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The default is economy. If you select sport the power curve changes. Flooring it is the same in both modes. I was torn between BMW and Mercedes. With all of the i3 problem reports I am glad for my choice. The only reported problem so far is an error message that a firmware upgrade fixed. From a...

You and I agree. The overwhelming bias is that they will run out of power. With the exception of a few Los Vegas conventions my Leaf range was just fine. I am a home body and I never have needed to pay for charging. In that case a rental makes more sense to avoid wear and tear on any car...

My B is a small SUV. It is certainly not a car. That said, I like it a lot better than my old Leaf SL. I had a woman come up to me at a Trader Joe's asking about the car since her ML lease was just about up. I told her that in the USA it was only available as an EV and she went away grumbling...

By the way, I reduced the basic EVSE price to $250 since I offered it with a 32A J1772 cable for $400. A Ji772 cable is around $150. More if you need a long one.

The fire was contained in the panel. My entire complex of 116v units has FPE panels from 1976. I was holding off its replacement until the other half of my duplex PUD replaced theirs but sometimes you have no choice. Oh well, I will now have 200A service. It was nearly the same as replacing the...

Being conservative and only charging late at night I still managed to burn up ( as on fire) my 100A FPE panel. I sure had not budgeted a 2900 bill for emergency repair and a new 200A panel. I am just lucky my savings equaled the cost!

I have an OpenEVSE unit listed for sale on MNL. It needs either a 32A or 40A J1772 cable. With a 40A cable it will fully charge a RAV4 EV. http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=19567

I agree! they are over priced junk. Boxing up the EVSE is a good idea. Mercedes wants $1000 for the Voltec unit. I certainly have no plans to use it. .

The range is not up to RAV4 EV standards but the features are great! It has bells on top of bells and whistles. Just today when I was listening to an open AM station to the digital noise I discovered it has a built in weather receiver. As I understand BMW even deleted the AM band! I tried to...

It is very likely sold, Thanks everyone.

Chris raised the price to $69. It is still a bargain. My B came with a Voltec EVSE (bah humbug). Mercedes wants $1000 for it! It has 14 gauge wire. I do not plan to use it even at the default 8A. It can be set to 12A.

Speaking of God: I saw bumper sticker yesterday. It said honk if you love Jesus. Text if you want to meet him.

I have a number of crimpers I use Scotch Highlander terminals normally. For normal use I have never experienced over heating but an EVSE is a continuous load. Soldering is not a good idea if you require flexibility. since the solder tends to migrate up the wire but that does not apply here...

I just listed a high power EVSE with RTC for sale on MNL http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=19342

I did not want to spend the extra money on the J1772 socket so my two simulators have clip leads nd they depend on a knowledgeable user. I dis use a socket on my second version of my load tester. It is almost the same as my first version except it used two variable heaters instead of a fixed...

I think you are OK. I used some over sized blue lugs on yours. They should have good crimps. On the one you sold I used rated 12-10 yellow lugs on #12 wire and the crimps were not secure and burned. In any event whenever you are in the area I would like to check the crimps and solder them.

Worst case you could convert it to an OpenEVSE. You already have the expensive J1772 cable. If it has a 3 year warranty then that would be the way to go. Free is always good!

I saw a used one with Carson plates at the TRW Swap Meet on Saturday.

I have Another unit for sale. It has an improved Real Time Clock Timer and an ITT 25 foot 32A J1772 cable. http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=19087

Well my plates arrived yesterday. I think the black metal frame looks good on my "B". I did have to bend the top slightly to fit.