Using the 4th character of the VIN is probably all I need (B = 30kWh, A=24kWh), but is there a functioning VIN checker / tag maker? the cpo.nissan one seems to have been disabled.
My tyvek-envelope barrier (which stops snow sliding down the hood into the charger port) is going strong after a year.
It simply spans between the underside of the long edge of the charge port door to the top edge of the port area. It is fastened with a mix of blue masking tape and tucking...
Green Car Reports says that mid-year the S got the same 30kWh battery as the SL/SV.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1106593_nissan-leaf-s-quietly-gets-30-kwh-battery-upgrade-higher-price
This essentially admits that the 25kWh battery has stopped production. So is there a stockpile of 25...
Boston metro uses tall, square granite curbs with a sharp edge (when new). Apparently life cycle costs are way better for granite --. Which can last 100+ years here despite the freeze-thaw cycles and salt. after 50 years the edge gets smoothed/polished--so most of it is fine, but when new it is...
Is there a good option out there that combines low(ish)/reasonable price and better efficiency (low mass / better aero) for upgrading a model S with ugly (and worn) rims?
Anyone else have the problem that repeated parallel-parking contact of the rear passenger wheel has bent/crimped the edge of the 16" wheel (these are aluminum, right? I have a 2013 S with plastic hubcaps over ugly wheels).
What would you do about 3" worth of damage that sometimes causes the...
Congrats on your purchase.
Sounds like a great deal (My 2013 S with fast charge & backup was $10.5k a last Oct at 29k miles).
I was a devoted LeafSpy user, and at about the same numbers you are now I started fearing my first pip loss--and it still hasn't come 6k miles later so I've stopped...
We seem to stumble into doing things mostly right: in advance of busy Saturday driving, we have been in the habit of charging to 100% in our Fri-Sat nightly cycle, and on your recommendation, we'll make sure we continue this.
^Thanks! We're daily drivers, and Boston area temps at night/morning (when charge is full) rarely exceed 80F, but just in case, we've defaulted to 80% for our first July & August (with our used 2013 Leaf previously domiciled in Atlanta). So I'm feeling pretty good. Haven't checked GIDs in a...
I am trying to chase down the same (?) rattle. As I drive it is a gentle occasional noise that, in words might be spelled "cha-link-a"
I get a very similar noise while parked when I lift the hatch---when the hatch is 1' to 2' up/open it almost sounds like a marble rolls or the hatch latch...
How about:
1)a tray (plastic toboggan?) of cold tap water slid under the car or that the car parks over. Goal is for the water to trap heat radiating from the battery
2) a swamp cooler or garden hose mist spray (assumes it is in a driveway). I have an asphalt pad that I park my Leaf on. My goal...
That's exactly what I wanted to know, except what's the new term? Month to month with a monthly mileage allowance or was there an annual term? 2 free months is either 4% or 8% off paid "up front". If all it did was get you to a 2016 (and its 20% bigger battery) or 2017 (and 200mi?), it seems...