Friend in Frisco Bay area bought a Leaf for his wife to drive to work.
There were no charging stations in her work area but under county law,
electric vehicles could drive in the inside "bus" lane which let her
avoid the stop and go of morning and evening traffic, and she could make
it to work and back home on one charge. A few months after he bought
the Leaf, the county decided to bar electric cars from the inside lane
and she had to drive in the right stop and go lanes.
The second time she ran out of electric and had to be towed home by a
wrecker they switched cars and now she drives their Prius and he drives
the Leaf locally. The last time I asked, they were still waiting for
her employer to install a charging station where his wife works.
It might be long wait since she works for the cash strapped county.
They thought about buying a "battery trailer" that is towed behind and
extends the Leafs range, but the numbers didn't add up.
Here's a European battery trailer:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1079294_forget-better-place-hook-your-electric-car-to-a-battery-trailer
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On 8/13/2014 3:00 AM, Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes wrote:
Oooh, very clever, get the boss to pay for your fuel/electricity.
I see some places in Euroland have charging stations, how does that
work? Are they free or do drop a coin in them or swipe the credit card?
A quick look shows that the leaf is rated at something like 99mpg
under the rating system.
I think in places where electricity is pretty cheap, they will become
more popular as people overcome their fears and such.
Also the tech should get better, such as being able to use a standard
power cord to charge the beasty.
Another question is whether auto makers can make 'traditional' cars
more fuel efficient? What will the price of fuel be in ten years or
even in a couple of years if those crazies in the middle east get
crazier?
There was work/trials being done to transfer electricity without
wires, enabling EVs to recharge whilst stopped at traffic lights, not
sure if that will pan out in the short term?
Hendrik
who would be happy enough to drive an electric car, no more oil changes
On 12/08/14 02:36, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into
letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old
bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out
and try one.
Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta.
No its not tinny or cheap feeling.
Yes its VERY quiet.
Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta.
100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80
is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while
coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity.
If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously
consider one...
-Curt
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