Graham Watt<p>2012 Nissan Leaf, 76k miles. Just had the air conditioning evaporator core replaced because it was leaking so badly a refrigerant charge escaped in a month. Its a 9 hour job for a mechanic. So, I paid skilled labor for at least 2 mechanics. Now my A/C works again. Although I had gotten used to commuting without it. Car held the cool night air well and if its below 74°F, I just open the windows a bit or recirculate that air for my 30 min drive. At the end of the day, its more like 80°F, so I open all the windows to vent the car and then drive home with them open a bit. It works, its less drain on the main battery pack, and after being in an overchilled office all day, I don't mind being a little warmer. Now this is April in Hawaii. Cannot do this in Phoenix.</p><p>Replaced battery pack, repaired A/C, going to keep driving this older leaf as long as I can, or at least until the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/skyline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skyline</span></a> rail stations/route opens up so I might take advantage of that. When that happens, I can use the car to go from home to a park and ride, then train, then not certain, maybe need to bring a bike for the station to office leg of the trip. When i had tried to use the BUS, it was a 90 min one way. 30min to 60min drive. <br>I kind of miss the pandemic because it meant I could just work remotely 100% of the time for 6 months, and then 4/5ths of the time for another 6 months. End of this month, "regular telework" ends. (F U 47) and I will be, once again, spending 60 to 90 mins driving 5 days a week, when I could be sleeping or doing something else productive at home. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricvehicles</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/nissanleaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nissanleaf</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/luckylivehawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luckylivehawaii</span></a></p>