Leaf Test Drives in the US

[mwalsh]

So, this lever/switch might activate a hydraulic-lock type of "parking" brake system?

The brake system could still be mechanical. Hard to say without a shop manual or taking the rears apart. But the handbrake lever definitely isn't.

 

[AndyH]

So, this lever/switch might activate a hydraulic-lock type of "parking" brake system?

The brake system could still be mechanical. Hard to say without a shop manual or taking the rears apart. But the handbrake lever definitely isn't.

One test drive article said that the Leaf would have 'hill assist' to prevent rolling backward. There are other cars on the market that have this feature and they use a electrically-activated parking brake that's computer controlled. The hill-assist automatically activates when the car detects a backward roll and automagically releases when one shifts into 1st and does the clutch/accelerator thing to pull away.

Cool toys!

 

[garygid]

The "hill assist" on my Prius activates when you step hard on the brakes, no roll-backward auto-activation.

The brakes stay on for a few seconds, or until you get your foot sufficiently onto the go-faster.

I am not sure if it works in reverse (for backing up a hill), but hopefully it does.

 

[evnow]

One test drive article said that the Leaf would have 'hill assist' to prevent rolling backward. There are other cars on the market that have this feature and they use a electrically-activated parking brake that's computer controlled. The hill-assist automatically activates when the car detects a backward roll and automagically releases when one shifts into 1st and does the clutch/accelerator thing to pull away.

This is a nice feature - I'm always afraid of hitting the car at the back during traffic light stops in downtown.

 

[evnow]

Looks like the car is in town !

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012525388_electriccar04m.html

About 1,300 Washington residents have put down a refundable deposit of $99 to reserve a Leaf.

"It's great — it drives really well," Constantine said after a test drive.

But, he said, the 100-mile range makes it impractical on some days, when county business takes him farther afield.

"I'd need to keep my other car."

BTW, Dow Constantine is the King County Executive (equivalent to the Mayor for the county).

 

[sparky]

Only the best LEAF article ever!
http://www.launchcars.com/latest-cars-news-4772-nissan-leaf-ready-to-hit-the-road.html

Nissan’s Leaf is emissions free. That’s penalization to the ears of anyone who believes it’s undignified to modify the expose we expel to the saucer where we hit a smog signal system. When the expose is unwholesome to breathe, the Air Quality Management District issues a smog alert, advising grouping not to training outdoors

I was so ready for computers to take over the world; but if this is the best the machines can do with a website then, I'm not so sure.

 

[DeaneG]

Only the best LEAF article ever!
http://www.launchcars.com/latest-cars-news-4772-nissan-leaf-ready-to-hit-the-road.html

Most organism and automobile cars, including the Chevy Volt, crapper ingest render when the automobile noesis is depleted. That’s not genuine of the Leaf.

I think everyone on this forum will agree that ICE cars crapper ingest render. That's the main reason why I want a Leaf instead.

 

[evnow]

Only the best LEAF article ever!
http://www.launchcars.com/latest-cars-news-4772-nissan-leaf-ready-to-hit-the-road.html.

Google translate meets voice to text.

Drivers could kibosh for meal and calculate the automobile at the aforementioned time. If there are sufficiency automobile cars on the agency it would be owlish for restaurants and hotels to found hurried calculate stations.

 

[Nubo]

Another reason I was tripped up by the 5kW ... is this. If he drives for an hour he's using 5kWh per 75 miles or 67Wh/mile (15 miles/kW). "Exceedingly" efficient.

Is that how it works out? We have seen some people say that the battery pack is massively efficient from what displays in the car have told them - I've heard 13+ miles/kwH quoted before today. I'll see if I can find that again.

Edit: Found it:

When Nick Chambers, Zach McDonald, and Mark stepped into the car, the dashboard display indicated an average of 14.7 miles traveled per kilowatt-hour of energy used. A dozen or so miles later, we managed to reduce the efficiency to 13.6 miles per kilowatt-hour. Seeing those numbers shattered my expectation that EVs almost always travel 4 miles per kilowatt-hour.

From this one:

http://www.plugincars.com/first-drive-nissan-leaf-shatters-range-concerns-49788.html

Oh, we can do better than that

try 27.3 miles/kWh ! 2:11 into this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNYSTIJEdHo[/youtube]

Probably just piddled around a parking lot for awhile before they shot the vid.

 

[evnow]

Nissan launches all-electric Leaf

See local NBC news HD video.

http://www.nwcn.com/news/business/Driving-the-all-electric-Nissan-Leaf-99903409.html

Finally, someone gets it right.

The Leaf can be recharged from a wall outlet in a pinch.

 

[mwalsh]

Looks like the Leaf is in Seattle this week:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012525388_electriccar04m.html

And Vegas next week, as we know.

http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2010/08/karl-on-cars-time-to-make-like-a-tree-hugger----and-leaf.html

 

[LEAFer]

Nissan launches all-electric Leaf

See local NBC news HD video.

http://www.nwcn.com/news/business/Driving-the-all-electric-Nissan-Leaf-99903409.html

Finally, someone gets it right.

The Leaf can be recharged from a wall outlet in a pinch.

Yeah, except for this:

Typically, Nissan expects people will purchase and install a charging station at home, which runs about $2,000 plus installation.

Hmm ... actually $200 for installation ... kind of fair :roll:

 

[evnow]

Yeah, except for this:

Typically, Nissan expects people will purchase and install a charging station at home, which runs about $2,000 plus installation.

Hmm ... actually $200 for installation ... kind of fair :roll:

Yes - I was intrigued by this ...

The Leaf can be recharged from a wall outlet in a pinch. Typically, Nissan expects people will purchase and install a charging station at home, which runs about $2,000 plus installation. Current offerings can dramatically cut that cost.

 

[mwalsh]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/08/04/test-drive-nissan-leaf/

 

[evnow]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/08/04/test-drive-nissan-leaf/

Nice. Some large pictures too.

 

[PacificNissanBrian]

Thats a really good video for someone like me that hasn't had the opportunity to drive one. It even brought back some memories of when I lived in Seattle. Great city and a Great car!

 

[TimeHorse]

... it would be owlish for ...

Originally, I assumed the source text was Spanish, but in French this makes perfect sense:

... Ça va chouette pour ...

Which better translates to:

... It would be cool for ...

 

[evnow]

... it would be owlish for ...

Originally, I assumed the source text was Spanish, but in French this makes perfect sense:

... Ça va chouette pour ...

Which better translates to:

... It would be cool for ...

Bing translates that as "It's great for" and google as "It is nice for".

 

[TimeHorse]

... Ça va chouette pour ...

Which better translates to:

... It would be cool for ...

Bing translates that as "It's great for" and google as "It is nice for".

Well, the use of "owl" to mean "cool" is itself slang, so kind of hard to directly translate. The French do technically say "cool" (though they pronounce it "kuul", but not "cul", which is basically ass), but I think slang for slang is the best way of translating it. So I suppose:

... It would be sweet for ...
... It would be da bomb for ...
... It would be da schizzle for ...
etc.

The French don't use the conditional tense as much as we English speakers do because it's a more complex grammatical construction. So the "would be" is more or less conveying the meaning of the message if not the literal translation, "It goes owl for".

I wonder what they do to ''Es ist doch gut!,,

 

[evnow]

... but I think slang for slang is the best way of translating it.

True - but I was wondering what the original really said - for the translation to come out the way it did.

I wonder what they do to ''Es ist doch gut!,,

It is good.