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Looks like a good deal, I personally went for the SL at 38.5K and paid 35K out the door with dealer, state fees etc. back in June. NET after federal tax rebate is $22,500 - Can't complain for what you are getting overall right?

are you sure you are entitled to $7500 on a lease? Either way it's a good deal with the utility rebate, unless you commute more than 120 miles a day it's a no brainer. No tax Rebates 3K discount from Nissan I personally don't think rapidgate is hurting sales, it's just EV sales in general...

I paid OTD 35,000 for roughly the same as your setup, mine has one more thing, can't remember. The car comes with the home charger, why do you need a second one? Only thing for Level 2 charging you need to add a 50 AMP outlet and breaker in your garage or outside.

I agree, I think the challenge will be more for Tesla first then Nissan second based on USA sales numbers, but I doubt it will decrease sales anytime soon given that GAS prices have been on the rise this year. What drives sales towards alternative vehicles are gas prices as said here in this...

It's confusing for any new buyer and my dealer was totally clueless how it works which made it a guessing game for the most part until I came here. So anyone in the market is safe with getting the $7500 back in 2018 and into the first QTR of 2019. So if the trend keeps you can expect a rush...

Both are great deals, only thing that got me close to that was no taxes.

With the 4K and 3K rebates which are a big plus and the $7500 tax rebate makes it a no brainer, I am sure only a few qualify when actually purchasing for the 1K new grad discount so congrats! I am only lucky with no sales tax and only was only able to get 2K from Financing at 0%. Also no doc...

2018 LEAF in Question here I agree that more data is needed but what is the real SOC % to go by, I hear 80% but that's based on previous models with different battery sizes. Why not 90% or 95%, I get 100% is a no-no but as said here but charging to a lower number cuts the distance down and one...

I also think it's 2K from NMAC and not 4K and same here some stuff can't be combined but ask the dealer for it anyway and walk if they don't. They are motivated to sell the Leaf's but with gas prices rising I am guess sales pickup soon.

I just got a similar deal which was $35,000 out the door, while I think I over paid by $1,100 at least in our area there is no sales tax so that helped me feel better. SL Package $385100 down to $35750 then another 2K NMAC rebate. 5K down payment and $500 per month for 5 years (0%) The...

I am fairly sure the metal plate is for ARC protection (reason it's also grounded) and required in the USA I think but since I used metal I didn't research it or care much about it like you (different projects). If the silver color is an issue they make the metal covers in all colors for folks...

Wayne, Unless I am missing something it's 5.0 in^3 per lead with 3 leads = 15 + 2.5 for Ground (#10) = 17.5? The double gang box is 25 cu https://www.constructionmonkey.com/calculations/electrical/boxfill

As far as I know the 1-gang PVC Carlon E980EFN FSE Box would be for exterior wall mounting with the use of PVC as needed for exposed wiring in a garage, but they do make a deeper 1 gang box "old work" that probably would work. In the past I have always come across a 2 gang box for a 14-50R but...

I used a plastic box and actually mounted it next to the stud with adding a screw from the side to secure it beyond the plastic tabs so it can't be yanked out. However the metal plate is grounded because the outlet metal frame is grounded by design and when attached with the 4 metal screws it...

I agree on the first point, you want to place it in the right spot but I guess that's almost a given but good to call it out. Second point, in my case I used 6 AWG, but left the 40 AMP breaker for now and will actually order the 50 AMP GFCI shorty for GFCI safety sake. Should something draw...