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I am coming up on the end of my 3 year Leaf lease (mid-Jan 2017) and I am interested in leasing another EV. I'm open to any EV as long as it isn't any smaller than the Leaf. I'm looking for a great deal and I have another car to drive if I need to wait for a deal. When is it likely that a...

My LEAF lease expires in 2017 and I am doing some financial planning so I can potentially buy my next EV with no or minimal financing. I estimate the range of potential purchase price could be anywhere from around $23,000 after $10k in rebates for something like a Gen II LEAF with a 30kW...

I am guessing I am not the only one here that also has a gas guzzling SUV. As much as I love our Leaf, I seem to need the SUV at least every-other week to tow something heavy, drag something big home or need 4WD for exploring or skiing. It is unlikely I ever sell the SUV, but if I do, it...

Leasing my LEAF was a huge departure from my normal "pay it off and drive the wheels off of it" approach. In the end, it was the right decision but I'm not sure I will do it again in 2017 when my lease ends. My question to you is, if in the next few years you could get an EV with 150-200 miles...

The 2013 LEAF has been a game-changer for my wife and I; after 10 months and 10,000 miles, we love the car and can't imagine not having it. We have a couple of other cars but the LEAF has become our primary driver. The LEAF is so cheap to drive that it cost less to lease the LEAF than ride the...

My Leaf is an outside car since it is leased, while the two cars my wife and I own get the garage. I wanted an EVSE mounted inside the garage but needed the capability to get the J1772 handle outside without having to deal with passing the cord under the garage door opening. I started by...

Seeing more and more of this: Maybe it's just me, but I don't see the Plug in Prius as "an electric vehicle." When I search for "legal definition of electric vehicle" I get two main results, including: (1) “a vehicle which is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable...

For as well as I feel the Leaf has been engineered, I was pretty surprised to see my SV model fitted with 55 watt halogen (x2) fog lights. Did they forget this car was electric? Retrofitsource.com was blowing out BMW X5 LED fog lights for a fraction of the retail price. I paid $60 shipped...

I have read all of the DRL threads and have not found the answer I am looking for. I have converted my 55W fog lights to LED and want to use them as DRLs. What I want: fog lights on when car is powered on, but capable of being switched off with the factory stalk-mounted fog light switch...

Can anyone tell me what the approximate temperature ranges are for each temperature bar on the dash display? It was 92 degrees yesterday and I saw 6 temp bars during L2 charging and even several hours after charging. This morning it was only 64 degrees and even after a long freeway commute the...

Anyone know the offset of the 2013+ 17" SL wheels? Leafs with the 17" wheels look much better, IMHO. The 16" models have too much offset and sit too far into the wheel well. Many OEM wheels like the Nissan Juke and various Honda wheels are 45-55mm offset. I found these for $106 each, 17x7...

My wife has a 60-mile commute and her office has agreed to give her the keys to their utility room where she can access a 110V outlet for plugging in the Leaf. Awesome. What I need is a cheap Level 1 EVSE that I can leave in the locked utility room so all she has to do is unlock the door and...

New to my Leaf and curious where (and how far) you have driven your Leaf, leaving from the greater Sacramento area (including Davis, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, etc). With L2 charging available in Jackson in the foothills on Highway 49, I'm thinking of my first 'longer distance' drive...

I have read the owner's manual on how to operate the climate control but it hasn't answered my questions on the most efficient way to heat the cabin. I have a 2013 SV with the hybrid heater and I live in temperate California. Rarely does it even get to freezing. If the inside temperature is...

I have a 12V compressor that pulls 25 amps and has alligator clips that connect straight to a car battery. I understand the Leaf has a current sensing system on the negative terminal and therefore I want the the negative side of the compressor cable connected to the Leaf's ground, not the...

I have a 'free' Chargepoint access card and have used it at a few free Chargepoint sites. My wife wants to drive the Leaf to work for the first time (we just got the Leaf last week) and the Chargepoint site near her office is free for the first 2 hours then $2 after that. Will I need to...

Hi all, A Leaf SV with the LED/QC option and floormats has an MSRP of $34,470 including the $850 destination fee. The car I want is also listed at the same price of $34,470 on the dealership's website. Local dealership is offering 11% off MSRP. 11% off $34,470 is $30,678. Using a money...

I have the flexibility to wait a few months to initiate a lease on a Leaf, the question is, lease now or wait for the 2014 models? I know there are no significant upgrades on the 2014s, my main concern would be cost and whether or not residual values will likely be higher for the 2014s, thus...