(Sorry for the delays, the Blogger network has been down for a few days due to a technical failure.)
We had about 35 attendees and ten LEAFs in attendance. Several of the LEAF owners had picked up their LEAFs very recently, including one of our founding members, Kataphn, with her pretty blue LEAF virtually full of accessories (inside joke, Kat had more accessories in advance of actually having her LEAF than any of us have heard of).
There were lots of newcomers, who were very welcome. Several of the attendees were under the age of 13, and one young man appeared to be about four years old. We were glad to share the future of personal transportation with those who will inherit the world we are creating. Some of the newer attendees hadn't been able to see of sit in a LEAF before, and we were able to offer that opportunity to them.
John Beard and Cerritos Nissan were extremely welcoming to us. We had another great catered breakfast and the use of their conference room. John continues to help us to get a Forum discount on LEAF accessories, and I was able to pick up my cargo organizer at a great price. John also provided some nice keychains that we added to the raffle items that Kat and Gary brought.
Unfortunately for our pictures, Cerritos Nissan had an event planned this weekend, and so they had lots of inventory on the lot. This prevented us from parking our LEAFs together for pictures, and we were scattered around the lot. We were still able to show off our cars to interested newcomers.
Gary (our Branch Manager) led the discussion. Topics included charging options, including the Ingineer-modified Nissan L1 EVSE, technical issues that have cropped up, including starry's "teaklettle syndrome" heater circuit, and availability of "orphan" LEAFs.
Here a few pictures.
Gary Leads the Discussion
Kathaphn moves her LEAF to more easily show it to some newcomers
Checking out the new LEAF
Kat's "Passengers"
Danny, hill and Jim chatting with some future LEAFers
Boomer's (our) LEAF after install of new Cargo Organizer
Note the raised load floor
There will be a meetup in Santa Ana at Hometown Buffet on Saturday May 28th at 8:30 am. All interested parties and families are welcome. Test rides offered happily to those who haven't had the chance to ride in an EV yet.