Recent content by Graffi

As the Leaf is a local commuting vehicle any savings or economy would be very small, and therefore do not justify the risk. However, with the advent of long distance EV technology drafting could be of some help in the case of strong head-winds. Also, I would not even dream of trying this...

Welcome! More than 4 years in production EV's and a couple of years with an EV conversion. Never plan to get another ICE. In the first 3 months of owning our Tesla Model S 75D we put on over 13,000 miles. Our Leaf took us over 3.5 years to get to 50,000 miles. We are now waiting on our...

It will be totaled for sure. However they will try to low-ball you so keep fighting. Good luck on the new one.

The San Diego EVent is tomorrow at Qualcomm Stadium from 10 am to 3 pm. If you wish to help please be there as soon as possible to 9 am as the volunteer briefing is at 9:30 am. Hope to see you there.

Sounds like Nissan is in the EV business for the long haul. I was telling my wife about some of the Tesla like features such as their version of Auto-pilot and Auto-park. She said "looks like Tesla has competition". I do not think so, not in the Long-Distance travel EV. Only Tesla has a...

We will be at the San Diego EVent at Qualcomm Stadium on Saturday Sept 9, 2017 with our new Tesla Model S 75D. We were planning to be there with our 2013 Nissan Leaf SL also but it was recently rear-ended and totaled by the Insurance Company. 50,000 miles on our Leaf in just over 3.5 years...

Reading through these last few posts I am directed to the little "EYE" on the top of my Laptop. How many of you are concerned with someone remotely watching you through that camera? How many of you have covered that EYE to SPY? As soon as I get a new laptop (had to get a replacement this past...

It is the Electric Utility that is offering the discount, not the dealer. Or shall I say both, as the discount is off of MSRP, not dealer discounted price. Still, it is a wonderful offer, plus the additional Fed and State rebates. In CA that is $20,000 off MSRP for the new Leaf. I am...

Except in the situation where you have completely destroyed your tire, if all you have is a nail or screw stuck in your tire that is causing a slow leak there is no need for a spare tire. You can quickly and easily repair the tire and be on your way in just a few minutes. All you need is a...

This happened to me when our 2013 Leaf was about 6-months old. The nail was in the tread but close to the edge so the tire shop would not patch. I paid $200 for a new tire. Afterwards I remembered that I had a tire repair kit that I had been using for cross-country trips in case of problems...

For you, and others in this same type of situation, If you have a route that you need, or would very much like, to take then another option to look at is scout places you would like to stop at for a couple of hours for anyone that would be willing to give access to a 240v/50a 14-50 outlet. With...

It's not the driving, it is the recharging. Without the Tesla Superchargers travel for longer distances can be very challenging. Where you are there may be a good DCFC network for your trips in your Leaf, but how about driving to Denver, or San Diego, or Dallas? On July 4 we completed a...

+1 to the above. In less than two months we already had 10,000 miles on our Tesla, almost all of it on Superchargers. In three more weeks we have another 2,000 mile trip to the Pacific North West taking us all the way to Rock Springs, WY (the supercharger there is brand new) before heading...

It is not the miles of range that make an EV practical for long distance trips, it is the ability to quickly "refuel", or in our case, recharge. Only Tesla is building a network of Superchargers to allow us to do that. On our trips we drove for 1 to 1.5 hours, then stop at a supercharger to...

True, so very true. However, that still leaves another "lot" of them will be in new locations which will shorten the distances for those legs. As a side note: I do not believe that the vast majority of the Model 3 owners will be using Superchargers, only those using their cars for extended...