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I could agree with that. EVs represent a major shift for automakers in ways that didn't seem obvious to me until I began to read about it. They're simpler to build, which should seem like an obvious boon for manufacturing but means that also means there are many positions that would be cut if...

I've been watching EVs with interest but only recently bought one (a Leaf being our first). You've been with Nissan and have owned an EV for longer than I have, and I respect that. I just felt the need to speak a bit to defend Nissan. It's true that they're not pursuing EVs aggressively, but...

I'm coming to the Leaf from a Prius, so most of my driving habits are the same. Standard driving: Eco mode. The Prius just used Eco to adjust the accelerator sensitivity, decreased maximum total power output to about 80%, and decreased the maximum power draw for the air conditioning. The Leaf...

In your defense, I'd say that I don't think to call companies because the initial people you usually talk to are totally clueless. Years ago I had to call my cellular service provider because I had flown to visit family and it was very clear that one of their cellular towers was having...

The Leaf is actually quite popular where I live. It used to be the most frequently sighted electric vehicle, but now I'd say that place is going to the Tesla Model 3. There are still many Leafs on the road, though. For us, our initial salesperson admitted that they weren't that familiar with...

I'm not sure how fan speed affects it, but my understanding is that the Leaf is similar to the way Toyota programmed the Priuses: if you're in Eco mode the maximum draw for the A/C system is cut about in half compared with the power draw it will take if you're not in Eco mode. In practice I...

For those of you who can get the Eaton chargers to work, how many times are you pressing the reset button, and is there anything else that you're doing? I tried the charger again today, having read a Plugshare user's suggestion from a few months (maybe years) ago. With the charger connected, I...

Hi everyone, We're new to the Leaf but are loving it thus far. We're driving a 2019 Leaf SV (which has Apple CarPlay support) with the technology package. When using our iPhones plugged in with CarPlay activated, Siri works as expected: holding the voice command button triggers Siri and the...

Good to know that the card still has some use. I guess that means it has to be registered with each network separately, since the EZ-Charge website doesn't seem to allow it to be activated at all. And yeah, not expecting much. I dropped them a note about it, as they talked it up about having...

My company has a small number of Eaton chargers across various locations. Being brand new to the Leaf, I figured the first charger I'd try to use would be that Eaton charger. Didn't work; I was going to call them after confirming that I could charge using chargers from other providers, but I...

I'm pretty bummed that they discontinued this program, doubly so that my dealership didn't seemingly know that it ended. Bought my car yesterday and they gave me the card, told me about the free two year charging thing, which would have been a nice perk. The program expired two months ago...

Appreciate the advice. We're extremely conservative drivers and plan to keep the car locked on "eco" mode, using only trickle charging, and keeping the battery between 20-80% charge. We'll see how it goes. Right now we park it in an area where it gets a lot of wind, but you raise a good point...

You're in a similar situation as we are, I'd say! And yes, the dealership had given us the heads-up on the rebate through the electric company, which was nice. We ended up getting the Leaf, standard range. We delayed for a bit but my thinking was this: when does the thermal management really...

Thanks all for setting me straight on that one. I could have sworn that I had read somewhere that there was now active air-cooling in the form of a fan, but I guess it's still passive after all. The dealer mentioned that Nissan had redesigned the front so that air would be pushed more...

Thanks everyone for the replies! The conversation goes a bit beyond the Standard versus Plus, which is fine because admittedly I'm still mulling over some of these decisions. Answers to a few posts, out of their chronological order: We've generally kept our standard cars for 10+ years, so my...

Hi everyone, First post here - this topic seems like it would be a hot one but I surprisingly had some trouble finding any discussion about it on these forums. At a glance it seems obvious: figure out the range you need, and buy the version that fits the required range. Maybe I'm making this...