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It's about $1.25 a mile generally to move it. Just add it into your cost and see if it works.

That is the Toyota recommended method of replacing the spark plugs. Just like on the Gen-2. However you don't have to do that at all. You can get to them all without removing a darn thing as long as you have the right socket attachments and the ability to blindly place components without...

I'd assume that applies to Hawaii too... Guam? Alaska? Why would JFK to LAX be "better" to fly than JFK to YYZ? There would be a lot more flights to border towns in Mexico and Canada. Basically the average person wouldn't ever leave the country and those that already do, will continue to do so...

To someone who circumnavigates the globe tens of times a year, those that don't fly are very much closer to hermits than those that do. It's all relative. I put my resources and energy into making the planet better on large scales, not small scale individualistic choices. But when I can do...

Not just cell phone chargers. Everything plugged into the wall that consumes less than a couple hundred watts. Chargers yes. That microwave. TV's. Overhead light fixtures. The point is not to make you have to unplug it, because people don't. The point is that while it is plugged in and always...

Yes I have my EV and other hybrids because they are a better option environmentally than alternatives. I get no special treatment (no HOV lanes, no closer parking, etc) and drive them just because I want to. My carbon footprint is big, I know that. But I am not going to go live off-grid in the...

On traditional airlines (excluding Southwest in the US or RyanAir etc) economy seats generally lose money per seat on ticket price or in some cases barely break even. That's why you have so many fees and extras added on now. The business class and first class seats make the money. The economy...

As mentioned, the bad emissions per passenger per miles flown, flying is better than driving. And first class vs. economy is silly. It comes down to "per passenger". An all business class aircraft (like some that exist on the LHR to JFK and JFK to LAX routes) takes that into consideration based...

Sorry, no idea for the Leaf. I've always just made a new hole with a new rated grommet. I always find that the original ones are *just* the size to fit the OE harnesses and you'd be overstressing the bundle with a nice large 4awg power wire or something like that in addition to what was already...

Even though Leaf dealer guy was obviously an idiot saying the car has 30kv in it, he has a point with the cutting. If the wire is live and cut, the metal tool to cut will short to the other wires also being cut at the same time. Unless you think the vandals were nice enough to cut each wire...

This is really not a new thing. Almost all dealerships have a "no code, no problem" attitude to car repair. In your case, a "range test" is sort of meaningless unless you have a flat track you can go around at a constant speed and not fall asleep. In my area, it takes twice as much power to go...

Don't have to be at fault. If the car is stolen you need full coverage. If the car is broken into, you need full coverage. if the interest rate is less than 8%, take the money. At 0%, it is free money.

Anyone have a picture of where the main charge cable goes under the hood? Looks like straight out from the inlet to the back of the hood then towards the passenger side and up towards... something? I'm hoping to pop-off a cover so I can put on some test point terminals to the same places...

Yep, I've seen that page and it is what I would expect. I haven't actually hooked up the scope to look but that's my next step.

That actually makes sense. How do you as a EVSE report a diode test failure to the user / vehicle since it's not part of the spec'd reports... I guess it could be (EVSE) MFR specific.

Not really since the manual doesn't describe abnormal behaviour. If there is a broken component, like the diode for the check, does that materialize as the car thinking the handle is not connected properly and therefore the 3 blinks. As I said in my 2nd paragraph in the original post:

Yes but as I described in my original post, this has nothing to do with that. The J1772 receptacle will accept and charge with the L1 EVSE that comes with the car as well as AV/Nissan L2 EVSE's with no issues. Some of the Chargepoint chargers just make it blink. Plugging into another vehicle...

Yes, thankyou. I am very familiar with DMMs. I'm an EE with a decade of experience designing power semiconductors. But this is great info for some people to have. I think I may have a temperature dependent failure as after cold soaking, it doesn't always connect properly, which can happen to...

I did test as per the instructions but I am not sure what I'm looking for. To be clear, I'm an EE so I have no problem with the measurements or understanding what it's doing. But I've seen measurements in the 60kohm to 100kohm range. And some in the 5kohm range. It just says "infinite" or...

Hello all, My 2013 Leaf won't charge on the Chargepoint chargers around here. It will charge on the included L1 EVSE, the AV/Nissan L2 EVSE's, and of course the CHAdeMO port. But as of today the Chargepoint charger I was using now will not charge the car. When I plug it in, I get the 3 blue...