amtoro
Well-known member
I'm at IKEA having breakfast and the car is trickle charging in the parking garage; will be at the event in about one hour
Anyone in Georgia?
- Thread starter Rktennis
- Start date
Help Support My Nissan Leaf Forum:
rslatkin
Well-known member
I'm at the event now, posting from one of their iPads. Dress warmly and bring your own tea bags.
cracovian
Well-known member
So I'm assuming the solar charging station is no longer free? Could you confirm, amtoro?
amtoro
Well-known member
cracovian said:
In all the back and forth, we didn't have time to verify it; we saw a Volt owner trying to figure out how it works but I have no idea if it is paying by the hour now.
What I can tell is that we had a great time at the Nissan event today; it was great to meet some of you and tell our stories and experience with the LEAF to the visitors. There were many questions that I was very happy to answer.
By the way, thank you to the Nissan guys for the hot coffee and the L2 and L3 charges they provided for us!
amtoro
Well-known member
jimcmorr said:amtoro said:
I'm in New Hampshire but I'll be there in spirit. I have my LEAF "ZERO" T-shirt on today!
Okay. YOu are right, that is a sweatshirt but my T-shirt looks just like it.
cracovian
Well-known member
So I just came back from IKEA after spending over 200 bucks on food to apply to some PAX pieces (invited some friends over and broke my old record) and the Millenium Gate charging station is still free - yay!
widgetboy
Active member
Sorry I missed you guys. I was on a cruise.
Is the EV Club meeting this Wednesday?
Is the EV Club meeting this Wednesday?
Yes. This Wednesday. Unfortunately for me, I won't be able to attend for a while because of my teaching schedule on Wednesdays.widgetboy said:Sorry I missed you guys. I was on a cruise.
Is the EV Club meeting this Wednesday?
It was good to get to meet a few of you at the Leaf event, and to see the mods and a quick charge in action.
widgetboy
Active member
Where is the trickle charge plug in the IKEA parking garage?
cracovian
Well-known member
I would venture to say they have quite a few 120 V plugs around the garage.
amtoro
Well-known member
widgetboy said:
There are quite a few; I plugged it along the eastern wall on the level 1
vatavian
Member
I had an unofficial chat with a friend about the two L3 charging stations being offered to Atlanta by Nissan.
One is likely to go downtown somewhere, but the fate of the second is unclear.
It has been offered to Midtown, but they are not sure whether they will accept it because they feel it will be difficult to find someone who wants to install, maintain, and pay for electricity and they are not clear that there will be enough benefit to outweigh the trouble and expense even though the unit itself is being donated.
Across 10th Street from the Margaret Mitchell House is a possible location being discussed.
One is likely to go downtown somewhere, but the fate of the second is unclear.
It has been offered to Midtown, but they are not sure whether they will accept it because they feel it will be difficult to find someone who wants to install, maintain, and pay for electricity and they are not clear that there will be enough benefit to outweigh the trouble and expense even though the unit itself is being donated.
Across 10th Street from the Margaret Mitchell House is a possible location being discussed.
amtoro
Well-known member
Is there a way to contact the city to suggest a place? Maybe the airport... Plenty of space to walk around and places to eat while the car charges.
The airport would be fantastic, and would have my vote. There just needs to be a way of ensuring that people don't leave their cars plugged in for the entire week's business trip.
Business travel through Hartsfield is my only range concern with my much-loved Leaf!
Business travel through Hartsfield is my only range concern with my much-loved Leaf!
tharcaps said:
Seems to me that an L3 charger in a parking lot or garage shoud be a valet situation where the car could be charged just before the owner called for it. Perhaps a half day ahead? This would make the charger avalable to all that might need the service.
widgetboy
Active member
Definitely airport! Besides the fact I pass the airport for nearly all my driving, it would lay the groundwork for a green taxi service. Have you seen how long the taxis wait in queue already? (Longer than a L3 charge)
Hotel shuttles could potentially convert their vans to EV too.
What great PR for the airport!
No doubt, however they will charge for it - and the contract will be "fairly" awarded to one of Maynard Jackson's relatives. :twisted:
Hotel shuttles could potentially convert their vans to EV too.
What great PR for the airport!
No doubt, however they will charge for it - and the contract will be "fairly" awarded to one of Maynard Jackson's relatives. :twisted:
widgetboy
Active member
amtoro said:
I went to IKEA today but on the way saw the Charging Spot at Millennium Gate. It was close enough to IKEA so I parked there and charged (free
) at L2 - and just walked over to IKEA and back.
