Learning Curves, Love and RSS Feeds.

I have over 2500 miles on the Leaf now. I have settled in. Yes, there is a learning curve to the Leaf. You have to learn it's limitations. You have to learn to love this car, and, I do. You have to experiment and push it's limits. Luckily it comes with 24 hour "No Cost" roadside assistance for three years. If your out in the middle of nowhere and you've drained your battery, Badda Bing, Badda Boom, it's taken care of, out comes the truck to pick you up. I must say, I've never pushed it so hard to where I thought I'd be in trouble. I have had about 6 miles of range left on after a commute.  The woman's voice emanating from the Leaf's speakers kept suggesting with full fledged maps via the navigation system to where the nearest charging station was. I just happened to be near one which is exactly one block from where I live.

There is an app for smartphones called PlugShare. The app allows you to share your home charger with other EV drivers or as a driver of an EV, charge at various locations not necessarily listed on the Leaf's navigation system. Walgreens seems to have level 2, 240v chargers available for public use at no cost. These do not show up on the navigation system but show in the PlugShare App.

There are no Level 2 Chargers available in Gig Harbor Washington for public use which makes me mad. What's up Gig Harbor? There are only two available via the Plugshare App listed in Gig Harbor. One is located on a light pole at a strip mall parking lot and it is only a Level 1 or 110v plug outlet. I plugged in here for an hour while taking my daughter to the Orthodontist and sipping drinks at Starbucks while she did her homework. The other one in Gig Harbor is listed on the Plugshare App as a Level 2 Charger courtesy of a man named Robert. It is at his house and you have to let him know that you are coming with his phone number listed because the charger is in his garage.
RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication) are families of web feed formats or text from your favorite websites that can be downloaded into the Leafs Navigation System through CarWings and you can enjoy your favorite topics, news or just about anything you can imagine. ESPN, CNN, Facebook, Yahoo, Popular Science are just a few that I have loaded. These are updated as you specify. I have have listened to these feeds but sometimes I have to laugh. The woman's voice is robotic and monotonous as you can imagine plus, she is very hard to understand at times.
Overall, I have grown to love the Leaf. Others may be not so convinced as the range anxiety might be contagious but careful planing for extended trips can alleviate some of the stresses involved.