Recent content by habu

Maybe the internal rolling resistance decreases a bit as the car puts on miles. New equipment quite often will have a bit more friction internally as parts begin to mesh and wear a bit it goes away. I know the Leaf does not have a transmission or drivetrain so that is a big part of potential...

If I read how scared some people were to buy a Leaf before I bought mine I might have wondered what I was getting into. However the test drive and my desire to stop sending money to OPEC countries was enough to motivate me to buy the car. I have had it 4 months now. I live in Toronto. I drive...

The heated steering wheel feels nice and toasty as do the seats on cars here in Canada

At least 100 of the 2011's have battery warming blankets. All the ones that were allocated to Canada.

I ordered the CHAdeMO port (quick charger) it cost $900 as an option on the 2011 here. The cold weather package was included which is another reason the US cars are not really that great for import. It gets really cold here in Dec Jan and the battery preheater is almost a necessity if you are...

I got mine in Toronto yesterday. I think there are 4 deliveries so far out of the initial 40 reservations. Mine is Blue and has the high voltage charger port. I heard that if you ordered white you will probably have to pick another colour as the whites are all gone.

The tax is HST or harmonized sales tax. It is 13% in Ontario but varies province to province. No Federal tax rebate on EV's in Canada but two provinces give rebates of 8,500 and 8,000 respectively. The MSRP is much higher in Canada. I am trying to get a handle on real selling price for the cars...

The Canadian price was higher than 50,000 USD before the Canadian dollar dropped 13% over the past few weeks, also not all provinces have a rebate. :shock: Cost to land the car in Canada for Nissan is the same as in the US. So there really should not be any difference in price except maybe...

I just got a all in quote for a Leaf in Canada. $43274 for the car and the options (quick charger, cargo mat, floor mats and lock nuts for wheels) It also comes with the winter pack. Plus 183 for some unspecified charge (maybe license) Total 43358 Plus 13% tax Grand total $49,107 Canadian...