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A thread I was reading over the weekend got me to thinking, and I tested something out that others might find interesting. In the thread, it was asserted that if you press slightly on the accelerator, such that you are not decelerating and not accelerating, that the car is essentially in...

We just switched my daughter's car seat over from the Latch system to the seat belt, since she's too heavy now for the Latch system. The problem is we can't get out right enough with the belt. It seems like the problem is that the seat belt stalk has a lot of wiggle room in it, so no matter how...

I put snow tires on my OEM 16" rims about 2 months after getting the car (a very late 2013 model year that I got in late 2014), and just bought some 17" rims to put summer tires on - so I'm selling the four original Ecopias. They have less than 2,000 miles on them. The car has less than 5,000...

I put snow tires on my OEM steel wheels, and want to find some 16" alloys to put the OEM tires on for spring/summer/fall. But, this is turning out to be a little more difficult than expected. The issue of brake caliper clearance is making it seem like I couldn't just pick some wheels online that...

According to the efficiency gauge, I generally average between 4.5 and 5.0 miles per kWh. Since the battery has a capacity of 24 kWh, I would expect that my range with a fully charged battery should be in the neighborhood of 108 to 120 miles. But, it generally is closer to 90 miles (once I've...

On Sunday I sold my car of the past 12 years (a 2003 diesel Jetta wagon that I ran on biodiesel), and Monday I leased a "new" (never been sold) Cayenne Red 2013 Leaf S with the quick charge package, for $183 a month - woohoo! I *LOVE* this car. Anyway - so far I'm charging it with the 120V...