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2013-2014 bar losers and capacity losses

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by cwerdna (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 12:54:54 GMT+7)
rick64 wrote:2013 Leaf down to 8 bars. Bought it used in Feb 2016 with 11 bars/36k miles. We are in NorCal, summer temps get to 100 and cars sits in heat at work.

now at 45k miles. Service appointment is Thursday afternoon.

Yay! What was the build month? It's on the driver's side door sticker. I guess you're in a hotter part of Nor Cal.

Can you add your car to http://www.electricvehiclewiki.com/Real ... 3.75.25.29? Thanks!



Tesla Supercharger Network

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by GRA (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:14:02 GMT+7)
End of June summary. 8 U.S. SCs opened last month, making 33 for the year and 373 total: Victor, NY (6/1; I-90 near Rochester); Florida City, FL (6/2; gateway to Florida Keys and Everglades N.P.); Charleston, WV (6/11; Jct. I-64/77/79); Osage Beach, MO 6/15; U.S. 54, destination?); Bristol, TN (6/18; completes I-81); Ludington, MI (6/23; Jct. U.S. 10/31, ferry terminal); Arlington, WA (6/30; I-5, density, on the in-car nav but not yet on Tesla's SC map/list).

21 U.S. SCs are known to be under construction: Sequim, WA; Burbank - Town Center, CA; Evanston and Rock Springs, WY; Austin and McAlllen, TX; Dows, IA; Green Bay, WI; Chicago - Lakeshore, IL; Marshall, MI; Cambridge, OH; Morgantown and Weston, WV; Charlottesville, VA; Breezewood and Falls Creek, PA; Erwin, NY; Aberdeen, North East and La Vale, MD; Leominster, MA..
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No Canadian SC opened last month, still 26 total.

2 Canadian SCs are known to be under construction: Nanaimo, BC; Saint-Romuald, QC.


Happy 150th birthday Canada

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by webeleafowners (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:41:03 GMT+7)
Happy birthday Canada. And many more to come.

Stay safe on the road everyone. It's a busy weekend.


Tynans Denver

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by gietl (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:44:46 GMT+7)
I picked up an SL on Wednesday from Tynan's after an abysmal experience with Autonation on Arapahoe. Tynan's was awesome, and though my car had come via a MN dealer they made sure that everything was right for me by getting some missing parts within 2 days (It was missing the SD card and cargo cover). Totally painless experience and all the employees were incredibly nice. If you're holding out for a 2018 now that the Xcel incentive is over, keep them on your radar. If they have any 2017's left I wouldn't be surprised to see similar dealer incentives coming along soon.

The Xcel incentive and a car with a great trade-in value made this an awesome deal. I'm guessing most metro area Nissan dealers did good volume in June. The stories from both dealers I dealt with were insane about how many LEAF's were being moved.

If you end looking at Tynan's I dealt with Yasha.


Tesla Supercharger Network

2017 Carbon Raffle - Tesla @ $120K, Model 3, Model 3, taxes, cash

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by Pollux666 (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:35:10 GMT+7)
FYI: 171 tickets left (out of 2500). Drawing is Tuesday, July 4 @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (see [url]carbonraffle.org[/url]website for info). Ticket sales end at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

At roughly 7:30 Tuesday night -- not long before everyone starts to enjoy fireworks and, in Boston, at the Esplanade, also the Boston Pops orchestra -- at 7:30 or so, I say, Climate XChange will give away:

A Tesla S or X valued at up to $120K (unless you want to configure it with fewer options and take out the difference in cash) with an accompanying federal income tax withholding payment of $40K (total value $160K).

And then we'll give away an early reservation on a Model 3 + $1K deposit + $10K cash + $3666 federal income tax withholding payment (total value $14,666).

And then we'll give away an early reservation on a Model 3 + $1K deposit + $5K cash + $2000 federal income tax withholding payment (total value $8000).

