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GerryAZ and goldbrick, Thank you. That's what I needed to know. Stay charged!

I may have achieved a record: 110 months on the original 2013 Nissan Leaf 12V Battery! I'm replacing it now. Are there are specifications for the battery strap torque or the battery terminal nut torque? Thank you.

You are right. Adjusting brightness with the headlights on fixed it. Thank you! Is there a dope-slap emoticon that I should include here?

If this is a known issue, I'd really appreciate any details anyone can share. I just checked and dashboard display brightness has no effect on this issue. Thank you.

I drive a 2013 Nissan Leaf SV. In 8 years, it has been trouble free. Now it has developed a new quirk. When driving during the day, it is perfect. When I turn on the parking lights (one click) or headlights (two clicks), the dashboard display goes off except for two normal-driving display...

I believe you need to be a paying member of this list to post "for sale" ads. It doesn't cost much. However, readers of this list are probably not your target market. Almost all readers already own cars. You might be better with a posting on Craig's List or in the local newspaper. I could...

The previous posters are, of course, right. You won't have any issues. In the event of a lfat, however, your car may get confused. It may tell you that the rear is flat when the front is flat. That's as bad as it could get. Let's hope you don't get a flat, period. The other thing worth...

I need to carry 16' boards from the lumberyard to my home in my Leaf (7 miles of local highway and backroads). There doesn't seem to be any holes or brackets on the hatch to tie onto. Any advice on how to tie down the hatch? Any other advice on carrying long boards with the Leaf? Thanks! Bob

You're right that heat kills the big battery. (aka LiIon traction battery). I've never seen data showing that cold kills the small battery (aka lead-acid 12V battery). Heat definitely kills lead-acid batteries. That is well documented. On ICEs, cold temperature puts heavier demand on...

All of the previous comments are good advice but in most cases, these differences are small. They will save you a little bit in efficiency if you get it right, and perhaps cost a bit in efficiency if you just forget the shift and drive in D all the time. But it won't double your range. That...

If your inverter fails, could it damage your car? If so, a fuse is a good safety feature. Select fuse current to match your inverter. Anderson SB50 connectors are inexpensive and rated up to 50A. These would be a good choice for a quick-connect port. Buy two identical connectors. Wire one...

If you want your lead-acid battery to last forever, just add a charging port and plug it into a float charger once every other day. You don't need a fancy charger. Any float charger will work fine, but the Battery Tender line is excellent. As a sweeping generalization, a typical lead-acid...

I'm not an expert on this, but I've got a fairly good background in the field, and from what I know, you can't do what you want. In very brief summary, cell balancing means drawing charge out of one cell until the voltage on that cell is the same as all of the others. With >100 cells in the...

Does anyone here know about Leaf body work? One of my front fenders (sheet metal above the front tire) needs to be replaced. I see that Nissan sells a replacement steel fender. Does this simply get painted and then bolted on, or is it welded on? Thank you for your help. Bob

So why isn't it an automatic? There's nothing to maneuver. Bob

I don't recommend doing this, but... If you want to drain your battery without driving, you can get a 12V space heater or other big 12V power consuming device, clip it to your 12V battery with jumper cables, turn on the Leaf in park, then switch on the space heater. The big 12V device will...

Baustin - Thank you. You were right. I found the street by searching for the street name without giving a town name. Bob

We have an dual L2 EVSE at work. It requires card access. Employees who want a card are given one free, tracking their usage. We pay the company back monthly by mailing them a check. Our company has 150 employees and it seems to work out well. We haven't had ICEs using the spaces. Bob

I have had this problem a few times. I am trying to drive to a private house on a small street in a small town. I enter the town name into the Nissan/Clarion Nav in my 2013 SV, then enter the street name. Before I can complete typing the street name, it replies that the street is not found and...

Efficiency will go down when you replace tires. Tires get more efficient with time. The rubber gets harder (less grip) so less safe. Bob