Recent content by shortcircuit

Correct, there are no 'official' lease deals right now. I used the expired 2015 1LT lease deal as a starting point and worked up from there. I had to negotiate pretty hard but got a deal I liked on a 2LT: $0 down, $171/month, 10K mi/yr, 3 yrs, $0 disposition fee (before $2500 CA rebate). This...

Seriously? My LEAF's range dropped from 96 miles to 60 miles in the short time I owned it. Where's the class in that? I'd rather take my chances with the Spark EV compliance car than risk being burned by Nissan again. And so far the Spark EV is exceeding expectations. Unlike the LEAF it's...

Keen observation. What I didn't mention was that I also joined a vanpool. I drive the Spark EV to work twice/week and vanpool the other days. The vanpool pick-up point is 5 miles from home so I take my Jetson Electric Bike to the pickup point and leave the Spark at home for the wife to use. :)...

After 3 years of ownership we returned our 2013 LEAF lease today. Although there are some features I'm going to miss (awesome 360-backup camera, BOSE stereo, comfortable interior, great reliability), I'm glad to see it go. Just in the last 8,000 miles our LEAF lost 3 battery bars: Lost first...

Just lost my 2nd bar today on the way to work. :? 39,800 miles. I lost the first one around 35,000 miles even though my range was severely decreased way before then. Nissan gave my battery the thumbs-up on my last battery check in March. Go figure. dgpcolorado, as much as I like the LEAF, I'm...

I posted this 20 months ago so I figure it's time for an update: Things have changed, and not in a good way. With 40,000 miles and 11 bars, my initial enthusiasm for the LEAF has morphed into a frustrating struggle to avoid being stranded. A typical 100% charge now indicates about 70 miles of...

I bought a MINI 0801 dashcam and installed it incognito behind the LEAF's rearview mirror. Works great but I was dismayed that the dashcam only came with Windows player software (I'm primarily a Mac user). I'm a software developer so I took it upon myself to write Mac-compatible player software...

Triple ICEd today at the Carl's Jr./Green Burrito on Sepulveda, south of Imperial Highway, in El Segundo! (photo courtesy of mikey)

Lasareath, the software will help you isolate which 1-min clip the event occurred on but it does not do video editing. For editing like you described the best results will be with a dedicated editor, such as Quicktime Player (Pro). John

Thanks to the OP, I bought one of these dashcam and installed it behind the mirror. It works great! I ran an extra long cable along the headliner, down the A-pillar, across the dash, under the steering console, and into the cigarette lighter (using USB adapter). The only place you can see the...

ChargePoint app said it was available so I went to charge at Walgreen's in El Segundo, California during my lunch break. Found this :( :

I am 8 months in and 11,000 miles. I have not experienced any significant loss in range (knock on wood). When I charge to 100% (4 days/wk) I see 95-105 miles on the GOM. I manage 4.5-5.0 km/kWh on my 65 mile round trip to work and generally come home with about 35 miles on the GOM. My...

OK, adric22, you've piqued my interest. Just bought an SDR from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009U7WZCA/ Looking forward to trying out the GQRX software on my Mac.

My deal: 2013 Leaf SV with Premium package, $2,300 down, $280 per month (including taxes), 15k annual, 36 months. This is from Cerritos Nissan. Works out to about $750 less than what your dealer is quoting you. Also, it's better to have a smaller downpayment on a lease. Good luck!

Good idea, Richard. OK, here's my first cut at desirable locations in HB for new charging stations: HB Central Library (that's a no-brainer) Seacliff Village Shopping Center Five Points Shopping Center Huntington Harbor Mall Shopping Center Newland Shopping Center Golden West College Target...