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I don't think the 2014 model will have anything in it that I want that isn't already in my MY 2012. After my experience with the Nissan LEAF, I no longer trust Nissan (the corporation). They've lost my trust over the battery degradation in hot weather issue and how they've responded to it...

I didn't bother commenting in the article because there is already enough EV discussion from all vantage points. But reading through the comments makes me realize just how much my own opinion of EV's have changed. Pre-EV, I used to say that the EV would be a great second car. It doesn't take...

(Mods, if this is not a good forum for this post, please move it. Also, I did a search, but didn't see anything pertaining to non-EV use of battery tenders. If I've acted inappropriately, please delete this post in it's entirety. Thanks) We've been a two car family for years. But the EV life...

Like most things, the charging stations are often empty for several hours per day, then fill up at busy times. An example of this happened to me in May, when I took my LEAF from Fresno, CA to the East Bay Area. I arrived at the Gilroy Outlet Mall to charge at about 3:30pm. There are two...

Not being allowed to charge at work is very common. I'm a retired federal government employee who worked at a government building with 120v already located at parking spaces. My request to charge at work was met with, "We'd need to change the law to allow you to charge because we'd be giving you...

As others have said, Welcome! My 2 cents after driving electric for 2.5 years (not much compared to some people around here). All of this might seem like a lot, but it really isn't. Take things one step at a time. Get the garage/electric ready. Based on your planned driving pattern, your plan...

Ah, but the city of San Jose, CA just leased 38 of them. Isn't that a gaggle of i's? :P

One point that hasn't been mentioned yet -- Nissan's instrumentation is suspect. I still own my Nissan LEAF. I'm letting it "summer" in Fremont, CA by loaning it to my sister. It spent two summers in Fresno, CA, where July temps hit 110 degrees and stay hot all summer long. I need to wait...

Just read that San Jose, CA took possession of 38 of them recently under a low-cost fleet lease program. Click: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_23554587/san-jose-gains-38-electric-cars

(disclosure: I'm not a CPA or tax attorney, but...) You're thinking about doing what I did with my 2011 tax year. I purchased my Nissan LEAF on 02/11/2011 and installed a PV solar panel array at my home in 2011. Both of those actions gave me tax credits ($7,500 for the car and about $4,500 for...

Thanks. I'm hoping the i-MieV is more straightforward than the LEAF. When I first got the LEAF, driving steady, the top bar would get me about 4 miles, then the other bars would get about 7 miles (12 bars total). Then they redid the software for it. Months later, I'm still not used to the...

Are the bars (rr bars, I think you called them) all of equal value on the iMieV? In other words, all else being equal, will the top bar give the same miles as the middle and bottom bars?

Don gave as good an answer as I could. I do not have my iMieV yet, but it probably works like the LEAF. The car determines the power draw after communicating with the EVSE. I bought 3 pigtails when I upgraded, then went to a hardware store and bought the most common heads, a 30 amp TT, a 50...

I've been using the original version of the evseupgrade.com product on my Nissan LEAF for 2 years as my daily plug. It's worked flawlessly, both at home and at 4 different RV parks. Randy Fresno, CA

I made the jump today, or started the jump I should say :) The car is going to take six weeks to get here (they're selling cars that are at East Coast ports). A local fleet sales program is offering $11,000 off msrp. I've put in a purchase order for a SE with Premium Package, in Raspberry...

Thanks for the response and clarification about the battery cooling. That helps. Nissan has told us to expect some battery degrading. They've even put in a battery loss warranty, but imo it's a weak warranty. We only use the Insight a few days per month, but I have to keep it because my son...

First off, Hi everyone! I've been somewhat active on the mynissanleaf forum but might become more active on the i-MieV forum, maybe... I'm looking for a reality check, please. I've owned a LEAF since 01/11/2011. It has 18,000 miles on it. I live in Fresno, CA and it has lost one battery...