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Is your EVSE still Available ? How do you want to be paid ? Mark

I have a 2012 SL with 40500 miles. At around 36K the 12th bar disappeared after charging to 100% but it returned after driving a bit. This behavior has continued. I have really "babied" this battery charging to 80% most of the time and starting charge at 4AM to keep temps down. The range...

My 2012 Leaf SL finally lost its first bar at 34,391 miles. The 80% charge had been varying between 7 and the normal 8 bars for a few months.

My 2012 SL (delivered Dec 2012) has just under 34K. It shows all 12 capacity bars and has a practical range of 55 miles. If I drive only highway it is closer to 40 miles. Tires are now Michelin. The range has degraded as I used to be able to make a 78 mile round trip using 11 bars. Now...

Back in 2010 my system (8Kw Panels & 7Kw inverter) cost $4.42 / Watt. It worked out to $3.09 after all the incentives. Of course the price of panels dropped in a major way the following years. The pure materials cost is now under $2.00 a watt so the rest is going to the installation company...

I used to reliably get a little better than 6 miles per bar. With almost 30K on my 24 month old leaf I get about 5 when averaging the first 10 bars. My battery also is still at 12 bars and its second battery check resulted in 5 stars in all categories. I usually charge to 80% but now often...

With 29k on my 2012 I can plan on going about 60 miles with about 50% being highway at 60mph.

Regarding the PSI you should set you tires to .......... Back when I was running autocross many years ago an "old timer" taught me how to set my tire pressures to account for the tires characteristics, weight balance and driving style. Using white shoe polish make a few marks on the tread...

My point is that even though your bill says are paying a certain amount per KWh the taxes and fees can double that amount. The other fees are all percentage of KWh used I have not seen any leveling of any of the many fees. (Think "all this for $19.99*" ..................... *plus $18.00...

Recheck your math. I "pay" $0.08/KWh but when I divide the total electrical bill by the total KWh consumed it comes to almost $0.20 !!! In my case the Leaf costs about 1/3 per mile than the car it replaced when only the "fuel" cost is considered.

The question about not being able to go from the DC that the PV panels produce directly into the batteries of our EVs is valid. The major reason why this is not practical is that the inverters that these systems are designed to use require significantly lower input voltage than a EV battery is...

I had my EVSE upgraded after one month of L1 charging my 2012. I have 27k miles now and it is my main way of charging at home (240v) and on the road (L1). I have a box that I keep it in with a 12Ga extension cord to make the transfer a non issue. It has worked flawlessly. No issues.

The one area that could use undercoating is the front and top portion of the rear wheel wells. My car was so loud when driving in rain that rear seat passengers said it was like someone was spraying a hose under their outside elbows. Several coats of a high quality bed-liner material took care...

I have a 2012 SL that I took delivery of in December of 12. I have a 78 Mile commute with the ability to plug in L1 at work. Now with 26,000 miles on the car the range is definitely shorter. I charged 80% the first year even in the winter. By the second winter I found that 100% was needed...

My 77 Mi round trip commute is not possible without L1 charging at work during winter months. (I have done it in the summer on a single 100% charge) During winter I charge to 100% otherwise I only charge to 80%. It is pretty easy to figure out when to change charge level based on how many...

This would be a really smart firmware upgrade from Nissan. Even if they aimed for a 50 degree (F) target I am sure the system would not be able to reach it when the ambient temp is single digits.

The recent cold spell here in Connecticut has made my 77 mi RT commute a bit more of a challenge. My 12 SL has over 18k on it so I am sure that there is some battery degradation even though it is showing 12 bars. I normally charge to 80% but now I have to use 100%. to make it back home with a...

I am having the same issue. Last data is 12/4

In CT we are paying about 10 cents a Kw/Hr before delivery and fees. If you divide your bill amount by the Kilowatt/Hours used you will find your "delivered" price. In CT with CL&P it works out to about TWENTY CENTS per KwH. Please be careful in how you compute your costs. I have had my...

Divide your total electric bill by the number of KWH used. this is what it costs you ! In CT it is almost double the KWH rate with all the taxes and charges.