And then we'll give away $2K in cash.

And then we'll give away $1K in cash.

And then we'll give away another $1K in cash.

And then we'll call the lucky winners to congratulate them and start the ball rolling on delivering their prizes!

That's what we did last time (except a bit less money for the S and the rest were electric tool prizes that everyone turned down and took the cash instead). That's what we're going to do again.

Thanks for listening,
Alan

P.S. If you're nearby, please RSVP and come join us Tuesday at the BBQ @ 5:30; need not be a ticket holder. No admission fee. Bring your family and suddenly you have an awesome July 4 family plan and never have to admit that you were just winging it: spend the afternoon doing something historic (e.g., walk the Freedom Trail), then BBQ with us @ 5:30, then watch the Drawing @ 7:30, then hoof it a scan 4-5 blocks down hill to the Esplanade to see the fireworks and listen to the Boston Pops. Tell me that's not a good plan! :-)


Help Make Carbon Pricing Happen in MA on Tue, June 20 @ 1 PM

Vancouver to set fees for Electric car charging

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by SageBrush (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 16:39:51 GMT+7)
I read parts of the source document
http://council.vancouver.ca/20170627/documents/rr1d.pdf

If I read correctly, the proposed fees are
L2: $2 per hour plus any applicable parking fees
DCFC: $16 per hour plus any applicable parking fees

The crazy cost is 91 cents for each credit card transaction. That is not money to the city; it goes to financial services vendor(s).



Security with wifi connected EVSE

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by Jedlacks (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 20:01:08 GMT+7)
Their server talking to the juicebox should be the least of your concerns when your browsing history can now be bought on the open market.


Bay Area Leaf Lease Deals? - Feb 2017

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by tsowen (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 20:01:39 GMT+7)
My 2015 Leaf S reached 45,000 miles today with 5 remaining payments (3-year lease from Dec 2014.) I went to Boardwalk Nissan. They let me return my old Leaf and take care of the remaining payments. I got a new S with quick charger for $200 per month. 3-year lease with 15,000 miles per year. $175 drive off. The person I worked with is Kelly Booker.


TurboDocks...

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by HaoleBilt (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 20:16:37 GMT+7)
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Found this unit last night on my trip home. Instructions are to download an app which I did. Came back today when I went in for a shift at the family flower shop. The app is simple. Just detects the charger when in range. I plugged in and it said charging 240v. Went back two hours later it was only charging at 110v. The app is useless to figure it out. The website attached to the app wasn't that helpful. I found a link where I could request a quote but not set up an account t etc. anyone come across these and know how to use them?


The official "I got my Leaf" thread

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by oilman300 (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 20:17:59 GMT+7)
I just signed the paperwork on a CPO 2015 Leaf S with 11K miles on it. I was able to get it for $10,045 OTD. That includes an outrageous $599.00 doc fee and the even more outrageous $200 Georgia Electric Car tax. I took advantage of the $750 cash back from NMAC on all CPO Leafs and still got 2.86% APR for 36 months. I've been saving for a while to pay cash, but $750 is nothing to sneeze at. I'll just pay it off when I get my 1st payment notice. I don't think I could have gotten a sweeter deal.


