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If an administrator would be so kind, perhaps we could get a poll posted that asks this of the forum: If you had to purchase a new BEV right now, which one would it be: Nissan's Leaf Plus Kia's Niro EV Hyundai's Kona EV Tesla 3 Other I am a 2011 owner of a Leaf at 60 percent capacity (in the...

Hello - I'm wondering if anyone has used a dual charging station at their house. That is, a single unit with two standard J-1772 240V plugs for two EVs. I have only seen commercial units from Aerovironment and Schneider (links below), and they are expensive, heavy pedestals, while I'm just...

Hello - How much will a 2011 Leaf SL I own now be worth in 2017? It's not a theoretical question, it actually matters a lot in a decision I have to make. Should I sell my poor, tired 2011 Leaf now (under 80% capacity, about 50 miles highway) and lease a 2016 Leaf for two years while I wait for...

Hello - I have a 2011 Nissan Leaf SL and almost never use the trickle charger, but recently needed to use it several days in a row. On the third day the trickle charge started, then stopped very shortly afterward, and it has repeatedly done this time and again. It does not seem to want to start...

Hello -- I just came from a Tesla S test drive, and asked the 19-year-old sales guy some tough questions about Tesla battery degradation over time. I come at this as an owner of a 2011 Leaf with 39K miles, and a 79.4% capacity confirmed by Leaf Spy. So when he told me that Tesla claims a...

Hi all - We've had our Leaf since February 2011 and we really love the car. Lately, though, we've been noticing that the Climate Control Timer, which comes on to heat the car just before using it in the morning, has been running our 10 bars (80% charge) down to 9 bars before we turn it on...

Hi all - I have a 2011 SL model with more than 25,000 miles and have been unhappily awaiting the loss of my first capacity bar, which I know is bound to come. The "problem" is, it hasn't come, and I can tell from my Leaf Battery App (or Leaf Spy, whatever it's called now) that I am at 86.5%...

Hello - I'd like to start a poll (so I'm asking a site administrator to re-post this question as a poll, please, since I can't) about the 2013 plugin car that will be the best companion to the Leaf. I would like to limit options to only plugin cars that have an equal range as an ICE... I know...

I just finished wrestling with an EV hater posting on the recent Time article that called the Leaf a "flop" http://business.time.com/2012/09/07/is-it-time-to-declare-the-nissan-leaf-a-flop/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It left me wondering: Why are there so many vocal EV...

Hello - Most of the posts here are about people's home systems... I hope to get one someday, but for many of us Leaf owners that's just not an option, either because we don't own a home, won't own the same one for the next 10 years, or the cost is just too prohibitive. I've been trying to find a...

Hi all -- There's no getting around the dismal Leaf sales figures for 2012, especially the last four months: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2883" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; As a Leaf driver since Feb. 2011 I am personally very interested in seeing this car...

Hello -- Ever since the last software upgrade, the "Phone talk" function has not been very good. I use it often to do hands-free calling, and it is supposed to be able to access your handset phonebook and recognize the names in your address book. It worked fine when I first got the car in Feb...

Hi -- My 2011 Nissan Leaf SL and I are in San Francisco now, but we are considering a move to Chicago for a career change. Of course, that means much colder winters, so I'm considering whether I should add the cold weather package. I understand that the battery heater only starts at -4 F and...

Hello -- I'd like to hear from any Leaf owners who have gotten the upgrade to fix the software glitch that had cars turning off from pre-AC usage. I never had the problem (but I don't think I ever turned on the AC remotely), but got a recall notice (envelope with red stripe on it) to bring it...

Hello -- I'm planning a roadtrip to the country's first DC Level 3 quick charge station in Vacaville, CA to try it out. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/05/our-journey-toward-public-ev-quick-charging-begins/ However, I'd like to put more than an 80% charge on the battery for the trip home to...

Hello - I know that Nissan has not released the tech specs on the battery yet (does anyone know when and if this will happen?), but is there any good information out there about the battery degradation for charging daily at 80%, 90% and 100%? Also it seems murky on how much quick-charging (say...

Leaf owners and future owners -- I am not a Leaf-hater -- I've seen way too much complaining in these forums, so I want to say up front that this is a fantastic, revolutionary car, no matter how much Nissan oversold expectations. We are driving revolutionary vehicles, and we should appreciate...