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Fair enough. I've had the experience of a completely metal radiant heater unit — not for a car, for a house — that stank for almost a year, apparently because of a machine oil that was applied to some of the (non-moving) parts during manufacture. But I've also had two purifiers that were made...

Right. And if worst comes to worst, I see that there's been an advance in the in-car air purifiers technology. Plugs into the 12-volt and sits under the seat or in the back: http://www.modernalchemyair.com/products/allerair-mobileair-car-air-purifier/ It's not cheap but would probably do the...

Thank you for this Levenkay. I didn't know about these -- a new product I think. I found a place that produces them ("Modern Alchemy") and I'll try some. But I think Nubo's earlier point is worth considering too -- the air volume in the cabin is small, and so the question is how quickly the...

Thank you TimLee and LeftieBiker for this description of the interior off-gassing, and Nubo for comments about air flow and the layout of the heater. These are the same things I've found in other cars and was hoping (without much hope, really) that they'd be different in the Leaf. I had seen...

Thank you Nubo. Do you have access to the full legend for this diagram? Or can I get the diagram somewhere? I'd specifically like to know where the heater and A/C are situated. My guess is they're #7 and #8. If so, then the air is not filtered post-heater and A/C. The fan motor is...

Greetings Leaf Users, First post, just joined. I have no Leaf, but will buy a PEV within the next year and Leaf looks like the best bet by a wide margin. And I joined the forum today to ask one specific question about the Leaf. I can't find the answer in the Manual, which I've downloaded, or...