Leaf-a-nomics
My daily commute is around 30 miles each way, 60 miles round trip. Averaging 20 miles per gallon (I get less in the Porsche, more on the Harley but a conservative average) that is 3 gallons of gas a...
View ArticleElectric Cars and the “Point of No Return”
Range is limited. Refills are not quick. You don’t have the convenience of a “gas station” every 1/2 mile. These are realities of driving an electric car that can’t be denied. It occurred to me when...
View ArticleReview of the Fiat 500e Electric
I considered this car briefly but it was just too small. Also there was no possibility of a test drive: sign up for one, you will get it EVENTUALLY and then it is yours. For $199 a month with $1000...
View ArticleSan Francisco Bay LEAF Owners Club
I have yet to check out this club: SF Bay Area LEAF but intend to check out their next meeting.
View ArticleAnother Surprise LEAF benefit: Nonviolent Power
When I nail the joy-pedal on the LEAF to accelerate onto the highway or pass there is no violence. No rough downshit or surge of noise and vibration from the engine. It just starts going faster....
View ArticleMessage boards / forums for Nissan LEAF
I mostly use this one: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/
View ArticleNissan LEAF android app from Nissan
The LEAF android app is pretty good. You can monitor charging, start the air conditioner / heater and more. Here is a screenshot: When I get into the office I use the app to verify the charging has...
View ArticleExtracting exif data from a photo
I want to start seeing my geotags in my pics. I know it can be in the data bundled inside the jpg called exif. See: http://exifdata.com/
View ArticleLeaf Log Viewer Update
Logging my trip from today. The big dropout between points 5 and 6 is when I was on the phone. Either the phone went to sleep during this time or simultaneous bluetooth communication with the Leaf and...
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