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I guess that depends, in my city they (CarCharging Group) charges $.49/kWh, there are around 68 level 2 stations that sit mostly unused because of this high price. CCG has to pay the low power bill that these stations draw just to keep them on, so would it be better if they get used for...

Yes, they are a lot of fun, should handle your weight without issues. They also have a hill climbing kit you can buy for faster speeds up hill at the cost of lower top speed. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T8E6KM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00"...

Take it from someone with experience, I did an almost 1400 mile trip in a FitEV almost two years ago. It was fun, but I didn't get any sleep for 3 straight days due to range anxiety, it was like a drug that kept me awake. Yes, I could not fall asleep, and drove almost 1400 miles straight...

Lost my first capacity bar this morning, noticed when I was backing out of my driveway. Could this be this first NY leaf with a bar gone? I'll probably be in the camp where I will miss the capacity warranty :( Stats: AHr=55.71 SOH=84% Hx=70.65% 10 QCs milage 35,376 delivered 4/2012...

I think he meant AMT, alternative minimum tax....

I would love to get a group of 8 EV drivers, park their EVs in front of each gas pump at a local gas station for 15 minutes! Maybe we can do it once a year nationally, called de-icing day! -Jim

Taking a long distance trip, 1000+ miles one way in a FitEV, check out our progress! http://fitev.tumblr.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; -Jim

This was the first time EVs were present at the Fathers Day Car Show in Auburn, NY. The Car show was a success! Despite the rain, we all had a great time! There were quite a few people that stopped by to ask questions about our EVs. It was nice to "educate" the general population :) Special...

Not practical, besides, you can't drive the car and charge. Do what I did with a fit ev for my son, drove 250 miles door-to-door. Drove it from Paramus, NJ to Camillus, NY and charged along the way at two charging stations. Yes it took a whole day but it made the trip more interesting! I was...

Thank you Tony for the kind words :) Yes, it was, but they brought the FitEV to NY and NJ a month ago. We had to drive it back from Paramus NJ, that was the closest "certified" dealer which happened to be 250 miles away. We wanted to drive it to make it interesting, and that it was! There...

Cruise was set to 30mph, got a few honks, but for the most part it went fine, we were able to drive on really wide shoulders to let traffic by as needed :) What I wasn't expecting was the leaf to perform as new, my leaf is over a year old and just turned 15k miles on this trip. No perceivable...

Today my son and I drove 100mi+ unrefuled. We made one stop about half way to get some photos of the cars sitting in front of a windmill at a wind farm. I used a 2012 Leaf, and my son (17) used his Honda FitEV. It is my birthday today so it was a great present! The FitEV had my son Matt and...

I did notice (on plugshare) two new QC stations in the NY city area, one on Long Island and the other in the city. I suppose these are being installed for Taxis? Not sure if the public will be able to use them... -Jim

Thanks! I fixed the title :) -Jim

We are having our first CNY EV users group meeting this Sunday (4/14) 4pm, in Syracuse NY, at the Farmers Market Lot where there are 14 charging stations. If you are interested in coming, PM me. We are thinking of meeting at the lot between 4-4:30 and then getting a bite to eat at PJ's pub and...

Something like this? http://www.jfe-eng.co.jp/en/en_product/pdf/RAPIDAS-R_English_letter.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ok, so I didn't include a charge controller in my "list", but that is an assumed technicality. I think you are missing my point, to come up with a much cheaper solution for a DCQC network that doesn't cost $50k-$100k to install, thus making more of them available. The biggest hurdle right now...

It really baffles me how much an L3 station costs. What about making it simple, here is a thought: Create a battery bank using cheap deep-cycle batteries that can provide 20+kW of power and 400v DC. The battery bank would get recharged by a 240v charger. The upside, cheap electrical...

Time to get a second leaf! :lol:

That happened to me, just change your carwings password and the pinging from the ap will stop :D