Category Archives: LEAF Ownership

48 kWh LEAF in your future?

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Nissan stuffs 48kWh battery into LEAF The Nissan Barcelona Technical Centre crew took three LEAFs to the Spain based ECOseries race series this season. Two of the vehicles were essentially stock with slight modifications to improve vehicle aerodynamics and reduce … 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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Southern California Edison shares gained knowledge – part II

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

A final look at SCE’s study The majority of first-time visitors to Southern California Edison’s (SCE) electric car site want to know how much it will cost to charge their cars if they buy an electric vehicle (EV). Because most … Continue reading →

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Southern California Edison shares gained knowledge

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

We look at their study in this two part series It turns out the sky isn’t falling after all. Many electric vehicle (EV) naysayers talk about the inability of the electrical grid nationwide to keep up with the increase in … Continue reading →

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East Coast LEAF owners have cause to rejoice

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Ernie Hernandez

Quick Charger installation to begin on East Coast Back in May we wrote about Nissan’s plan to install 500 DC quick charge stations around the country in the next 18 months (found here). At the time, Nissan was reluctant to … 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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