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Jumped in my Leaf this morning and headed off to work, just as I've been doing for 35 months. Twenty degrees outside, but nice and warm in the Leaf. After about six miles, I turned around, drove home and got my truck. GOM was dropping like a rock, but more importantly, I couldn't get my miles...

I am hauling my LEAF to Palmdale on Friday for second annual mandatory battery usage report. After failing to make the 84 mile trip (both ways) last year, I'm going to haul the car on a flatbed trailer this year. According to my SOC meter, my car's battery has 80% of original capacity. Based...

I initiated a buyback request for my LEAF a couple of weeks ago. In a nutshell, my LEAF has lost 20% battery capacity in two years. I was the first person in California to report loss of a capacity bar. My car lives in the Mojave Desert; 115 degree daytime temps are common, and I work at a...

There's a silver SL sitting in Palmdale, CA, just waiting for a buyer. The salesman is Victor Salas, 661-505-5206. [email protected] is his email. I talked to him about 4:15 on Wednesday, April 06. No connection, except that Victor sold me my car a few months ago. No idea what he's...

I always charge to 80%, using an end of charge timer. On Friday, I decided to see if my LEAF s/n 257 would have problems after precooling, as the March delivery cars do. I've never precooled before, but I routinely use preheat. I connected the EVSE so that the a/c could draw full power. It...

I don't spend a lot of time looking at Carwings anymore. I drive pretty much the same routine every day, so there isn't a lot of room for improvement. I get anywhere from 3.5 to 5 miles/kWh. I'm gradually slipping off the 'top 100' list, as are most of us. I'm still puzzled by the folks I...

High winds here today; probably 25 mph tailwind as I drove to work, and closer to 35 mph headwind on the way home. LEAF doesn't like wind. 1. 5.3 miles per kWh on the way to work; 3.5 miles per kWh on the way home. Same speed, cruise control on, ECO off, heater on. 2. Wind noise; there's...

This one is petty, but a little annoying. The LEAF has an outside air temperature sensor located up front. Mine reads at least ten degrees Fahrenheit lower than actual outside temperature, compared with numerous thermometers and a calibrated weather station at work. For several days I was...

I suspect that this problem is operator error/lack of understanding, but it will affect others, so here's the description: Monika took the LEAF to work today. First drive on her own. Problem arose right away; the car refused to go into Reverse or Drive. It came out of P, into N, but that was...

My dealer asked me today if he could invite the news media for the delivery of my LEAF. I told him that I needed time to think about it. And to ask you folks what you would do. On one hand, I think that media coverage of EV deliveries helps increase public awareness and understanding. Folks...

I've been chatting via email with another forum member who used the same dealer that I did, Antelope Valley Nissan. As it turns out, we're almost exactly the same distance from our dealer, about 85 miles. The obvious question is whether or not we can drive our Leafs home. Much as I hate to...

I ordered my Leaf on September 1. Tonight (Nov. 11) my Nissan dashboard shows a January 2011 delivery date. Maybe information is beginning to flow? -Karl