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I left the car plugged in when leaving for vacation. I would expect to get the 9am message that charging is complete that I get every day because I keep the timer on 8% all the time. However, a few days ago, it started pointing me once an hour for twelve hours or so. And each morning at nine am...

When I brought my Leaf in for one-year maintenance, the dealer said that Nissan now wants to see the car every 6 months to check the battery, rather than the 1 year that's in the instruction manual. I haven't heard this from Nissan themselves. Is this the dealer trying to get paid more, or is...

I could spend $5k and get about 400V/8kWh worth of LiFePO4 batteries into the trunk. (Wouldn't actually take all of the trunk) If I went LiPo, it would actually be cheaper for the same energy storage. This could conceivably extend range by about 30%. I can see a zillion problems with this :-)...

There are a variety of "ICED" flyers for leaving on the windshield of those internal combustion drivers who left their glasses/reading-ability/courtesy at home. I decided to keep mine short and sweet:

When I have power on, but not driving -- either two pushes on power button without brake, or full-on but in park -- there is a dark, growling sound. I'm kind-of curious what this is. It's hard to tell where it's coming from, because it's intermittent for 3-6 seconds, every 20-60 seconds or so...

After driving for six months, I've settled into a routine that has me forget to re-close the lid after disconnecting the charger twice a week, and forget to open the lid before getting out of the car once a week. The reason for the former is that I generally carry a bag in one hand, and unplug...

I really like DRLs (they save lives, and have been required since 1980 in some European countries...) I know I can cover up the daylight sensor to get Auto lights to come on, but that has two potential problems: 1) it turns the nav system to "night" mode 2) it may change the behavior of the...

I'm spending a few days at a conference in the Masonic center (Nob hill) in San Francisco. I'm driving up from Redwood City. Looking on evchargermaps, an "i was there" from a leaf owner in the stockton/sitter garage gave me hope for a pluggable parking spot -- no such luck; only old...

I need to put the seat far back to fit my legs, and then sit straight up to reach the steering wheel. I guess I have long legs and short arms, more like a human than like a gorilla ;-) However, in this position, the head rest protudes into the natural position of the head and neck, forcing me to...

The timers and charging control really needs some usability engineering. It's cumbersome and non-intuitive to set. And I can't even make it do what I want/need. They need to put some real people on that UI! Things I need that it doesn't do: - when opportunity charging, be able to hit the timer...

I purchased my leaf on June 23 (not waiting for the ca tax rebate) Howkever, when i called this week, the DMV doesn't yet know about my car! I contacted the dealer (boardwalk Nissan) and they said they have 30 days to file with the DMV. I know if I sell a car, I have to file title within 5 days...