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I would use the Nissan Dealer in Fremont for a QC. It is free and there is no card involved. I have had good luck using the Hayward Blink QC several times with no issue. They have a wall of level 2 chargers as well. There is a sub menu on the Blink QC which allows for 100%. However I have...

There is now a free DC Fast Charger in Menlo Park on the Intuit campus. It is a well lit location and there are five L2 chargers as well. It worked for me 10/7. You can find the status and location on the Blink Map function.

Can we get LEAF sales by state? I think in California green HOV stickers (Volt,PIP) are beating white HOV stickers (LEAF). It is quite possible Tesla Model S will out sell the LEAF if things don't improve for the LEAF. I wonder how many people are waiting for the 2013 LEAF since there are...

Interesting article about the LEAF and electric cars in general. http://insidepenton.com/electronic_design/EDK_120621_DE.pdf

I leased my car. After the one year battery test gave me five stars I paid off my lease and now own the car. If you want to pay off the lease go to the original dealer since I tried at a closer dealer and they wanted to charge me $500 and do a safety inspection.

I think Tesla said they will support 120 and 240 V wall outlets and J1772. I don't think they have said they will or they won't support a CHAdeMO adapter. I would guess it depends how many actually get deployed. So far they are way behind and the new J1772 DC plug is challenging the...

Tesla has solved the bricking issue on the Model S. " For example, a Model S battery parked with 50 percent charge would approach full discharge only after about 12 months. Model S batteries also have the ability to protect themselves as they approach very low charge levels by going into a...

I could image these charging stations being a home for retired Tesla car battery packs. They could charge from either the solar panels or the night rate electricity. This could even out the demand to the grid since I don't know if you would want to have 90 kW of solar panels to cover the...

I don't know why you say Tesla S is not QC friendly? They have a "Supercharger" DC charge feature. It allows 90 kW which is much more than the 50 kW for the LEAF. It is standard on the 85 kWh battery. All models support 20 kW 240 V AC charging as well which is much more than the 3.3 or 6.6...

Who has the better battery technology to build a car like the Tesla Model S? It seems Nissan is leaving lots of money on the table by not developing an EV with significantly more range like the Tesla Model S. I think they have all the technology but not the will. Particularly if they don't...

What I am seeing in California is the HOV sticker for the PiP and Volt is really killing interest in the LEAF. At work we have three new PiPs and three new Volts with green HOV stickers in the last two months. We even have a CODA. But no new LEAFs.

In California people now have the option to get a plug-in Prius or Volt for the HOV sticker. This may have reduced the interest in the LEAF.

Last I read Honda no longer supports home CNG stations citing a water in the gas issue.

As LEAF owner I seem to feel we have some priority over plug-in hybrids at charging stations. We did until GM had the EV law changed so anything that can be charged has the same priority as long as it is charging.

In California new Volts will qualify for green HOV stickers. I wonder how this will change the equation for Volt vs. LEAF? The plug-in Prius is available this month as well so that will have a green HOV sticker as well. This will increase the competition for public charge ports.

I am surprised to see how few people mention the HOV stickers since that has been a big difference to me. Only now does the Volt qualify and then for a limited time. Otherwise having driven a Prius it seemed time to make the next step. The Volt doesn't really move us to an electric future...

Yes we will add a Tesla S next year and keep the LEAF. Then our Lexus hybrid will be the long trip car which doesn't get much use. I went to the Fremont factory tour and was sold on the car. I would be interested in a Nissan car with more range but so far Nissan seems to be years away...

I specifically asked Mark about Chademo vs. SAE L3. He said Nissan is staying with Chademo. In a separate thread it looks like they will be adding inductive charging under the vehicle in 2014.

Has anyone tried the GoPoint GL1? For less than $100 you can use your iPhone to read the OBD-II data port with software included. http://gopointtech.com/products/gl1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It is not clear how much software support would be provided for LEAF unique...

I love my LEAF but I want more range. I was there Sunday. They repeated the event for the Bay Area crowd. Certainly it was a great event for engineers since you got to talk to several engineers who are designing various parts of the car. They were very open about everything...