Installed TSW 18" Rims and Megan Coilovers

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by whoiswholeaf (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 21:25:31 GMT+7)
Been reading all the posts on this forum on the effects of changing the wheels on the leaf since I wanted to upgrade from the stock 17" wheels on the 2015 SL to a 18" wheel. I saw most people said that there would be about a 10% hit to efficiency. So I tried to look for the lightest options for an 18" wheel. The Enkei RP01 was pretty light (17.6lb) in the 18x7.5 with a 48 offset but did not care for the lip which makes the overall wheel look smaller. Then I found TSW and they had some wheels that were roll forged which makes them strong and light, I finally picked the TSW Nurburgring in a 18x7.5 with at 45 offset which is 18lbs, just slightly heavier then the RP01. My goal was to keep the wheel and tire combo as light as possible. The Michelin tires 225/45-18 I chose were 24lb and with the TSW wheel totaled 42lb compared to the original wheel and tires at 47lb, a weight reduction of 5lb at each corner. I ordered the wheels 2 weeks ago from Americas tire and had them installed, they installed one rear wheel and it looked great but when they installed the front wheel, the wheel cleared the brake caliber but the drive shaft end stuck out to far and the center cap would not fit. Most of the posts warns about not clearing the caliper but nothing about the drive shaft end sticks out pretty far out. Luckily since it really did not fit correctly they called TSW and they said that the 18x8 with a 35 offset would fit with no problems at all and order replacement wheels. The only reason originally I did not want to get the wider wheel was that it was 1lb heavier and the 35 offset would push the wheel to the very edge of the fender which was a concern since I was going to lower the car and did not want any issues with rubbing. So 1 week later I went back and got the new set installed and it looked great, but my concern was correct. The wheel was flush with the fender, which does look great and aggressive but a big concern with rubbing if lowered. Car handled better with a bit more road feel, but the ultimate issue (impact to efficiency). I drove the car for a week now and I do see about 5-10% impact to overall efficiency even though the wheel and tire were 4lb lighter at each corner. I thought the roll forging of the this wheel would help reduce the outer weight of the rim and not impact efficiency. Maybe it could be the aerodynamics of the wheel and tire just sticking out just a bit from the front bumper, who knows. Oh well, I still love the look and can live with a little less range with my commute and be able to charge.

Part two of this upgrade, the coilovers. There were not very many choices out there, most I saw on the posts showed springs and coilovers bought directly from Japan which I did not want to do. Luckily there was one manufacture that offered coilovers (Megan Racing). Granted they look like copies of the Blitz coilovers, only difference is the color of the parts, Blue vs. Red for Blitz. The quality is pretty good, the instructions were a bit lacking. But since I have worked on cars in the past it was not too difficult at all. I installed the coilovers straight out of the box with no adjustment to height. The rear was lowered with about a 2 finger gap, but the front for some reason had a 4 finger gap, compared to original was about a 3 finger gap all around. Went for a quick drive and no issues with rubbing of any sort and the ride was a bit firm but not harsh. Went back home and had to adjust the front shock bodies but had to do a trial and error about 4 times of adjustment, installing the wheel, lower the car, and jacking it back up again. At least that was on one side, the other side I just had to do trial and error twice since I took the measurement from the other side. The car looked great with about a 2 finger gap all around, now the ultimate issue with lowering the car that far, rubbing!! Took the car out for a spin, had good clearance with the bumper to the road going down my driveway (plus 1), went around 2 miles and no rubbing at all. Did not really find any bad roads to really test it out but so far so good. Came back home and inspected everything and it looked like the front wheels of course had more negative camber due to being lowered (expected), maybe that helps out with the rubbing issue. But because I want everything to be aligned correctly I also bought a set of Eibach camber bolts for the front and went back in and installed the camber bolts. I thought I was just setting them to a neutral position so that I had them installed before I go get an alignment which then the camber can be adjusted on the rack. But to my surprise after installing the camber bolts I got lucky and it looks like I actually corrected the negative camber and both wheels were like back to 0 degrees camber (plus 2). Of course this is just eyeballing it, but for sure better than earlier. Now the front wheels are perfectly straight again and just flush with the fender, looks great but does it rub?? Took the car out again for another spin and a longer one this time and found some bumpy roads. Surprising, no rubbing at all!!! I really got lucky, great aggressive look and no rubbing issues (plus 3). The ride is a bit firmer and can feel the bigger dips and bumps, will just have to be a little more careful going over big bumps now. And the front the front bumper still has good clearance with parking blocks still.

