PonderingLeafAZ
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Hi - and thanks in advance for any thoughts...
I live in Arizona and commute from Peoria to Mesa every day. It is an insane ride, and I do it on a CTX 1300 every day, (motorcycle btw).
Well, last summery almost killed me (my company moved, thank you very much) otherwise it would be a mere 20 miles instead of 43. I can ride 9 months out of the year, but July through Sept is a killer; 120 to 135 degrees for a rider with the heat coming off the pavement. Without HOV it's a 2 hour commute. Death by heat? Or death by drive time? egads.
Now you folks can all stand around and laugh at what I'm going to ask...
If I purchase a 2014 or 2015 SV or SL model, at say around 30 to 40K miles:
1. Would I need to charge it at work to make it home? If so, could I do that on a 110? Or could I make the entire 86 miles. Maybe I could stop at the bars on the way home... haha. Bars should have charging stations, right? It makes sense.
2. Does anyone know whether or not I could get an HOV plate? I don't see Leaf's on the list. Weird. I see i3 BMW, Prius plug in, etc. No Leaf. That is annoying. I took a passenger ride in one when they first came out and loved it. I don't want a stinking i3 for gawd's sake. Prius plug in? Come on, that uses gas. WTH!
I was planning on getting a L2 charge station placed in my home as well.
Does anyone know if a program where two EV users who work on opposite sides of town borrow each other's chargers
Something to think about.
Again, thanks for your thoughts.
I live in Arizona and commute from Peoria to Mesa every day. It is an insane ride, and I do it on a CTX 1300 every day, (motorcycle btw).
Well, last summery almost killed me (my company moved, thank you very much) otherwise it would be a mere 20 miles instead of 43. I can ride 9 months out of the year, but July through Sept is a killer; 120 to 135 degrees for a rider with the heat coming off the pavement. Without HOV it's a 2 hour commute. Death by heat? Or death by drive time? egads.
Now you folks can all stand around and laugh at what I'm going to ask...
If I purchase a 2014 or 2015 SV or SL model, at say around 30 to 40K miles:
1. Would I need to charge it at work to make it home? If so, could I do that on a 110? Or could I make the entire 86 miles. Maybe I could stop at the bars on the way home... haha. Bars should have charging stations, right? It makes sense.
2. Does anyone know whether or not I could get an HOV plate? I don't see Leaf's on the list. Weird. I see i3 BMW, Prius plug in, etc. No Leaf. That is annoying. I took a passenger ride in one when they first came out and loved it. I don't want a stinking i3 for gawd's sake. Prius plug in? Come on, that uses gas. WTH!
I was planning on getting a L2 charge station placed in my home as well.
Does anyone know if a program where two EV users who work on opposite sides of town borrow each other's chargers
Something to think about.
Again, thanks for your thoughts.