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Just got back from electric avenue. I found that the quick charger was on the blink (no pun intended). The blink charger next to it was just a prop because they don't have it installed yet. Further down I plugged in normally with a L2 charger. It's a nice spot right next to the Saturday...

I've had my car for a few days now and can see carwings data. The regen numbers look really inflated. It claims that I can get 20 to 30 percent regen back when I am returning, gently uphill, from a trip to the store. Does that fully explain why carwings is so optimistic for miles/KWH? Not...

Picked up "Onthewind" today. Joel & the guys at Tonkin Nissan treated me very well with no nonsense. He said they had about a couple of dozen cars show up all at once. Drove home about 15-ish miles and plugged in to start playing. This car is very cool. After driving a Prius the big...

Well, got the call. I'll be picking up a blue leaf this Thursday. Took the week off so I'll have fun ramping up on charging & carwings & various buttons. This site has been a big help keeping me sane :shock: Jim C.

I had a chance to chat online with the Nissan guys and they said my car is assigned for shipment to the port in Long Beach. That sounds a little out there timewise. If it is still on a boat (or worse), does week of July 12 seem doable? Jim C.

Ok, more changes. I'm now week of July 12th and the owners portal has opened up. My charger was installed 2 months ago but it does not show up on the pre purchase checklist. Any suggestions on when/if I should apply for the NMAC financing? I'm leasing... BTW, I have much sympathy for the...

After months of inactivity, got an email to check the site and carwings is now open. Vin is 5179 but delivery is still month of July. It's been agitating seeing 3 or 4 leafs plugged in at work.... Res 5/15/10, order 1/7/11 Jim C.

I also just checked. I think these dates are for the charger not the car. I think Deploy means when it gets mailed to the installer, delivery is when the installer confirms they got it, followed by installation. These dates seem to have been entered long ago and not updated. My charger was...

Well, just check the site & found it changed from Pending to Month of July :cry: Reserved 5/15, ordered 1/7/11, was Month of May for a long time....

I've not post for a while with nothing happening, felt like I was in limbo. But, the charger showed up today :) So how do I check on the car? Will the Nissan site have anything? Carwings related? Or is the dealer the best bet?

As usual, I can echo HIOJim. 5-15, early Jan order, delivery in May. Looks like the logjam is breaking. Jim C.

Good Day...Just got my email alert and can expect the car in the month of May. About 1 year after I reserved (5-15). Ordered first week of Jan. Jim C.

Another loss at higher speed is just the internal resistance of the electric path (batteries and control). High speed = waste heat in batteries, control, motor. The extra power needed to overcome drag makes this worse. Jim C.

Well, order done. Got a nice less-than-MSRP quote from Tonkin. How long does it normally take before the dashboard starts predicting a delivery date? Jim C.

Stanley, From Oregon, reserved about 7pm May 15th. Jim C.