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I drive up to a local mountain town about once per week; it is a 600m climb (2000ft) over only 8km (5miles). Most of the climb is done at about 70km/hr (45mph). During the winter I started noticing the occasional "clunk" sound from the battery, seemingly under my seat, just a minute after I...

Hello fellow BC EV/PHEV owners, I stumbled on a thread at the Tesla Motors Club forum (Cdn sub-forum) on the possibility that the BC CEV program was coming back for 2015. Sure enough, there is a small blurb on page 22 of the BC Budget...

Hello all, I started a blog a few months ago and have kept most of the posts relevant to my local region, the Kootenays of BC. I am located in the West Kootenays, and there is very little infrastructure to speak of and pretty much no EVs. I am the only Leaf owner that I am aware of, and have...

I think I own the first BEV in the West Kootenays of BC. There is currently very limited public charging at this point (only Rossland has a public station). I have had a lot of interest and some good conversations with people on the street when they see my car. I see this area as prime for...

Nissan, I understand the apparent reason that you removed the ability to have the 2014 model car stop charging at 80% (to avoid the way EPA tested range on the earlier model[s]); however, I REALLY NEED THIS FEATURE! Scenario: I drive to a mountain town a few times per week and have to charge...

I am planning a trip from Vancouver to Nelson - in fact this will hopefully be a trip that I make home successfully with my first Leaf. I've put some time into researching the car, and using the range chart (I believe from Tony on this forum?), I put together a spreadsheet for the specific...