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I have been using the Schneider EV2430WS EVSE for 10.5 years. I had one failure about 2 years ago. The terminals from the charge cable to the relay had failed so I replaced them. I think the problem was when the cable was pulled to alternate sides of the unit, the terminal would shift. So I...

Asperger's is a very narrow disability. It is a mild autistic spectrum disorder which is a characteristic of many great people of history Einstein, Newton, etc. She is quoted as says she finds it an asset in her role, and that is certainly believable. I am not an expert on this subject other...

I was there in the midst of the march and rally with Greta Thunberg in NYC. The speech she gave was quite different at the rally compared to the UN speech. She was quite composed and to the point at the rally. I don't know what happened to her at the UN. I had hoped she would be more like...

So I kept the Carvana LEAF. The axle spine TSB was performed by the dealer under warranty. They gave me an argument at first about it being covered under warranty, but of course this is a drive train issue and is covered for 5 years. Carvana is sending me $75 for detailing for the white...

Maybe I got his car! A burgundy from Fremont, CA :lol:

I just bought a 2016 LEAF S also. It is actually my 3rd EV. It will be used by my daughter to commute, 20 miles each way, to college. I bought it from Carvana mainly because of a lack of locally available used LEAFs. One downside is that it came from California (SF area) and doesn't have the...

Great News. The Carvana LEAF battery capacity is at the high end of my expectation. The SOH was actually trending up on the 2nd day of ownership and after a QC it is, as expected, much better. Here are the numbers from LEAF Spy: SOH Hx...

I don't think Carvana would do that. It would be a bit of a conspiracy for them to be doing that. They'll be sorry if they are doing that and I catch them :x . I'll be sure to check the capacity every way I can before the 7 day return period is up. Does the reset change the SOH number...

I requested a pic of the dash and it shows 12 bars :D . The outside temperature in AZ was 99F when they took the pic. Glad to see the SOC was 39%.

It's a 24KWH. Fremont, CA average high for today is 82F, same as here on Long Island. Do we really know if the Lizard vs Canary battery does much better in a mild climate though?

I find the 68% fairly accurate. My daughter uses the car and is reporting 70 GOM miles with her somewhat slow driving. I think I would get 58 miles on the highway.

San Francisco area was the location of the first owner. Oddly, I found out today the car is now in AZ. Carvana charges between 0 and $499 shipping and this one has free shipping, WTF. There are many 2016s from the San Francisco area right now. About 30-40% are from hot climates. I asked...

I have a 1/2013 build LEAF S. I lost the first bar at 45,000 miles but I seem to have been piling on the miles faster than this car. I was at 80% SOH at 54,000 miles and 10 months after the first bar dropped. I am now at 68% at 63,800 miles. For the most part, I was quite conscientious about...

I am buying a 2016 LEAF S with 24KWH battery from Carvana. Here are the known battery degradation factors: Build Date: 10/07/2015 :| Location: San Francisco bay area :) Odometer: 22,568 miles :) Regular dealer service may be a good sign? :? No cosmetic issues with car. Is this...

My January 2013 build LEAF S still has 10 bars at 62308 miles. Leaf Spy shows 47.81 AHr, SOH=73.1%, Hx=65.13%. I suppose I did better than average by babying the battery. The only abusive thing I did was repeated QC on road trips in August a few times. On the last road trip I think I stopped...