Recent content by Jbbrown9

I'm in Sacramento, CA. It's pretty hot for a couple months per year, but it's no AZ. I started out charging to 80%, but got bit too many times and have been charging to 100% for 2+ years.

I got my OBD scanner. Still trying to really understand all the numbers. Here are some stats on the car and screen shots. MFG 02/13. I've owned it just over 3 years now. I grabbed these screen shots this morning after a full charge overnight. Then, I captured these screens shortly...

I haven't been paying close attention to how many bars I do have or should have, but noticed a decrease in range lately. Trips that should be no problem suddenly are. I was a little late for my 3 year checkup, so I scheduled one for today. Last night, I read up and realized I'm at 3 years and...

Call the Nissan EV line. I called them first instead of my dealer and that guy is totally on the case. I get the sense that the EV people are a sort of 3rd party with extra expertise who are not under the ownership/control of the dealers and act more in your interest in order to make people...

I have a Friday appointment with the dealer where I bought my car. The service guy knew of at least 3 others who have been in for the same problem. He thought it would be quick. I didn't ask, but I assumed that meant they're planning on doing the software update.

Looks like it's my turn. I've had this happen maybe twice in the last few weeks, but then it happened 3 times today. One time it happened at a ChargePoint station, but the rest were my upgraded EVSE. At least it sounds like I won't be breaking new ground here. I have just over 3,000 miles on my SL.

Well, I made it. At first, I wasn't even really trying. I started with 97%. After driving about a mile, the guess-o-meter still said 102, so I figured what the heck. I reset my trip meter and drove a couple days. Most of this was a couple round-trip commutes to work, so nothing special...

Electricity is cheap, but not free (for most people). But, IMO, the easiest thing to forget which might have a big impact is insurance on a new car. We went from a 10 year old car with minimal coverage to a 0 year old car with everything. The net cost of that change is not $0 and needs to be...

I bought a few days after funds ran out. They promise there will be more funds and when I did the pre-application, they approved me and saved me a spot in line. I'm sure it'll all work out fine. :? Edit: Right after posting this, I heard back from someone at the rebate program. They say CARB...

Don't know if you're still looking, but I also purchased a sentra through them 10+ years ago. I'm looking at them for a leaf, but plan to buy. In my experience, they're just a pass-through to local dealers and you can get the same offers/financing/leases as you would through the dealer directly...

Perfect. Thanks a lot!

I'm trying to figure out how wide a '13 Leaf is with the doors open. Anyone mind measuring for me? I can't find it anywhere online. Why? My wife and I may be on the verge of buying one and I'm trying to figure out if it'll fit in the garage. We have a 3-car garage, and a previous owner put up a...