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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...

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...

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...

Summary Does the electrical code permit using two smaller-size conductors in parallel instead of one larger conductor. Detail I'm in Toronto, Canada and am preparing to buy/run the cable for an OpenEVSE to charge at the full 6.6 kW, and I understand about needing to use #8 wire on a 40-amp...