joeriv
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I agree that having a L2 is the way to go because it allows me to use my Leaf more during the day. I do some errands in the AM, charge at home, then if I use the car later it's fully charged - no range anxiety!
Of course you like charging at work. I would love free charging at work, too. In addition, when I drive my other car to work, could someone drop one or two gallons of diesel fuel in the tank for me -- free energy is free energy, after all.Inara220 said:I work 5 miles away from home.
My work building has a L2 Charger that is free for tenants. So far, I have seen maybe 2 other electric vehicles using the charging station and it's maybe 1 per week.
For obvious reasons, it is very convenient for me to just charge my car while I'm working. Even going from almost zero to full is only 6 hrs or so.
So... I am undecided about what, if anything, to do at home. I think my boyfriend (who actually owns our home) wants to get a home charging system but the cheapo in me thinks "why?... I should just charge at work and we can get that if/when it is ever actually needed!" (like if I change jobs.) However... it would be nice to be able to top off quickly on the weekend, especially if I want to go on a longer trip.
do you realize that the cost of the charge is minimal? most people spend $20-$40 a month to "fuel" their carsalanlarson said:Of course you like charging at work. I would love free charging at work, too. In addition, when I drive my other car to work, could someone drop one or two gallons of diesel fuel in the tank for me -- free energy is free energy, after all.Inara220 said:I work 5 miles away from home.
My work building has a L2 Charger that is free for tenants. So far, I have seen maybe 2 other electric vehicles using the charging station and it's maybe 1 per week.
For obvious reasons, it is very convenient for me to just charge my car while I'm working. Even going from almost zero to full is only 6 hrs or so.
So... I am undecided about what, if anything, to do at home. I think my boyfriend (who actually owns our home) wants to get a home charging system but the cheapo in me thinks "why?... I should just charge at work and we can get that if/when it is ever actually needed!" (like if I change jobs.) However... it would be nice to be able to top off quickly on the weekend, especially if I want to go on a longer trip.
How would this free car charging at work do if everyone in the company used it for most of their charging? How would you be affected if others did the same thing?
The cost of the charge is minimal for one or two users. How about 100 users?apvbguy said:do you realize that the cost of the charge is minimal? most people spend $20-$40 a month to "fuel" their cars
alanlarson said:The cost of the charge is minimal for one or two users. How about 100 users?
The access to the charge station is not a problem for a single user. How about if 100 users are trying to use it?
The original poster seems to feel sufficiently entitled to free charging to not even have her own charge station.
Inara220 said:I work 5 miles away from home.
My work building has a L2 Charger that is free for tenants. So far, I have seen maybe 2 other electric vehicles using the charging station and it's maybe 1 per week.
For obvious reasons, it is very convenient for me to just charge my car while I'm working. Even going from almost zero to full is only 6 hrs or so.
So... I am undecided about what, if anything, to do at home. I think my boyfriend (who actually owns our home) wants to get a home charging system but the cheapo in me thinks "why?... I should just charge at work and we can get that if/when it is ever actually needed!" (like if I change jobs.) However... it would be nice to be able to top off quickly on the weekend, especially if I want to go on a longer trip.
Inara220 said:Thanks sub3marathonman.
ty1 said:I just upgraded to a level 2 this past weekend. We ran a level 1 charger for nearly a year. What made us finally bite the bullet was the various times we would make two longer trips in a same day. It is reassuring to be able to add 15-20 miles of range within an hour.
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