Recent content by leafarmer

Well, I've only got one of each, but I generally agree with the practical range arguments. The Volt's battery range cycles from 0% to 100% and back all the time, while the Leaf's stays between 1 and 10 bars most of the time. I'm far more careful with trip planning and more likely to seek out...

Argh! I just booked another SFO trip. Had I only known... Oh well, future trips will be SMF based. Thanks!

Does anyone know if there has been any progress on updating the SMF parking garage chargers? I'm still flying out of SFO simply because I can't charge at Sacramento.

No kidding. Apple has about two dozen Chargepoint stations scattered around their various Cupertino buildings, and they are often occupied.

This is excellent news. Now, to just get some outlets or updated chargers in the fancy new airport terminal's parking garage. BTW, most Chargepoint stations are free, and require an RFID card you must get from them (or from your company if you happen to work for one that has installed them)...

Below "Status" and "Power Level" and above "Pricing" there is a box that is labeled "Access". There are two buttons, one for Restricted and the other for Unrestricted. This defaulted to just the Unrestricted button for me. Selecting both shows 280 stations for Northern California, and...

Chargepoint now has an option to display only unrestricted stations. I guess they picked up on our grumblings.

The company I work for has installed a few Chargepoint stations that do NOT show up on the Chargepoint map, and provides us with RFID cards to allow access. I wasn't sure if these were special cards that grant access, or if any Chargepoint card would work. It appears that any card will work...

Thanks! I will probably try to take advantage of this. The new terminal has been much in the news lately, but I've no mention of any charging stations in the new structure.

Very interesting. Do you know if the bus stalls in long term parking also have outlets? -leafarmer

My longest trip was just under 400 miles roughly round trip in two days, requiring charging at two Chargepoint stations, two Nissan dealers, the Vallejo Ferry Terminal, and the Fairfield Transportation Center. The trip was more of an adventure, and served to confirm in my mind that the Leaf...

Chargepoint is the best thing we've got going right now, but the Bay Area isn't as well covered as it might seem. Of the 257 listed, more than 90 are restricted to Google employees, and another couple dozen are restricted to other companies or municipalities. Intentionally or not...

Of the five active sources of charge station information I am aware of: carstations.com recargo.com mychargepoint.net blinknetwork.com And the iPhone app "plugshare" Only Plugshare indicates the stations are J-1772. Can someone confirm that this is the case? Two months ago I was there and...

I spoke with CS today about the telematics bug, and was told a fix was released on July 12th that requires a visit to the dealer, and it should take less than an hour. Because the fix is so recent, they were contacting my dealer first so they would know what to do. If you're having the same...

I like recargo, and hadn't noticed the "Add Site" feature. I will begin contributing immediately.