buy from autozone burns down your house?

I was thinking more towards using chemical processes to actually heal the lithium battery. Like I said, they'd have a ton of batteries to experiment with before launching their business. Read this Wired Article regarding Self Healing batteries