jlsoaz
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So, following on Nissan's announcement of getting more involved with EVSE deployment in the US, about 1.5 years ago, we had this thread where we try to make suggestions to Nissan as to where we'd like to see charge stations go:
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11385" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thread for suggested locations for Nissan Charge Stations?
Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:21 pm
And progress has been made in getting charge stations out there.
However:
There are plenty of drivers, myself included, who are concerned with the site selection and pace of deployment, particularly of DC Quick Charge stations, not to mention Accelerated Level 2 and conventional L2. We've found, for example, that some Nissan Leaf dealerships have deployed charge stations behind the dealership fence, and lock the fence outside of dealership hours, which means they are located non-optimally for where some of us wanted them, and are not always available when we need them.
Here's an idea (or two):
Nissan works closely with its dealers to set up a national voting program so that each of that dealer's customers can communicate directly with the dealer and vote for (approx.) 3 charge station locations. Some thought is put into how the votes are cast (is a location a specific store, or can it be a spot within a mile or two), and how they are counted, and if possible, Nissan and the dealerships pledge to do their best to work together to identify the most wanted locations and, if funds permit, to install them. Few or none of the voted-upon stations are at dealerships. That is separate.
A largely separate idea is that I sometimes wish there was a mechanism under which communities of drivers could donate/invest/contribute financially to setting up stations. Maybe Nissan or the CHAdeMO association could help explore that idea?
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11385" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thread for suggested locations for Nissan Charge Stations?
Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:21 pm
And progress has been made in getting charge stations out there.
However:
There are plenty of drivers, myself included, who are concerned with the site selection and pace of deployment, particularly of DC Quick Charge stations, not to mention Accelerated Level 2 and conventional L2. We've found, for example, that some Nissan Leaf dealerships have deployed charge stations behind the dealership fence, and lock the fence outside of dealership hours, which means they are located non-optimally for where some of us wanted them, and are not always available when we need them.
Here's an idea (or two):
Nissan works closely with its dealers to set up a national voting program so that each of that dealer's customers can communicate directly with the dealer and vote for (approx.) 3 charge station locations. Some thought is put into how the votes are cast (is a location a specific store, or can it be a spot within a mile or two), and how they are counted, and if possible, Nissan and the dealerships pledge to do their best to work together to identify the most wanted locations and, if funds permit, to install them. Few or none of the voted-upon stations are at dealerships. That is separate.
A largely separate idea is that I sometimes wish there was a mechanism under which communities of drivers could donate/invest/contribute financially to setting up stations. Maybe Nissan or the CHAdeMO association could help explore that idea?