Recent content by Yogi62

Given the choice, I would rather have the MSRP lower even with the same final price because the MSRP is used for property/excise tax calculations in some states.

Is there a way to physically/visually confirm which battery pack (pre 4/2013, canary, llizard) pack is in a car? Is there some labeling on the batteries themselves, or serial numbers in leaf spy that might help? I ask for two reasons: 1. Someone might be looking at a 2011-2013 and the pack...

I like hatchbacks/station wagons/pickups. The Telsa Model 3 is a sedan. At least the Leaf's have ticked that box in a BEV at a (for me) reasonable price after tax breaks.

Have you fully charged it to 100% yet? You say you are getting 3.3 miles per KWh? If the battery has 30 KWh that would be 99 miles at 100%. At under 3,000 miles I can't see how it is degraded 30% unless there is a bad module. What does leafspy page with the module voltages say at full and...

Got an email from our local Massachusetts dealer today that they have 3 to look at. If you're in Frisco Texas they have a couple on the lot for 7K over MSRP..... :o

Thanks for interpreting it correctly. I didn't see where you could option the Bose on the SV or where the Around View is listed on the SV. Around View would be nice, I don't want the leather or hump in the trunk area for the Bose (if that still is an issue A better way to put it: for...

From what I can see in the online configuration, there are three differences between: - SV with the Tech and all weather package: $35,590 - SL with the Tech package: $36,850 Intelligent Around View® Monitor Leather-appointed seats Bose® Energy Efficient Series premium audio system with seven...

I don't think the list price will come down, but the incentives may grow, and the value you get for that price should also grow. The cost of batteries coming down may show up more in the battery replacement prices.

Looks pretty safe. Page 45 of the conference report:

Is it possible that the regen circuitry is different from the charge circuitry and has a different duty cycle profile? I don't have enough steep hills nearby to try what a 5 to 10 minute regen run, although in the past I had plans to try to get to the top of Mt Washington and charging on the...

Certainly location and milage are part of the equation. I am lucky to be in a battery friendly climate (New England) and at 40,000 miles and 4.5 years still have 12 bars and 257 GID/19.9 Kwh on a full charge. In another 1.5 years if I had the option of a battery upgrade, I would probably take it.

Maybe it isn't that great but supposing: year 1: 24 year 2: 22 Year 3: 20 Year 4: 19 Year 5: 18 Year 6: 30 (instead of 17) Year 7: 28 (instead of 16) Year 8: 26 (instead of 15) Year 9: 25 (instead of 14) Year 10: 24 (instead of 13) You're as good as new at 10 years..... for....$7K...

Perhaps once the Leaf 2 is being sold and re-batteried Leaf 1/1.5 are no longer direct competition, the 30Kwh upgrade will be more palitable. It sure would help the resale value of all those coming off lease cars. Not sure about the 2011-2012, but the 2013-2015 with a fresh 30Kwh battery and...

1. The EV credit looks like a goner to me, because I don't think this going to drag out. If there are any adjustments, I would expect some bending on "state and local taxes" limit by a couple thousand to get some republicans from NY and CA on board and a final corporate rate between 22% and...

The credit comes from this part of the law: Title 26, Subtitle A, Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Part IV, Subpart B, §30D of the U.S. tax code. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/30D So what we need to look for is modifications to that part of the law. Here is one place you can download...