Hacking the Nissan Leaf EV

An anonymous reader writes "The New York Times is running a story on people hacking the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. 'Using Mr. Giddings’s home-brewed E.V. fuel-level display, Leaf drivers get the confidence to extend their driving range by 10 percent or more. His gauge, which displays the actual state of charge, reveals that the Leaf dashboard’s "zero bars" display comes on when the battery pack has several miles remaining.' Here's an interesting quote from one of the hackers, Phil Sadow, who was interviewed for the story: 'I don't like the term hacking because it's been portrayed by the media as something evil. To me, hacking is actually very American. Go out to the garage. Take it apart. Make it better.'"

Comments

Re:Atleast he knows what hacking is

[Noughmad]

Happy hacking - and it's your cars - you are allowed to destroy the batteries.

Until the iCar appears.

Re:Better you say?

[cffrost]

There are women in the world that will possibly fuck you because you have a Rolex.

If a woman is fucking you because of your Rolex, you're probably getting fucked in more ways than one.