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A lot of people just assume you need a level 2 charger, but I've put 20,000 miles on my SL+ using nothing but a 110-volt outlet. The decision to go with a level 2 charger really depends on how many miles you tend to drive per day. From a standard outlet you will get about 5 miles of range for...

I have a friend who had a 300-horsepower Firebird in high school. The 0-60 time on the Leaf is the same as that car. But besides the power, what spoils me about an EV is the responsiveness. You don't have to wait for the engine to spin up or the transmission to downshift. You touch that...

You may not need a Level 2 charger depending on how many miles you tend to drive in a day. You can charge from a 110-volt outlet and you will get about 5 miles of range for every hour you charge. If you charge for 12 hours overnight you add 60 miles of range. Trickle-charging like this is...

The New York Times is reporting that some auto manufacturers are sharing customer driving data with insurance companies. GM seems to be especially bad. If drivers enroll in their Smart Driver program, GM can take data the car collects and send it to auto insurance companies. The result has...

My 2020 Leaf is the most fun car I have ever owned. The power and responsiveness of an electric drivetrain has completely spoiled me. My wife's ICE car seems so laggy in comparison. It fits my needs perfectly as I am living in the Twin Cities and it's used for driving around town. I Level 1...

I love my SL Plus. I think you'll find when you have to switch back to driving an ICE car it feels really laggy after the super-responsive EV. I don't usually drive all that many miles a day so I just charge mine from a 110-volt outlet and that's been perfectly adequate. I think it's probably...

A lot depends on how many miles you tend to drive in a day. I never bothered to installed a Level 2 charger. I just use a regular 110-volt outlet, and when I need to I charge from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM. That adds about 40 miles of range, which is more than I usually need, and I try to keep the...

For what it's worth, I left my Leaf plugged in to the EVSE (Level 1) for a week when I was out of town. I set the timer to charge the traction battery for one hour every night as I had heard that the 12v could discharge when the car sits unused for an extended time. When I came home the car...

When I bought my 2020 Leaf SL Plus I took my previous car, a 2015 Altima, off my coverage and added the Leaf. I was surprised when my insurance premium went down, not up. That's the first time I've put a newer car on my insurance and had the cost go down.