DoxyLover said:Big news!
At the South San Jose Nissan/Bayleafs MY'13 Leaf show off this afternoon, Tim Gallagher from Nissan made an announcement that soon, Nissan will be installing DCQC station at "a majority of Nissan dealers in the area"..
DoxyLover said:Big news!
At the South San Jose Nissan/Bayleafs MY'13 Leaf show off this afternoon, Tim Gallagher from Nissan made an announcement that soon, Nissan will be installing DCQC station at "a majority of Nissan dealers in the area". He also stated that he expects that most of them will be available 24/7 and without charge.
I'm sorry but I don't remember the exact time frame he stated, but I believe we are talking Q1 of this year!
gascant said:DoxyLover said:Big news!
At the South San Jose Nissan/Bayleafs MY'13 Leaf show off this afternoon, Tim Gallagher from Nissan made an announcement that soon, Nissan will be installing DCQC station at "a majority of Nissan dealers in the area". He also stated that he expects that most of them will be available 24/7 and without charge.
I'm sorry but I don't remember the exact time frame he stated, but I believe we are talking Q1 of this year!
The first one should be active this week--at North Bay Nissan in Petaluma. The intent is to have the majority of them up and running in the next two months.
If the promise is fulfilled and the bolded part is true, that would be awesome news.OrientExpress said:The official announcement on this Nissan initiative should come this week, with all of the Nissan Dealers in the the major LEAF markets getting one. The majority will be in California, but Seattle will also have a few. This stuff takes time, but this is the fulfillment of the promise that Nissan made at NIPD in San Francisco last September. These chargers will all be free to any car with a CHAdeMO connector, and the goal is that all of these chargers will be available to the public on a 24/7 basis. One of the first one goes live at the Santa Rosa Ca. Nissan dealer this week.
Just to set expectations correctly, Tim did say that NOT ALL will be available 24/7 for logistical reasons, but it was their goal to make the vast majority that way. Fortunately, the dealers' lots are open fairly long hours these days. With a little luck those that aren't initially 24/7 may become so down the road if the dealer is able to make some changes to their lot/gates. (just my idle speculation)cwerdna said:If the promise is fulfilled and the bolded part is true, that would be awesome news.OrientExpress said:The official announcement on this Nissan initiative should come this week, with all of the Nissan Dealers in the the major LEAF markets getting one. The majority will be in California, but Seattle will also have a few. This stuff takes time, but this is the fulfillment of the promise that Nissan made at NIPD in San Francisco last September. These chargers will all be free to any car with a CHAdeMO connector, and the goal is that all of these chargers will be available to the public on a 24/7 basis. One of the first one goes live at the Santa Rosa Ca. Nissan dealer this week.
Just to set expectations correctly, Tim did say that NOT ALL will be available 24/7 for logistical reasons, but it was their goal to make the vast majority that way. Fortunately, the dealers' lots are open fairly long hours these days. With a little luck those that aren't initially 24/7 may become so down the road if the dealer is able to make some changes to their lot/gates.
OrientExpress said:Which is what I said. The challenge in 24/7 access is simply carving out a place on a dealers lot that is outside of the space that has to be secured when the dealership is closed.
It's good to see some movement in this area, and having these quick chargers deployed will be a major incentive to purchase a LEAF. Much like Tesla's super charger network is driving sales of their premium Model S trims.OrientExpress said:These chargers will all be free to any car with a CHAdeMO connector, and the goal is that all of these chargers will be available to the public on a 24/7 basis. One of the first one goes live at the Santa Rosa Ca. Nissan dealer this week.
Sorry, I read your words differently. Where you said "the goal is for them to be 24/7" I wanted folks where weren't there to know that Nissan has already said that some of them definitely won't be 24/7 when installed. Just adding emphasis, that's all. You know how folks can get worked up around here when their expectations aren't met. :lol:OrientExpress said:Just to set expectations correctly, Tim did say that NOT ALL will be available 24/7 for logistical reasons, but it was their goal to make the vast majority that way. Fortunately, the dealers' lots are open fairly long hours these days. With a little luck those that aren't initially 24/7 may become so down the road if the dealer is able to make some changes to their lot/gates.
Which is what I said. The challenge in 24/7 access is simply carving out a place on a dealers lot that is outside of the space that has to be secured when the dealership is closed.
Indeed!Electric4Me said:You know how folks can get worked up around here when their expectations aren't met. :lol:
surfingslovak said:Indeed!Electric4Me said:You know how folks can get worked up around here when their expectations aren't met. :lol:
Well, for me (and I suspect many), it'll come down to time, value, money. Do I want to spend the time to go to a "free", hopefully working, not-in-use CHAdeMO charger and wait there or not? Is there something/a lot to do around where that charger is? Do I have to remain on the dealer premises while using their free QC?TonyWilliams said:Expectations.... if these are indeed "free", and scattered everywhere, then it's most likely that even the Just-Drive-The-Prius(TM) crowd would happily drive their LEAFs to cash in on something free
Hmmm, interesting prediction, but I fear you might be right. I never thought of it that way, until now.TonyWilliams said:FREE CHARGING IS THE DEATH OF PAY-FOR-USE CHARGING, AND WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL BOTH.
TonyWilliams said:FREE CHARGING IS THE DEATH OF PAY-FOR-USE CHARGING, AND WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL BOTH.
Herm said:I really doubt the dealers will do it for free..
surfingslovak said:Let's wait for the official word. Personally, I would have hard time to believe that all dealers will provide free QC in perpetuity, but perhaps Nissan will choose to compensate them for that. This type of arrangement seems to be doable for Tesla with a proprietary plug..Herm said:I really doubt the dealers will do it for free..
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