kirkhilles
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- Sep 19, 2017
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Hi, I've had my Leaf about a month now and have enough range during warmer weather to go to and from work with 11 miles remaining. Its crazy that my car sits near power for 8 hours while it slowly drains and winter time will likely push it to where I don't have enough power to get to and from home.
What is everyone's work charging situation? What happened the first time? Did you ask your boss? What did he/she say? Were dedicated L2 stations setup? Are you hooking up to an outside outlet?
I asked my boss about it the other day and given the fact that while he acts all nice and is "just one of the guys", he really has zero interest in anything that doesn't benefit HIM. Since there's no tax breaks or bragging factor for him, he pretty much dismissed me and said things like:
"Don't you have enough range to get to and from work???"
I also suggested that there's a parking deck (where we used to park) where for $60/month (would be thrilled if he could even be willing to chip in $20/month just as a goodwill gesture). I could park there and there's a Chargepoint station there. Well, again, he not only didn't care but had to show off his "boss" skills and so said "there's nothing we can do". Thanks Boss. How much money am I generating for the company again?
Well, you know what? This is IMPORTANT to me, so this morning I'm going to do things MY way. I bought a 10 gauge, quality 50 foot extension cord and I'm going to hook up to one of our outlets and drop the cord out the window to some parking spots in the garage beneath and charge it on my own. I'll offer to pay any extra power costs. He won't be happy about it, but you know what? This is important to me and its not like I'm demanding that he setup a $10k+ charging station.
What's your story and/or situation?
What is everyone's work charging situation? What happened the first time? Did you ask your boss? What did he/she say? Were dedicated L2 stations setup? Are you hooking up to an outside outlet?
I asked my boss about it the other day and given the fact that while he acts all nice and is "just one of the guys", he really has zero interest in anything that doesn't benefit HIM. Since there's no tax breaks or bragging factor for him, he pretty much dismissed me and said things like:
"Don't you have enough range to get to and from work???"
I also suggested that there's a parking deck (where we used to park) where for $60/month (would be thrilled if he could even be willing to chip in $20/month just as a goodwill gesture). I could park there and there's a Chargepoint station there. Well, again, he not only didn't care but had to show off his "boss" skills and so said "there's nothing we can do". Thanks Boss. How much money am I generating for the company again?
Well, you know what? This is IMPORTANT to me, so this morning I'm going to do things MY way. I bought a 10 gauge, quality 50 foot extension cord and I'm going to hook up to one of our outlets and drop the cord out the window to some parking spots in the garage beneath and charge it on my own. I'll offer to pay any extra power costs. He won't be happy about it, but you know what? This is important to me and its not like I'm demanding that he setup a $10k+ charging station.
What's your story and/or situation?