Final note, the new set of wheels and tires were a total of 16lbs less and the coilovers were actually 6lbs lighter than the factory suspension, thats a total of 22lbs less weight with an improvement to the looks and better handling. Now gotta get the alignment and drive my commute for a week to see if the efficiency got better or even worse now.

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After side pic
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LEAF 2 : What we know so far (2018 or later?)

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by LeftieBiker (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 21:27:33 GMT+7)
The third possibility is that they copied the prototype nose as closely as possible on Leaf "2". The carbon fiber patch looks smaller in the newer photo.


Health effects of driving around in an EV

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by DarthPuppy (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 22:40:49 GMT+7)
BuckMkII wrote:Whoa. I'm sorry! Where do you live???

Southern California. We got major road rage issues here.

I suppose it could be perceptual as our Leaf is our smallest car and we could be more sensitive to it when we are in such a small car. Kind of hard to isolate and assess from a statistical perspective, especially since it is our only small car.



Health effects of driving around in an EV

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by JohnKuthe (Posted Sat, 01 Jul 2017 23:14:33 GMT+7)
jhumroo wrote:Is anyone aware of any research done on the health effects of driving around in an EV, since we are effectively sitting on a large battery.

I am curious because that came up in a conversation recently where the person said they would never buy an EV because you don't know what harm the battery may be doing to your health.


The form of electricity batteries produce upon discharge is DC and does not generate a great deal of EM radiation like radio or microwaves or anything. I'm pretty sure, I'm an electrical engineer by degree.

John Kuthe...


TurboDocks...

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by cwerdna (Posted Sun, 02 Jul 2017 01:47:36 GMT+7)
HaoleBilt wrote:My ev connect app showed it was trickle charging and after 2 hours I only picked up 10 miles range...

Hmmm, from the spec sheet I found via http://www.evsolutions.com/turbodock, I doubt it can dynamically switch between 208/240 volts and 120 volts.

Did you make sure it was really charging at 208/240 volts at the beginning, which Nissan likes to calll "normal charge"? I suspect that TurboDock you used actually was only configured for 120 volts and charging that way the entire time.

If you use Leaf Spy, you can see how many kW are supposedly making it into the battery/that the OBC is requesting. If charging at 120 volts, those numbers are usually are (IIRC) around 1.1 kW or so. When charging on a 30 amp L2 EVSE at 208 volts, those numbers at full charging speed will be around 5.3 kW.

Also, IIRC, once you start charging at a given rate, (e.g. 120V, 240V 3 kW and 240V 6 kW), the other 2 time estimates on the dash display go away.


Health effects of driving around in an EV

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by DaveinOlyWA (Posted Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:40:56 GMT+7)
jhumroo wrote:Is anyone aware of any research done on the health effects of driving around in an EV, since we are effectively sitting on a large battery.

I am curious because that came up in a conversation recently where the person said they would never buy an EV because you don't know what harm the battery may be doing to your health.


Whats the battery got to do with anything? If you are worried about riding on a Vehicle that has its own electromagnetic field then worry about Planet Earth and how we are treating her. FYI; her magnetic field is much larger and unshielded. It is a weaker field but its actual effects upon yourself are much greater than the fields coming from your LEAF.


Vancouver to set fees for Electric car charging

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by DaveinOlyWA (Posted Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:46:00 GMT+7)
SageBrush wrote:I read parts of the source document
http://council.vancouver.ca/20170627/documents/rr1d.pdf

If I read correctly, the proposed fees are
L2: $2 per hour plus any applicable parking fees
DCFC: $16 per hour plus any applicable parking fees

The crazy cost is 91 cents for each credit card transaction. That is not money to the city; it goes to financial services vendor(s).


that is a huge difference from $16 plus kwh rates!


Installed TSW 18" Rims and Megan Coilovers

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by 1932highboy (Posted Sun, 02 Jul 2017 10:29:09 GMT+7)
Nice write up. Car looks great. How much were the Megan coil overs? Around $800?


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