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Talk about backwards thinking... Johnson Nissan in Pittsfield, MA actually REMOVED their level 2 charging equipment. Don't plan on bringing your EV to central Berkshire county - no level 2 anywhere between Lenox and North Adams. Other Nissan dealers are getting CHAdeMO and we are LOSING the...

Thanks for this thread. I have a 2012 LEAF with the same exact problem. I just ordered the part from Tasca -- but it was $139.85 for me with shipping and tax. Bad timing I guess. I'll try to create a YouTube video when I replace it if it really is as easy as I am led to believe here.

Everything looks to be a go on the $4000 off. The letter probably just said what they would have pitched via the phone (if we answered it.) Lease end options: 1. Purchase your current LEAF and receive $4000 of the lease payoff 2. Extend your current lease another 12 months 3. Buy or lease a...

I just got the $4000 reduction in disposition value letter on my MY12 lease that is over in April (39 month.) Called the dealership this morning and they were completely clueless (seems to be a common occurrence in Nissan dealers) -- never heard of that before. So I am going in this afternoon...

This is exciting news! Our 2012 LEAF lease is getting close to being up and my only real complaint is the 3.3kW charging at level 2 (couples with the lack of CHADEMO infrastructure) Really not worth turning it in over that. Living in far Western Mass, I see the Blandford pike rest area, Great...

Does anyone know what happened with the Hadley, MA Nissan dealership? It was on plugshare last month with a Chademo and then disappeared entirely before I had a change to go try it out (tips had indicated it was only available during dealership hours only) Excited about the upcoming UMASS one...

File it under "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is" I called the hotel and got an unsatisfactory answer, then contacted to the very helpful service department at the Country Nissan down the road who contacted the facilities management people at the hotel who said that most people...

I was doing my regular weekly check for any usable charging opportunities in Western Massachusetts when my jaw hit the floor. According to Plugshare, the Courtyard Marriott Hadley, MA is now listed as a 480v CHAdeMO Quick Charge I will be calling tomorrow to see if this is true and will take...

That would be my home charging station shared on plugshare.com. We have no public chargers in the county aside from the Nissan dealer in Pittsfield. Speaking of public charging stations...what's up with Syracuse, NY? They have one lot with 14 Level 2 stations and another with 13 and another...

@charlie1300 and @Layla -- Congrats on the Capital District red LEAFs (present and future)! I'm over in Berkshire county (Lee, MA) and hope to be charging my blue LEAF SL (MA plate LEAFY) in the NY Capital District soon. So far range is a bit less than I had hoped so it may be spring (a bit...

Congrats ghabel! Have fun. After a week of LEAFing, sitting at the wheel of any other car seems so retro. The technology is really something.

We are now on our 5th day of proud LEAF Massachusetts ownership and I feel compelled to post a few thoughts. First off -- The LEAF is a pleasure to drive it's hard to find anything at all to complain about there. The car is heavy enough so the snow hasn't been much of an issue so far (unlike...

ghabel -- We are charging to 100% at this point. Once we get more comfortable with understanding real-world range for our specific circumstances, we'll move to 80% on days where we know we are safe. I'm thinking when we are up in temps a bit we can charge to 80% and get away with 2 days...

We just picked up our LEAF in Western Massachusetts Saturday. And our ICE second car (van) broke down on the way home from the dealership so we are unwittingly a one-car LEAF family temporarily...I wouldn't recommend it in our area at this point. Additionally, Sunday didn't crack 10 degrees...

My wife just took our new LEAF (picked up 2 days ago) to work in negative six degree (-6 F) weather. It was garaged with climate control while plugged in. Used 3 battery bars for the 11 mile drive to work. We'll see this afternoon when it is more cold soaked but hopefully much warmer outside...