Neil BrownI am quite keen on the idea of an electric car.
I am less keen on the idea of a car which spies on me.
I have an electric bicycle, which I love, and use as often as I can. But I am looking here for a car.
I kind of like the old Nissan Leaf, and it might *just* fit the bill, range wise. But I've also read various concerns. So I umm and aaah about them.
Newer electric cars leave me with a sense of "nice car you got there. Shame if we changed something about it or spied on you".
Tim Stoop 
@neil
I own a 2019 Leaf ZE1, which is fine, but... Nissan shuts down the remote server by the end of this month and they're not offering an alternative at all. Quite pissed about it, as I depend on the remote battery SoC to make decisions about charging (when it's cheapest or the panels are generating more then we're using).
If you're fine with that, it's a nice car and a good tool for the job. Not amazing, not great, but good enough.
I own a 2019 Leaf ZE1, which is fine, but... Nissan shuts down the remote server by the end of this month and they're not offering an alternative at all. Quite pissed about it, as I depend on the remote battery SoC to make decisions about charging (when it's cheapest or the panels are generating more then we're using).
If you're fine with that, it's a nice car and a good tool for the job. Not amazing, not great, but good enough.
@timstoop Have you found (or looked for) a workaround for remote charging? Because I'd be reliant on that to charge off peak etc.
@neil OVMS3 seems to be the best option, but not cheap. OBD might be a cheaper alternative, but requires a phone running a prorpietary app.
I'm running into the issue that all these solutions require one to be comfortable rewiring their car, which is not me. Trying to find a mechanic that might do it for me.
Main issue is that the CAN bus does not get power when the car is not turned on, which it usually isn't when I'm charging. Seems like that's weird design, but what do I know.
I'm running into the issue that all these solutions require one to be comfortable rewiring their car, which is not me. Trying to find a mechanic that might do it for me.
Main issue is that the CAN bus does not get power when the car is not turned on, which it usually isn't when I'm charging. Seems like that's weird design, but what do I know.