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I've just finished wiring in an inverter so I can use our 2016 leaf to power the house during power cuts. I did it in the usual way, by tapping into the 12V system (more on that below). Now, you know the "energy information" screen, that has a big gauge for the power consumption of the traction...

On many electronics, it is commonly believed that draining the battery until the device dies helps to "recalibrate" the fuel gauge. I've heard mention of this with the leafs as well. It makes a bit of sense - we all know the BMS is just trying to guess true SOC and the only way for it to know...

I have the Leaf in the garage and a simple system to use it to power the house in emergencies (basically a suitably-fused 12V inverter across the leaf's "starter" battery. Inverter's output then feeds the house via a transfer switch). There is WiFi in the garage (powered by the house or the...

My 2022 40kWh leaf has a good GOM - very linear. My short commute always costs me about 3% indicated battery charge each way. We just bought a 2016 24kWh leaf for my wife and the GOM drains nonlinearly. It falls quickly in the upper percentages and slowly at the bottom. For example, if it's at...

We just got a good deal on a used leaf with very low mileage. Previous owner left it abandoned in a garage for a year and one of the cells seems to have self-discharged more than the rest and is now sitting at 50mV lower than the rest of the pack. I've tested at full charge and at 25% indicated...

My wife's old shape (2016) leaf had the passenger door slammed forward by a gust of strong wind as she was exiting, and now the door makes a dull "thud" noise when closed that it didn't before. It seems that the end is now sagging about 5mm, so the top of the latch slot of is hitting the...

Has anyone figured out a way to bypass the limitation where the leaf's onboard charger is disabled when in "ready to drive" mode? I know there are workarounds to adding external power on the move, like tapping into the 400V cabling between the battery and drive inverter, or using an...

Found this leaf locally for €11k (for reference, a brand new leaf is currently €39k locally but gets a €12k govt grant for a final cost of €27k). It's a 2017 with the full spec (locally called Tekna, with 360° cameras, and heated seats). Owner found themselves in a situation where they didn't...

As you might have guessed from the title, I'm looking to use my Leafs (a 2022 40kWh and a 2016 24kWh) as a backup power source for when there are powercuts, because they are a lot more silent and less smelly than my backup petrol generator. From reading these forums, it's clear that a...

I just bought a used 2016 leaf where the previous owner had fitted some aftermarket LEDs in place of the halogen bulbs. The beam pattern was all wrong (lenses not designed for the LEDs) so until I could look at a long-term solution I tried to adjust the beam horizontally to stop blinding...

I want to buy a variable-power EVSE cable so I can charge my leaf iny generator in an emergency (my generator only outputs 2000W at 240V so I was thinking 6A or 8A would be comfortable for it). Buying an EVSE just for that seemed like a waste of money but on further research I found some models...

I have a brand new 40kWh 2022 Leaf, with the navigation system option but without ProPilot and without the Bose sub. I'm looking to hear how other drivers have set up their audio settings. Basically, to me it sounds like something's missing from the stock sound, and for over two months I've...

I just got a brand new MY22 leaf, 40kWh with N-Connecta trim (so it has adaptive cruise control and a navigation system, but not pro pilot). As the title says, I find the ACC a little violent. I'm using it in city stop-and-go traffic, but it has a tendency to sort-of not realise the car in...

Had my leaf for 2 weeks so far and realized I couldn't figure out how to move the car around in the garage by hand. Our garage is just barely long enough for two cars, so with the ICE I normally get close enough for the parking sensors to give a continuous beep (maybe 30cm gap), then turn off...

Just took delivery of a new MY22 40kWh N-Connecta leaf. I'm in Malta so the dealer specced an interesting set of accessories that are different to what you usually see - it came with a spare tyre slung under the car, the boot liner, boot boxes and a cargo tray (parcel shelf in UK lingo). I...

I'm not an EV owner, but currently doing my research to see whether I can switch over the coming years. One question I have is, does the leaf allow the possibility of limiting the charge current to around 1kW? Reason being, most small portable generators deliver around that much power and it...