Recent content by Vincerama

I have the 2011 Leaf. I start the day fully charged with between 50-68 mile range. My bars .... eight. Last week, I was at a stop light and for a lark glanced at the bars and thought "I wonder how many more miles before I hit 8 bars, since I think I only have 2-3 months left on the battery...

Would a power strip work? They typically have switched on it, so you can avoid any "phantom loads"

I was unplugging it every day. Or rather, I was unplugging the 12 gauge extension cord every day. I felt it might be using power, and also I didn't want to leave the cord powered. I got sick of doing this, and the only outlet I could access anyway was on the ceiling of the garage (garage door...

ID3 tag stuff. I'm running Windows 7, I can right click on an mp3 file, select "properties", select the "Details" tab, then click on a field labelled "#" (the pound sign, or if you're young the "hashtag") and you can edit it (I think). I believe that controls the order of play. Give it a try...

Yes, thank you! I went to Lowes yesterday and bought it, and it fits and works very well! An excellent solution!

Hmm, I just posted a similar tip, but what I did to help out was use white nail polish to outline the charge port, it makes it way easier to "aim" the plug in dim light. I'm heading to Lowes for some house paint (to paint my clipper creek L2 charger's electrical connection cord, which is black)...

There's a button in that button cluster on the left side of the steering wheel, it has some icon on it, but I htink you press it to disable it. I've not had my Leaf for long, but wondered what the sound was. I should give a listen. Doesn't bother me, whatever it is. I thought it was the...

HOLY CRAP 5 cents/kWh!!!! I pay 30 cents at max tier (California). I need to switch to Time of Use.

Thanks for this tip! I am now using that technique for all my extension cords!

OK so I park my Leaf on the driveway, and by the time I get home (lately) it's dark out with only the driveway light on. I find that when it comes time to plug in the car, I can't see the charging port very easily. So I took some white nail polish and "painted" the outline of the port so I...

I can't fold the seats down, as I have booster seats in them, but that's a good idea as well!

Well, where can you actually park where you can use the EVSE that isn't at your home, your friend's home or work? And is it at risk in those places? Public parking generally won't just let people plug stuff in without permission. I agree with making it as unappealingly utilitarian looking as...

Leasing make sense. Get a new battery with each new lease! But if you commute, then check how many miles you are allowed per year. Leasing forever makes less sense financially. I bought a used car, not sure if I should have, but I'll put on more miles than a lease would allow for without penalty.

What do people mean when they talk about the "opt out code", like some sort of opting out of a battery warranty or something? I bought a used 2011 Leaf with 9 bars, what am I looking for in terms of this code and what does it mean? Thanks! Newbie, I know, but how the heck is anyone supposed...

IN the SF Bay Area, there seems to be two major "subscription" services. Well, not really subscription, but membership charge stations. One is "Blink" and one is "Chargepoint". Blink, you sign up and they send you a card, which you pay off from a credit card or whatever, Chargepoint charges your...