Flip the Fleet Drivers’ Memo #28: Leaf Brakes, the need for battery replacement services, and the year that was
Dear collaborators, Brake faults in Nissan 2013-2016 Leafs A challenging investigation is now finally coming to a head around the potential brake
Flip the Fleet Drivers’ Memo #27: EV charging patterns, State of Health fluctuation, what gets people to buy an EV
We’ve got a bit behind on our regular schedule - there’s too much going down to keep up with everyone’s requests - so this update for October is a
Flip the Fleet Drivers’ Memo #26: EV satisfaction, the hare & the turtle, distances travelled in EVs, hear about your results
Dear collaborators, It was a busy month! Here’s your September update from Flip the Fleet. Hot off the press! Donald Love
Flip the Fleet Drivers’ Memo #25: Incentivising EV uptake, Leaf model terminology, energy efficiency of different EV models, 30 kWh Leaf battery firmware patches
Dear collaborators, Here’s your August update from Flip the Fleet. Incentivising EV uptake: August’s one-click survey Around three quarters of
Flip the Fleet Drivers’ Memo #24: Tyres, energy efficiency and 30 kWh Leaf batteries
Dear EV owners, Here’s your July update from Flip the Fleet. Tyre care and tyre choice: July’s one-click survey You ran us over with
Flip the Fleet Drivers’ Memo #23: Mobility impacts, outreach effectiveness and 30 kWh Leaf batteries
Dear participants, Here’s your June update from Flip the Fleet. EV impacts on mobility: June’s one-click survey Judging from this month’s 1-click
Flip The Fleet Drivers’ Memo #22: Rapid Charger survey, Battery fade research, and your call on whether we are making a difference
Heya folks, May has been full-on for Flip the Fleet. Rapid Charger Survey Your choice experiment and survey of experiences at rapid chargers
Driver’s Memo #21: Why did you buy your EV, presentations and software improvements
Flip The Fleet Driver’s Memo #21: Why did you buy your EV, presentations and software improvements Dear Flip the Fleet members Making
Driver’s Memo #20: Battery woes, inclusive communication, and public outreach to show-off your data
Flip The Fleet Driver’s Memo #20: Battery woes, inclusive communication, and public outreach to show-off your data Dear participants Mad
Driver’s Memo #19: Green chickens or green eggs, beautiful numbers and more battery scans please
Flip The Fleet Driver’s Memo #19: Green chickens or green eggs, beautiful numbers and more battery scans please Kia ora koutou
Driver’s Memo #18: Funding our EVolution, buying your next car, results of your rapid charger survey, and a request for more 30 kWh Leaf recruits
Hi gang Funding our future: Wow! The government has agreed to support Flip the Fleet throughout 2018 with a grant from its Low Emission Vehicles
Driver’s Memo #17: Electricity prices, 4c/km average economy, repairs & maintenance data request, and a rapid charger survey
Kia ora koutou December’s 1-click survey and data analysis featured electricity prices and your response to the overnight discounts for charging
Drivers’ Memo #16: your award, an emission reduction milestone, battery health, tyre pressures and load!
Kia ora koutou Take a bow everyone! Your courage, knowledge and commitment to sustainability as early adopters of EVs were recognised in Flip the
Drivers’ Memo #15: Travel & registrations of PHEVs vs EVs
Hi everyone Welcome aboard: Dr Daniel Myall, a Leaf owner from Christchurch, is volunteering his time and skills to analyse some of the Flip the
Drivers’ Memo #14: Family hybrid fleets
Flip The Fleet Test Drivers’ Memo #14 Kia ora koutou kātoa Smarter graphics: We have started creating Infographics to carry your messages
Drivers’ memo #13: Home charging set-ups
Flip The Fleet Test Driver Memo #13 Kia ora koutou A third of the way! We currently have 312 people enrolled to provide data each month, but
Drivers’ memo #12: Consumer protection
Kia ora koutou Another 100 enrolments! We were delighted to receive another 100 vehicle enrolments since we publically launched the project around
Driver’s memo #11: Market watch
Kia ora koutou Please speak up at our public launch: We are on track for the public launch of Flip the Fleet on Wednesday 28 June. We would like
Drivers’ memo #10: Seasonal changes in travel efficiency
Hi everyone Woohoo … we cracked a ton! We now have 101 members in the test driver panel and received over 70 monthly data sets last month. We
Drivers’ memo #9: Trip distances
Dear test drivers, kia ora koutou kātoa The cavalry is coming! Good news. We got a small grant from Otago Museum’s “Participatory Science
Drivers’ memo #8: Travel efficiency in town and country, and differences between models
Dear test drivers, kia ora koutou kātoa Fifty-one data sets were uploaded by you last month – thanks! This month’s example of how we will use
Drivers’ memo #7: Battery health watch
Dear test drivers, kia ora koutou kātoa We’re on a roll The Flip the Fleet collective continues to gather a life of its own – 54 test drivers
Drivers’ memo #6: Maximum & minimum ‘State of Charge’
Dear test drivers Thanks for your recent data contributions to Flip The Fleet. So far we have received 27 data uploads for last month – a very
Drivers’ memo #5: ICE back-ups, home electricity generation, town & country driving
Dear test drivers Thanks for your November data contributions to Flip The Fleet. Gathering momentum! Woohoo! A Tesla S, BMW i3 and a Volt
Drivers’ memo #4: Maintenance & repair costs, minimum practical range
Dear test drivers Thanks for your October data contributions to Flip The Fleet. Progress Our test panel is growing steadily: we now have 31
Drivers’ memo #3: Monthly travel, efficiency, battery ‘State of Health’
Dear Test Driver, We are gathering momentum Wow, thanks! Slowly the word is spreading and more people are enrolling as test drivers. You are