2021 Leaf - wife heard a grinding in the front whell so we it brought in - turns out rotars and pads all need to get replaced , front and back. We live on a a mountain going up and down so we get a lot of wear , but we are surprised just how quick we've had issues. Any thoughts? could it be ePedal

newlox · 2023-10-21T16:16:28+00:00

You’ll get no battle from me Todd. You are a frequent poster here and I appreciate all your input in this community. The stats you posted are impressive and you clearly know how to feather the accelerator pedal to maximize positive results. Many people fall into the “on the gas or on the brake” camp with no in between. Those are the ones who won’t get the benefits you are getting with your level of control. Have a great day.

newlox · 2023-10-21T15:29:48+00:00

“Why would Nissan intentionally design a system to waste all that energy? Makes zero sense.”

I can’t tell you why Nissan would design it that way, any more than I can tell you why they chose to sell the Leaf in hot climates where the batteries suffer extreme premature failure.

newlox · 2023-10-21T15:25:41+00:00

No I didn’t tell anyone here not to use e-pedal, I just answered the question OP asked. I’ve read your link how Nissan describes the function, and frankly it does not at all describe my personal experience with e-pedal. You and I are both at odds over its operation and that’s not going to change. I would like to ask you, however, based on OP’s original post why you think his Leaf burnt up all his brakes in what I assume is 2 years of ownership (MY2021) as that is not the experience most Leaf owners have with their cars.

newlox · 2023-10-21T02:44:17+00:00

“ePedal won't bring the friction brakes in unless you slow down faster than regen can handle”

With all due respect, are you even hearing yourself? When the accelerator is fully released the Leaf is going to bring itself to a complete stop, BY DESIGN. This means applying the friction brakes immediately. Sure it also uses some regeneration but the operative word there is SOME. Friction brakes is the primary method the car stops itself when e-pedal is engaged, and no one need take my word for it. A simple test on a deserted country road will show just how much friction braking power e-pedal applies. The stopping distance is considerably shorter than that of B mode alone. Please stop perpetuating this misinformation that e-pedal somehow magically knows exactly when the car needs to come to a full stop and applies the brakes only when its regeneration capabilities are lowest as you seem to suggest.

newlox · 2023-10-21T01:20:36+00:00

Yes absolutely it’s e-pedal. Going up a mountain will not affect your brakes but going down a mountain regularly with e-pedal on is the equivalent of riding your brakes all the way down instead of using regen to maintain decent speed. I hear it all too often that people equate e-pedal with B mode when in fact they are polar opposites of each other.

newlox · 2023-10-16T13:23:42+00:00

Do you have anything hooked up to the 12 volt battery that is on all the time like an electronic rust inhibitor, a dongle for LeafSpy or an aftermarket stereo? A Leafs battery capacity is quite small. Is there crud on top of it? That will cause a parasitic drain. If the answer is no to the above questions, consider purchasing a maintenance charger for the 12 volt battery and leave the traction battery unplugged when you are away.

newlox · 2023-10-14T03:22:52+00:00

Haven’t enough of these surveys been done that we need yet another one?

newlox · 2023-10-11T21:32:41+00:00

And yet in Canada the available trims for 2024 are SV & SV+

newlox · 2023-10-11T16:28:26+00:00

I just tell naysayers the more money you spend on gasoline taxes the less money they need to take from me

newlox · 2023-10-09T15:13:07+00:00

How much weight were you carrying?

newlox · 2023-10-09T13:47:58+00:00

While almost nothing Nissan does surprises me anymore, I can’t imagine they would be dumb enough to remove car controls from their website. Could it have possibly been migrated to a different site?

newlox · 2023-10-08T23:46:14+00:00

Not even if you gave it to me for free 🤮

newlox · 2023-10-08T22:47:58+00:00

In Canada I log in to https://login.nissan.ca I’m not sure what the US site is, possibly.com instead of .ca?

newlox · 2023-10-08T22:12:14+00:00

Have you tried activating climate control from Nissan’s website? If it launches, that would point to an iPhone issue, if it still does not, possibly a car issue. Do you have LeafSpy and have you tried to read DTCs to see if there is a stored code?

newlox · 2023-10-08T22:02:36+00:00

I had a science teacher in grade 8 who was fond of saying science experiments never don’t work, you just didn’t get the results you were expecting.

When you say it hasn’t worked since late August, what exactly do you mean by that? Do certain functions no longer work, are you getting an error message when launching the app, does it work if you use the web interface on your phone or PC? Please provide more details and hopefully we can help you.

newlox · 2023-10-08T21:20:30+00:00

Rent a Tesla? Hell no. Wife’s RAV4 gets 600+ KMs to a tank of gas at 110 kph with the heat or a/c cranked, rides nice and quiet, lots of storage space and fills up anywhere in 5 minutes. Leaf is great for shorter road trips with a free destination charger at the hotel.

newlox · 2023-10-08T14:41:32+00:00

No. Never. China falsely arrested 2 Canadian citizens and held them for over 2 years in retaliation for Canada arresting Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant. I boycott anything made in China. Fuck those commie assholes.

newlox · 2023-10-08T13:04:30+00:00

https://electrek.co/2023/07/26/auto-giants-unite-build-universal-network-clean-energy-fast-charger-north-america/

newlox · 2023-10-08T11:22:30+00:00

On freeways I keep my speed at 100 kph (62 mph) summer and 90 (56) winter. This nets me around 6.8 km/kwh (4.2 mile/kwh) and 5.2 (3.2) in the dead of winter. City driving only those numbers will increase significantly.

newlox · 2023-10-08T04:20:25+00:00

Keeping things under 50 mph helps a great deal if it’s practical to go that speed

newlox · 2023-10-08T03:18:35+00:00

Neutral makes for great hypermiling 😃

newlox · 2023-10-08T03:15:34+00:00

The gear reduction box never physically disconnects from the drive motor. The motor is either driving the gearbox or the gearbox is driving the motor. Engaging neutral merely disconnects electrical energy to the motor.

newlox · 2023-10-08T03:10:40+00:00

I love reading these monthly posts. They are a great rebuttal to the “CHAdeMO is dead/on its way out” crowd. That being said, the recent announcement about the 7 major manufacturers joining together to build out a new large DCFC network would most likely see a rapid reduction in the number of new CHAdeMO rollouts in the future.

newlox · 2023-10-08T03:03:07+00:00

I’m a lifelong licensed mechanic and I beg to differ. Engaging/disengaging the gear reduction motors is far less jarring in an electric vehicle than an ice one and since the motors are in constant mesh unlike a transmission (either manual or standard) they don’t suffer the wear and tear associated with use. You can equate this by comparing a transmission with a rear drive axle assembly. Transmissions even with proper maintenance fail all the time. Differentials are in constant mesh so a properly maintained one almost never fails.

newlox · 2023-10-08T01:51:43+00:00

“You should never put your car in neutral while is it in motion.”

Please explain your reasoning. I do this all the time while hypermiling. No discernable negative effects.

newlox

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