Recent content by GrumpyCabbie

Well I like his honesty! But that's about it. It does sound to me like they're getting a little worried.

But NOT in the UK which is why I ask if Nissan UK have lost the plot. If they DID provide a QC at all their dealers then all the better. UK Leaf owners are finding that the QC's at dealers are often not working (despite being informed by the Leafs satnav as being online. Also they are finding...

Maybe I'm just not getting this but I think Nissan UK have lost the plot - completely; http://www.cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/nissan-trials-courtesy-bikes-instead-of-cars-for-leaf-owners/52538 So rather than provide another Leaf as a courtesy car when yours is in for service they're...

Only in London. Oh and they're called black cabs but can be any colour and are often covered in advertising. Where I am in the UK they're a bit more flexible on which vehicle you can use but not the paint job - so manufacturers colours only and no advertising. Do like the idea of the GreenCab...

You know I'm a cabbie with an eco conscience. Well, presently I work for a co-operative of drivers in my town but have a good number of loyal customers and more than a few who have suggested I start a 'green' taxi fleet of my own. Well with times being hard over here in the UK (still) I have...

Ah you've not included the UK. We are officially metric (sort of) but still have miles and miles per hour and fuel economy is measured in miles per gallon - though its the larger UK gallon (4.54 litres) not the smaller US gallon (3.7 liters). Bridges will still have the height measured in feet...

I was going to mention this when I posted my pics. The lower central stop light is in fact a high intensity rear fog light as required by EU legislation.

The model shown on the website is for information only and does not reflect the UK specification model at all. The UK Leaf is RHD and differs slightly from the model shown in the 3d simulator and the display notes miles per hour, but temperatures are in celcius. Note that the European/UK Leafs...

Clarkson is just in a grump because he's getting booted out of the family home because he's had an affair! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8515102/Jeremy-Clarkson-in-favour-of-super-injunctions.html Perhaps his wife has a thing for EV's?

You're right - soft of. Being a cabbie I get asked questions about my Prius taxi all the time. Most people often refer to the rubbish Clarkson (TopGear) has spouted and are surprised to find that I do get more than 30 mpg, that the car is quick and that the batteries don't need to be replaced...

ha ha ha. Lack of charging insfrastructure in Lincoln? There's a lack of everything in Lincoln. I don't know what the equivalent of Lincoln is in the USA but think of a remote agricutural backwater in the middle of nowhere and you get the idea. It's like saying there's no gas station at the...

My thoughts too. How about an off roading session in Lamborghini's and Ferrari's? Or maybe a daily commute into the city using these vehicles? It's just the same old nonsense from Clarkson. He hates electrical vehicles (being a good friend of the Sultan of Brunei) and tries to find their weak...

lol, I assume you mean cooler as in climate :) So one fast charge a day would be OK? There wouldn't be an issue with a 30 min fast charge once a day in 5 days out of 7 with only a small loss of service life of the battery? You say the question of miles a year comes into the service life. I'm...

That sounds pretty much the same as me, though my average trip is about 2-3 miles including getting to the address (small compact UK town). I really do worry what damage one 30 min fast charge would do to the car if used daily or even 2 or 3 times a week. Otherwise I think the Leaf would be an...

Because he's behind on his mortgage payments and he's bored of chasing ambulances? ;) I also imagine he's a bore at parties too!