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For her public service project, my daughter is attempting to promote the visibility and knowledge of EVs here in Lakeland / Central Florida. It will be open to any EV or Plug-In Hybrid, and will be on Earth Day, which this year is Sunday, 4/22/18 in Downtown Lakeland. So far we haven't set a...

This was an interesting situation today, both spaces were taken at the Kohls L2 EVSE in Lakeland. So I pulled into the space next to the Fiat 500e, making three cars there. At first I didn't know the Fiat was electric, until I saw the lady pulling the L1 charger out of the hatchback area. She...

OK, on the 2011 LEAF it is stated as 80 lb.-ft. (Well, actually the Owner's Manual lists the units incorrectly as ft-lb, but that's another debate discussed here: http://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/2013/10/24/foot-pounds-and-pound-feet-whats-the-difference/ ) Now, it seems the more recent...

Hopefully not too frivolous to post in this section. :D Top 10 Benefits of a 2011 7-Capacity-Bar-Loser LEAF 10) That "worthless thing" on the hatchback has now become a PV range extender. 9) The GOM now thinks my driveway is 5 miles long. 8) I no longer have to worry if the A/C or Heat...

I got a couple of electric meters recently, and before I buy the box and setting everything up, I was wondering if there was some way to test them and make sure they work. I tried to see if there was a video somewhere, but mostly they are testing installed electric company meters for accuracy...

I'm wondering if anybody is being forced to join a demand rate (kw/time) schedule because they have grid-tied solar. The local utility here is trying to do that, with the "justification" the usual that interconnected solar customers use the grid "for free" as a storage battery and are thus...

OK, I keep thinking I'll find this information, but so far I haven't, so I'm hoping someone here can help. I thought the warranty settlement was supposed to be if the remaining battery capacity dropped under 70%. But, then it says the LEAF must be down 4 capacity bars, which gives apparently a...

I'm wondering if the experts think this would be safe to do. I'm wanting to charge a 357ah 12V flooded PbA battery. I have a very small 0.8a 12V trickle charger, but of course that really won't do anything, especially since it is time limited. So, is it possible to use the LEAF to "jump" the...

I'm not sure if this has been asked before, I tried to search but came up with 8000 answers. I've gotten a few DC Fast Charges, and the screen displays the state of charge when first connected. I'm wondering if that number is considered accurate. I'm wondering because the 2011 LEAF I have...

I have just managed to get my Level 2 EVSE installed and working. But I had noticed previously that the electric company in my area, Lakeland Electric, mandates that any Level 2 charging is to be on a separate TOU rate, and separately metered. So I'm wondering if people have run into this...

I am needing a bit of help figuring out what to do. I had everything set up, with a 50 amp outlet on the back wall of the garage, years ago planning for an electric vehicle (I had an S10-EV but that's another story). I never expected that the vehicle would have to sit outside overnight because...

I admit this is a basic question, but I searched and didn't find a definitive answer. Are "service months" for a demo counted from the date of manufacture, the date the dealership got it, or the date I got it?

For the first time I found another car using the EVSE I was hoping to use. This is a free public charger, although parking rates were in effect for another forty minutes. I was planning on charging for about 45 minutes to an hour, while waiting in my car, and it was not a desperately needed...

I wish I would have noticed this a few days earlier, but there is still time. If you live in an area with a Publix, you can purchase a $50 Lowes gift card for $40 with $25 purchase at Publix. Now, combine that with a 10% moving discount coupon from Lowes, and you should be able to save as much...

I definitely apologize if the definitions are out there, as I remember reading something either today or yesterday where somebody helped define several for somebody new. But no matter what I searched for, I couldn't find what I had read. However, could there be one "Definitions Thread" where...

I was wondering if anybody who owns a Leaf and insures with Progressive has used the Snapshot device successfully, or if there is a compatibility issue somehow.

First, I am currently a Prius owner with a Hymotion kit installed, and this is my first post here for the Nissan Leaf. I started to consider switching the 2nd Prius for the Nissan Leaf, and that is why I'm posting. I don't want to dim any enthusiasm for the Leaf, but if people have put a 100%...