Recent content by LeftieBiker

It looks like a Bolt with summer tires won.

There is already a topic for this. There is no direct way to turn off the audio, believe it or not. IIRC, plugging an empty thumb drive, or possibly even just a USB cable, into the USB port should cause the audio to default to that input, and thus produce silence due to lack of music on the drive.

Low forties generally works fine. These are heavy cars, and the recommended 38psi (36 for the Leaf!) is a bit too low. The tires were probably being deformed enough by bumps to let a little air get passed the sidewalls.

To make it worse for them, they are unlikely to have even heard about problems with the battery. If they read about it in social media, it will likely be the QC throttling, not the degradation that the throttling appears intended to slow.

With GM coming out with several more EVs in the near future, and at least some of them likely based on the Bolt drivetrain, your best hope would be if they come out with larger, better packs for them that can be adapted to fit the Bolt as well.

If that was ever true, it no longer is. No more Frigid winters here, and very few mild Summers. I too was able to slow degradation by changing my charging habits, but having to do that means inadequate battery cooling. And the 40kwh pack has less passive cooling than my 24kwh pack, with more...

Filter updated. Anyway, just to make it a little clearer, this really was an agonizing choice for me. What it came down to in the end was that with a Leaf I could get everything I wanted in one car - except cloth seats. The "new" Leaf has very adequate power, handles fine for me, and has a...

The issue is actually with mining the lithium. It is indeed a very dirty process.

First, I leased it. Second, the Bolt would likely turn to be the "dick move" for me, because of the harsh ride and poor seats. Third, if I do grow to like the Leaf, I'll be able to afford to buy it off lease, unlike the Bolt. Finally, since I have to turn in my $17k residual (plus tax) 2013 Leaf...

This reasonable, but it should be noted that it took Nissan almost 7 years to do this with Leaf packs. Part of the reason is that few people would be happy getting a refurbished pack as a replacement on an almost brand new car.

If you plan to use regen to help brake the rig, make sure to use the Hilltop Mode for charging. Otherwise you'll not have that second braking system at the start of a trip.

Thanks. How many folks here hate the interior of their car, and did before they even picked it up? I had to get white with light grey leather seats (I'm a vegetarian) to get Around View (same dick move that GM made) and I'm getting the light color to slow battery heating in Summer. Oh, and...

Having been on the Leaf/Bolt fence for many months, I put a deposit on a 2018 Leaf today. I'm not here to crow, though: I'm not happy with the choices and compromises I've had to make, and I'm really, REALLY not happy with the choices that Nissan has made with the 40kwh battery. I'll be envying...

How's your caps lock key?

You misunderstand - I'm not upset, just trying to provide a good analysis of the situation. Heck, I once towed a junked Volvo P1800S with a Volvo 122S - both cars were the same size.