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I was on the same media drive with Jason (Verge) and John (GCR), and, coincidentally, in the back seat for the drive w John and Sebastian from Autoblog... Both the A3 and Q7 e-trons have the same drive modes, including both "hold battery" and "charge battery" that were primarily designed with...

It's so clear I grew up in the auto industry- the video (found by LAB member Brian Henderson) struck me as odd, but totally in line with Japanese marketing I've seen, and not really inappropriate or gratuitous in the grand scheme of auto marketing. :) In line with the positioning of EVs and...

It was fairly well known here that Andy Palmer established the LAB, and Billy Hayes was also very supportive. Therefore, their departures from Nissan caused some to wonder whether the group would continue- which was quickly answered, and here we are. Similarly, I've only ever received...

Agreed, mbender. These points are applicable to all charging, Nissan or otherwise. I'm realistic about how much the LAB can affect the bigger picture of charging, but we'll push on it. Separately, I've long been mulling the best way to gather and measure a charger site "wishlist", so that any...

Thanks for your continued support! :) And for the help many of you have provided here and elsewhere with raising issues, member recommendations, etc. All except for Brian, who--like Darell last year--is a broadly active EV enthusiast who also brings the perspective of someone who hasn't yet...

We have a new LAB group! I know that a few have had questions about whether the group was continuing in light of recent changes within Nissan (we had them too for a minute, but were quickly reassured.) I'd also asked the last group to stay on and provide feedback through the Battery...

Huntington Beach on Saturday for me! Maybe AltCar tomorrow too, we'll see. https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=153" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The LAB will continue to impress upon Nissan the importance of notice- both for potential price changes, but also in the event of product changes. To be clear, there has been zero discussion about future changes coming to this program. But recognizing the possibility, we'll keep on that point...

First, regarding the "in an effort to" language on the lizard battery... This message wasn't specifically about that battery, but given the ongoing questions about if/when the hot battery was being used both in new cars and in this program, the LAB asked Nissan to clarify as part of this...

I've confirmed this is still going to happen, though I expect the logistics of how exactly it will work were probably being sorted in parallel with this effort and the lizard battery becoming available to dealers. Now that it has, details should be forthcoming. I've not heard anything other...

We discussed this point w Nissan, knowing it was a concern here. Unfortunately, like new vehicle pricing, automakers by law can't force a certain labor price for customer-pay service, or even the battery pack itself besides setting an MSRP. But as you noted, we know folks will report their...

At the moment, yes.

I don't think it's quite so binary as to say that CA is (currently) anti-EV, even if it likes H2 more. But even if, your premise would suggest that the state is anti-Nissan and BMW too, not just Tesla. And of the EV makers, CARB has given more consideration to Tesla than the others. It is...

Agreed. I've long believed that the market is the biggest challenge facing H2, more than the technology and economic hurdles. Re px vehicles, the biggest market competition to FCVs will not likely be EVs, but decently-electrified PHEVs. The entire sales pitch of an FCV boils down to "long...

Yes, the reactions and feedback have made a huge difference. Those expressed here and on an ongoing basis by the LAB, but also the group at the AZ dinner with the Nissan team last August (TickTock, Turbo2ltr, TomT, jhm614, shrink, PHXsmiley, jstack6 and Jerry Asher). It has all helped. I know...