LEAF Acquisition

RAV4 EV or LEAF?

December 12, 2012
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Is the extra $12,000 worth it? As with most things, comparing two similar but not identical items is challenging. Different needs drive the decision, along with the elusive desires that are oftentimes difficult to quantify. We got a chance to get behind the wheel of the RAV4 EV recently at the Los Angeles Auto Show. In our […]

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J. D. Power EV Study analysis continued

November 13, 2012
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Wrong size and not reliable? Really? In our last article, we took a look at the issue of the cost of driving a Nissan LEAF. In this one, we will examine the two other reasons cited for not going electric – vehicle size and reliability. One of the most likely reasons one might buy a […]

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Evaluating the new J.D. Power EV ownership study

November 11, 2012
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Does an EV lease make more sense? J. D. Power and Associates has just released a study (found here) of the issues surrounding and driving the move into the electric vehicle (EV) segment. With a significant history of focusing on and evaluating the automobile market in general, it is worth taking a closer look at […]

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A ray of Nissan LEAF sunshine among the clouds

October 14, 2012
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Nissan LEAF owners very satisfied We have just a short article to post today, but one that we feel is important, especially given the nature of much of the dialog surrounding the Nissan LEAF over the past several months. One point that we wish to highlight from the Chelsea Sexton/Andy Palmer YouTube video (found here) […]

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Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss – last in a series

August 27, 2012
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What does it all mean? For the last several weeks, Living LEAF has been writing about the loss of battery capacity in the Nissan LEAF. Owners on the My Nissan LEAF (MNL) forum have devoted over 3,000 posts to this topic alone, making it the most discussed topic on the forum. After reading the first […]

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Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss – Fourth in a series

August 19, 2012
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I think my head is about to explode! I’ve reviewed another twenty pages or so of posts, which now brings us to page 100 of what is now an almost 300 page long conversation on the My Nissan LEAF (MNL) forum regarding the Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss issue. With every passing post one can feel […]

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2013 Nissan LEAF to be more affordable

August 16, 2012
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Low cost LEAF in our future According to a report in the Japanese press the 2013 Nissan LEAF will offer more range and a lower price. Of course, they are writing about the Japanese model, but it is not out of the question to expect similar improvements in the American built 2013 LEAF. The “Janglish” is […]

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Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss – Third in a series

August 11, 2012
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How pervasive is the problem of battery capacity loss in the Nissan LEAF? To recap for those just joining this discussion – this is the third in a series of articles regarding the issue of battery capacity loss in the Nissan LEAF. Our first two articles can be found here (first article) and here (second article). […]

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A real-time update on battery capacity loss LEAFS

July 31, 2012

44 LEAFs in three states show battery capacity loss As reported on the MyNissanLEAF.com (MNL) wiki, there are now a total of 44 LEAFs showing the loss of one or more battery capacity segments. The distribution of these vehicles is in high to very-high temperature parts of the country, which seems to be the overriding […]

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Nissan LEAF battery capacity loss – Second in a series

July 30, 2012
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What does temperature have to do with it? Pretty much everything, it seems. Now that we’ve waded through the second 25 pages of posts and visited countless other articles, blogs and images from said posts, the fact that all of our early battery capacity loss LEAFs are in Phoenix, or at least in Arizona, is […]

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