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The Leaf is in my reserved parking spot 3 feet from my back door. The outlet is an unused NEMA 10-30 dryer outlet just inside the door. The EVSE is a portable going from on to the other. The cable goes along the edge of a sidewalk and a wall; it doesn't cross a foot path.

Per CA 4745: https://www.davis-stirling.com/Main-Index/Statutes/Civil-Code-4745 (4) A homeowner shall not be required to maintain a homeowner liability coverage policy for an existing National Electrical Manufacturers Association standard alternating current power plug. I've interpreted that...

I'm pretty sure it was on in Park. I tried it again and it didn't happen. So, I'm not sure what went down. Unless it reproduces, I guess I'll just declare it oddly precise sunspot activity.

Just today I was in my parked Leaf making a phone call using the in-car Bluetooth (basically using the car as a stationary phone booth). After precisely 15 minutes and zero seconds the call was cut off. I had plenty of bars. Is that an intentional thing that the Leaf Bluetooth does or was it...

Per 1-877-NO-GAS-EV, the 60,000 mile/5 year thing is as a result of a class action lawsuit. They're pretty strict about it. So no.

1-877-NOGASEV you mean. 1-800-NOGASEV is a spam squatter.

I just hit 8 bars this morning (June 20, 2017). 58,760 miles. I'm the second owner so I had to call the dealership to find out the warranty start date: June 16, 2012. So 5 years and 4 days. Sooo... 1) Is Nissan usually dickish about those 4 days? 2) I called 4 dealerships and not one of...

The tried upgrading three times and finally mumbled something about a u1000 error.

File under: Things that will f*ck up your Leaf. I have an OBD2 scanner that I used to use on my Gen1 Prius to track the slow decay of the batteries. In order to make it better at gathering long term info, I attached a 12V to 5V USB charger to the unit with solder and electrical tape. Then I...