Sunday, January 17, 2016

Leaf: 1 month in

Impressions of a Leaf after nearly a month of driving and 800 miles:

  • It's nice and quick in traffic.
  • It's quiet, comfortable with lots of headroom.
  • With a predictable drive like a commute, it's not hard to overcome Range Anxiety.
  • They're hard on tires. Apparently running with higher pressure (44psi) helps. We put on Michelin X-Ice for the winter, but ended up throwing out the Ecopias because they had no more than 3k to be had on the rear pair and the fronts were badly worn on the edges. This is common with Leafs.
  • No spare tire or jack, but a 12v inflator and a bottle of goo. I've bought a jack and will order a "doughnut" soon.
  • Getting a 220v/30amp charger for 4-hour charges is not cheap. The outlet will run $500 and a box that I'm tempted to call a charger, but reminded it is not, but yet is required is another $500. We do well with the 110v/15amp charger that came with the car.
  • Bluetooth smart-phone integration is awesome. 
  • Good community and plenty of room for gadget hacking.

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