Recent content by natestaley

So far I haven't used cruise control much, but 50 minutes of hilly driving on each half of the commute is going to take some getting used to. I'm pretty confident that I can bundle up with a heated seat and be fine for most of the winter. Worst comes to worst, my wife has an ICE for a 2 mile...

That makes me feel a bit better. I'm willing to offer a cut out of my paycheck to have them install a 220 charger at work, but in the meantime the free chargers around town should cut it. My only worry has been that no matter what I will have to charge my car every day to get back home. There...

Finally got my Leaf last Thursday. Love it. Has all 12 bars, but shows around 10% capacity loss, which seems reasonable for being a 2013. It's reading about 82 miles on a full charge. Life throws you curveballs, though. I bought this car thinking I would simply need it for a 40 mile roundtrip...

We were certainly anticipating not paying for gas for the past week, so the Nissan Note, while not the most inefficient ICE, is still a bit of a departure from our budget. However, just got a call this morning. They think the part will ship on Monday, get here Wednesday, and take 20 minutes...

That's a fair point. My phrasing did not make that distinction. There's Chademo stations at my grocery store and near my work, so that aspect made a lot of sense. Traveling to St Louis is the only potential trip that will be challenging (we have an ICE vehicle for visiting family in Colorado...

Hello, just thought I'd introduce myself. I live in Kansas City, MO and traded in my 2013 Hyundai Elantra for a 2013 Nissan Leaf S (quick charger installed) with 24k miles. it was nearly a 1 for 1 trade, so that was very nice. I have a 40 mile round trip commute currently, and am excited for...