Recent content by famelec

Not correct. On my 2013 S I press the Timer Off button, then have 15 minutes (I believe that's what the manual says) before I have to plug in, and all is good. I'm not sure what your problem might be...

1) 30 miles each way, plus a few extra for lunch, so about 65 miles a day. 2) Mostly country highway at 60 to 70 MPH with a few stoplights. Somewhat hilly. I can make the round trip without charging but don't enjoy it much since range anxiety starts with the first mile in the morning...

Is charging in hot weather (L1 in my case) any worse than just letting the car sit in hot weather? I have two charging options: 1) Charge to 80% at home at night (L2), then trickle charge some 8 hours at work (L1) with the car in the direct sun with the afternoon temperatures often...

I started this thread, so I thought I'd give an update... In January I bought a 2013 S through Carvana.com which I thought was a great service. I'm very happy with the car. :D I've been commuting in it most days, 30 miles each way plus about 5 miles for lunch, so 65 miles a day. At night I...

How much lower do folks think discounting will go this month on the 2015 S? Around here the online discount is as high as $9,400 ($4,400 from dealer plus $5,000 from Nissan). If the dealers keep their websites current, they still don't seem to be moving. How badly will the dealers want to...

When do you start counting the 60 months? From date of manufacture? From date of first title? If the car was used as a dealer test car there could be a few months and plenty of miles between manufacture and first title... Who do you ask to talk to at Nissan dealer to know if the battery is...

I appreciate all the responses. FWIW, I have a 60 mile round trip commute, so 30 miles each way. Based on your comments it sound like it could be a reasonable proposition with at 2013 or newer Leaf SV or SL. But if I have to make a double commute to go home for a forgotten phone / computer /...

I'm thinking about getting a used Leaf for environmental reasons, but want to understand better how practical it will be for my commute. My daily commute is about 60 miles, two-thirds of which are country highway (60 to 70 mph, some stoplights) and about a third suburban driving. The entire...