Nissan Leaf Blog

there are a lot of people interested in the Leaf and its thoughts from owners in general including myself. so i thought that posting my Leaf Blog here might provide some answers or provoke questions.

either way, here is blog link to peruse; took delivery jan 17th. so first one was two weeks later aptly titled "Two Weeks"

My Nissan Leaf Forum • 2 Weeks

#2 on 2/3/2011 was about the longest regular drive the Leaf would make and how it faired.

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Acid Test Part 2

#3 on 2/4/2011 was about a trip that is not regularly made. a meeting that would be beyond the Leafs range (actually waaay beyond because i got lost...)

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Leaf Owners Meet; the Plan

#4 entitled "122.8 Miles!!" pretty much says it all. it also goes into info on how the Leaf reacts as its range is reduced. keep in mind, i never hit Turtle mode!!

My Nissan Leaf Forum • 122.8 Miles!!

#5 is a waste of time for most of you...just too much "glow and smugness" to contain

My Nissan Leaf Forum • 1000 Miles

#6 entitled "Wish Lists" i am pretty happy with the Leaf and its accessories, but happiness always has its degrees... a few more degrees is always nice

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Wish Lists

#7 has been posted around and deals with range anxiety and maybe something many of you have already seen

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Range Anxiety for Gas Owners

#8 concerns the never ending debate on hypermiling and the best way to get the big numbers. i am not the expert on this topic

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Regen and Hypermiling

#9 deals with the #1 concern with any new car owners...the first ding

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Door Dings and Parking Lots

#10 "Reality Check" my thoughts after 6 weeks of Leafing and my sudden crash back to reality with a journey to the gas station

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Reality Check

#11 :"The Cost of Value Added" My Leaf was a Bargain at today's prices with today's issues http://www.mynissanleaf.com/blog.php?u=291&b=57

 

i have a DVR but too lazy to program it usually. i dont actually have TV per se, at least no cable TV. but even without service i can get chanels 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 , 10, 11, and 13.

now i admit when i had cable TV, it was nice to watch them all without commercials which is something i must suffer thru. but i dont watch a whole lot of TV so i put up with it.

 

well, i have info in my signature. but basically i pay around 10.2 cents per kwh and only track what i pay for...iow, if i plug in for free somewhere, the power gained is added to my usage but i simply dont add a value to it.

to date, i have only received about 3 hours of freebie juice. i really dont need it most of the time. in fact i do not charge daily. on days i am working and dont have much going on, i will let it go a day or so. the big driving days are when SO takes car and Saturdays which is our only day off together

 

My gas cost is not that high yet but should not be long. On the Prius gas jumped 17 cents from the last fillup and I am guessing it will jump again soon.
At $3.21 a gallon I would be basically getting 100 mpg or at least the same financially speaking. But last fillup was $3.30 and that was a week ago. Afraid to look at what it might be now

 

Ya. I pay tiered rates based on volume. Top tier for me is about 8.8 to 9.3 cents per kwh. We get a variable kickback from the bonneville administration that fluctuates constantly. So I simply take the numbers of killowatts and divide it by the total bill to get a per kwh cost. Despite the fluctuating costs the overall cost seems to be the same every month.
Has been 10.2 per kwh for last 6 or 7 bills. Sometimes its up to 10.3-10.4 but usually only during summer time. I posted my electric bill on leaf comes home thread

 

Distance

The comment was based on the per mile cost of each vehicle. Iow it would cost $13.96 in electrictyin the Leaf or $34.60 in gas for the Prius to drive the 434 miles

 

oh the Leaf has great acceleration and i could easily outrun most of them at speeds under 40 mph. now before in the Leaf and the Prius, i would have people go flying around me just to slam on their brakes to sit at a red light. with gas approaching $4 a gallon i notice a lot of people starting to drive more like me

 

latest blog entry; My Nissan Leaf Forum • The Cost of Value Added

 

we are up to $3.62 here. was stable for a bit, but has jumped a few cents over the past 2 days

 

#13 deals with thoughts on the cost of replacing the batteries in a Leaf. many place it in the "repair" category. i feel it being an integral part of the car means it should be in the depreciation category

My Nissan Leaf Forum • Battery Pack Warranty