Category Archives: Driving Range

Are electric car charging stations taking over Japan?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Ernie Hernandez

The real story is the quick chargers Many in the media lately have been writing about the recent announcement by a Nissan Japan corporate VP that there are more electric car charging stations in Japan than there are gas stations. … Continue reading →

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2013 LEAF Very Low Battery Warning Research

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Or what happens when you use all of your juice We understand the need of many LEAF owners, and potential LEAF owners, to know how far their LEAF will take them. Depending on driving style, elevation changes, vehicle load, and … Continue reading →

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A look at the bottom of the “tank”

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Using up almost all of our juice The photo at the top of this post is what I was looking at for a couple of miles on the way home from visiting with friends yesterday. After some running around early … Continue reading →

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2013 LEAF ECO and B-mode (SV and SL trims)

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Or, “Which mode do I use?” In September 2011 we wrote an article about the ECO drive mode on the LEAF. It has proven to be one of our most read articles. For the 2013 model year, Nissan has offered … Continue reading →

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Bosch sees 300km (186 mile) EV range by 2020

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

This is what nobody else is reporting We wrote an article recently about Bosch providing the first $450 Level 2 home charging system (found here). Upon reading the news of Bosch announcing a 180 mile range mass market electric vehicle … Continue reading →

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PEVs in California triple from 2011 to 2012

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

EVs gaining ground in California The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) has released its second survey of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners (found here). We reported on the results of the first survey last August (found here). With information … Continue reading →

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