Recent content by Herm

I doubt it, not at that price that is not too far from a loaded up LEAF or a stripped Volt. The sad thing is that ALL the compliance cars are better than the LEAF.. because the manufacturers are not limited by having to make a profit. The compliance cars are a better deal.. 1. RAV4 : Tesla...

This is one reason I like the SMR (Small Modular Reactor) concepts that are being developed/licensed now.. the whole reactor fits inside a concrete lined well... that can be flooded with water if needed.. and for maintenance you lift it up with a crane and transport it back by truck to the...

are you thinking of the NISMO race car?

I dont hold out much hope for a charging infrastructure when everyone has sockets in their garage.. but at least the status of the EVSE or Chademo charger should always be available instantly over the internet.. just a cam and some text is all you need. The cam can also be used to monitor...

I still think free charging if you bought the car at the dealership is a great idea (and can prove it with a decal on the back of the car).. otherwise you pay $10 with a regular debit or credit card like every fuel pump in the USA. It probably would be a good idea to monitor the free charge...

The core melted for gods sake!.. you know complete cleanup will not be easy or quick.. but it will get done. Incompetent Japanese engineers.

You guys remember the complaints from the Leaf Taxi drivers in Japan?.. I hope that Nissan battery is refrigerated so it can take several fast DC charges a day.

Nissan, with their "not yet official" warranty implies 3 CB loss is pretty near to 30% battery degradation, the accepted number for a dead lithium-ion battery.

If you get a call after the wive leaves for work.. Could you go pick her car up and drop the Leaf?.. 60 miles a day is kind of marginal in winter, unless you can pick up an occasional charge

So you can re-roof even with a previous panel installation.. I guess its a full reinstall with new holes drilled on the roof.

The trend will be towards bigger batteries, true 100-200 miles range, that will make charging outside the home very rare.. the only place I see fast chargers are on the highways, in between cities. I dont think charging as a business will ever pay except now when technology restricts our range.

The Leaf is not a 100 mile car if you get on the hwy, its not really a hwy cruiser but because it sells well in the Land of Highways (CA) people get confused.. Nissan could have done a lot to alleviate this range anxiety issue, like limiting the top speed to 60mph.. that is way more than enough...

Just park over a sprinkler head for 10 minutes :) A floor fan blowing into the front of the car plus a small water mister would do a good job also, maybe use 4 gallons of water?

They are conventional mechanical-hydraulic brakes like you find in most power brake setups, except the boost is provided by an electrical servo in place of a vacuum booster. Regen is "fly-by-wire"

5W solar maintainers are useless.. you need something bigger, perhaps 15W with a regulated output so the battery is not cooked.