Recent content by mckemie

My battery has degraded to the point of not being usable. Some history here: http://www.evalbum.com/3888" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Of course, Nissan and the dealer tell me all is "normal".

I'll comment that the "bars" are about the most asinine way to present energy and capacity I can imagine. I have lost one bar from the outer ring. The "gid" measure is consistent and seems reliable. When I added the "83%" line to my sig, that was data from the gidmeter. Now, I am at about...

I am surprised that the apparent mistake Nissan made in battery chemistry choice is not more discussed here. When I bought my Leaf, I knew that LiMn batteries were, in general, not nearly as trouble free or as long lived as LiFePo. But, I figured "Nissan must know what they're doing" and...

Since Enginer has solved the main problems, it seems a small step to make a trailer with a significant size battery. Just install the wiring in the Leaf and then a connector to the trailer. The trailer could be 40kwh for about 1000 pounds or 80kwh for about 2000 pounds. It might need to be...

Today, 8/4/12, we are at about 18k miles; the car has been on the road for about 14 months. Here is my battery situation: date odometer GIDs @ 80% GIDS @ 100% 4/5/12 ~14k miles 212 256 8/4/12 ~18k miles 192 231 We are...

I recently made a trip to Houston (just beyound Sugarland) from near Lockhart and back in my 150 mile conversion. We charged overnight in Columbus at an RV campground. RV campgrounds are a GREAT charging source! Since that trip I've acquired a 10kw charger which nearly maxes out 50 amp RV...

I suspect that anyone who operated their Leaf in Texas last summer has lost significant battery capacity. No matter what their "bars" say. I took delivery last June and now have 17k+ miles. Last summer (~100 100 deg days) we drove many 90+ mile days dictating 100% charges. The car was driven...

This morning, 6/14/12, a full charge gave me only 242 gids. About 86% of "full". 80% charges have recently been giving me ~204 gids. Today's full charge indicates only 106 miles on the SMRD; I would normally expect to see 115-125 miles on the SMRD after a full charge. The crappy "bar"...

In late May, I find my SOC meter reading 242 on 100% and 204 on 80% charges. It looks like I failed to report gids for 80% when I first received my meter but it was around 212. We now have 15-16k on the odometer. I hope my readings continue to decline so I can get my battery fixed at no cost...

I just charged to 100% after receiving my SOC meter a few ways ago. 256. Slightly alarming. Range has always seemed acceptable. We now have 14k miles and charged to 100% for the first 10-12k miles. Then, it dawned on me that 80% would suffice for most of our trips. We now charge to 100%...

I had my first RV park charging experience a few weeks ago. I had a ~240 mile trip to do. With the Leaf, it would have taken two charging stops. With my 150+ mile conversion, one charge stop was enough. The RV park, which I presume is typical, had several GFI outlets along with breakers in...

Read that, thanks for the direction. Two thoughts here: 1) I guess you do not have an upgraded Panasonic? Else, you would have reported the results of attempted 240v charging with it. 2) This is likely a problem associated with the J1772 crap. A problem you would not have it we could just...

I'm 30 miles south of Austin and have also been seeing wet weather the past few weeks. My Schneider unit is mounted just a foot or so around the corner of a doorless barn opening. It is protected from blowing rain but does get damp in wet weather. The cord reaches outside so that a car can be...

Egg on my face! For this morning, my timer was set to mid-night. So, it probably took 5.5 hours to fully charge, not 3.5. Sorry for the confusion.

I don't measure energy/power from the wall. And, of course, the Leaf won't tell me anything about battery energy. "less than 10 miles" I said. The first low battery warning comes at 10 miles on the SMRD. After that, I have 15-20 miles to turtle. So, it wasn't alarmingly low; we do not...