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I have posted the Particle code here. Everything is in that one file. The code works, but it has not been reliable. It may be that I need to handle the Wi-Fi with more error-checking and retries, or I need to do more error-checking on the Leaf data received after the vehicle starts. Some of...

On my Canadian 2016 30 kW•h Leaf that wake-up command does reliably wake-up the Car CAN bus. I don't believe the TCU is connected to the EV CAN bus, the TCU is only connected to the Car CAN bus. If the Leaf has a TCU then putting a Climate Control start message onto the Car CAN bus must be...

I posted some detail on starting the Climate Control in my post here (in point 2, after the text "Now for the three 'buttons'").

There was one odd problem where starting the Carloop caused a transient on the serial port (likely because my test-bench power supply was too weak) and this caused a junk character on the serial line to my Arduino display I used during testing. This confused the simple routine I was using to...

I never measured the current draw myself, but the Photon datasheet says average power consumption is 80 mA to 100 mA (higher spikes when the Wi-Fi is used, but that is very brief). I would hope that newer Leaf's automatically charge the 12v battery from the main battery if needed, so power...

I've had my 2016 Leaf SL for over a year now and there are a few things I've wanted to fix: Charging should stop automatically at 80%. I hate that I'm needlessly wearing down my brakes and also the car feels like it is getting away from me with the reduced regenerative braking when the SoC is...

Interesting. While my J1772 says "J-Plug", it does appear to be identical to those great photographs and commentary you posted (though mine is apparently rated for 40 amps and yours says 16 amps, also mine has a small hole in the side, yours doesn't appear to). I did open my J1772 to remove the...

Thanks I had not noticed there is an O ring. I checked and it does seem to be seated properly, way at the back.

I've had my 2016 Leaf SL with an OpenEVSE for more than a year now and one thing I've been considering is lubricating the J1772 plug as I find it takes some force to fully seat or remove it. Do others find this seems to require more force than should be necessary, Maybe the plastic used for my...

Thank you Tony, the metric / 30 kW•h charts are very much appreciated.

Dang, doesn't seem to work for Canadian cars. Rather than the "certified pre-owned" part of the URL (http://cpo.nissanusa.com/nna/), http://Nissan.ca has http://certifiedusednissan.ca/ and after trying different combinations, it looks like Nissan Canada doesn't provide the public with such a VIN...

Thank you, I'll start working on a Carloop Basic solution, looks like there will be a lot to learn, and many features I'd like to include.

Hello bearer, can you tell us more about what you did. I really want to find a way to automatically stop my 2016 Leaf SL charging when it has reached 80% charge. I'm considering using a Carloop to sense when the State of Charge has reached 80% and then use Wi-Fi to send a $FD command to my...

Some have suggested using nail polish to help find the door unlock button. My suggestion is to use clear adhesive-backed bumpers (often used to protect table tops). These are about 1/4" in diameter and you can still see the button icon through it. I used one on the door unlock button and...

Since I rarely have anyone in the rear seats but often have more grocery bags than fit in the back, I use plastic storage bins on the back of the folded-down rear seats (the bins keep the bags from falling over, and more importantly ensure that if something leaks I don't get a mess to deal...

As for many recent car models, the Leaf does not have a keypad to unlock the door if you accidentally lock yourself out. I know that it is supposed to be impossible to lock the fob in the car, but I don't want to be the first to accidentally discover a way. Or maybe some day I'll use the...

Also note that the pull-down for colour selection at Spoiler and Wing King's web site has the grey as KBC Oxide Gray Metallic, but my 2016 Nissan Leaf has Gun Metallic Gray color KAD. I contacted them and they say they can provide KAD gray, but you need to order by telephone.

I've picked-up the #6/2 NMD cable. At the widest, it is 0.68" across, so using the 53% maximum conduit fill rule, I would need to use 1" conduit -- though that means I've now got to find a concrete drill bit wider than the 1" x 10" long I have now (to get through the concrete block to the garage...

In 2012 I ordered side moldings for my (then new) 2013 Ford Flex from Spoiler and Wing King. They were a perfect colour match, I'm very happy with them, and they're still on and looking good. I'm now working on deciding where to order for my 2016 Leaf.

You're right, no need for "instant pit-stops" as if we're all in a Formula 1 race. But I wonder that when much larger battery packs become available, people will still expect them to charge in less than, say, 12 hours. So today's 6.6 kw chargers may then seem like a trickle charger and being...