My Nissan Leaf Forum

Unfortunately, the area where I have to charge is a decommissioned receiving bay in our warehouse. There's just enough of a gap between the bay door and the frame to slip an EVSE cable through. I still haven't tested the outlet yet to make sure it's live. I probably should go do that right now.

::edit:: Tested ok. Also got clarification from senior management that my permission to plug in is on a 'trial basis', which I interpret that to mean I'm a guinea pig and when other gas drivers start complaining ("if the company pays for his electricity, it should pay for my gas too, it's only fair"), they will pull the plug.

You might want to look into alternate chargers near work. There might be some within easy walking distance or at least places you could "top off" if you find yourself running a little low.

Try searching near your work location
http://www.recargo.com/search

Offer to pay for the power. Actually, don't offer; insist. You don't want it for free.

Deduct the value of how much juice you use. 1.5 kWh multiplies by the cost of power (let's say 12 cents) multiplied by the hours charged.

I come up with $1.44 per day, which is 1.5*0.12*8.

I don't think 120V can serve up 1.5kWh. You overcharge the boy...
Get that Leaf ordered. Oh wait, there is this issue with the carwings ok button...

120v x 12a = 1.44kW

or make a weekly donation to the coffee fund.. and post a note by the plug saying so when you use it, along with your cell number if anyone wants a test drive.

The plug probably hasn't been used once in the last 5 years, and there are a total of 6 of them near that dock. We'll see how that goes.



As far as nearby chargers- it's Michigan, so there aren't many. When I started seriously considering the LEAF, I signed up for a ChargePoint account and got a card and went scouting for charging stations just to see which ones were practical to use.

There's one at Schoolcraft College next to their libarary, probably the best spot to stop for an hour or so if I need to. Public and free.


Another one is at Schoolcraft College's north lot (where I met a Volt owner who happened to be walking to his car). It's about a 10-15 minute walk to nearby restaurants, which isn't ideal, but if I need a few miles and was also hungry, it's a possibility. Public and free.


And then one at an apartment complex. EV parking only? Ok, let me park this big gas guzzler there... This one has nearby restaurants as well. There are two parking spots and 1 charging station, so I would hate to make the resident there have to walk back out to their car to plug in after I got done mooching off them. But it was marked as public and free.


I tried charging my gas car at each one of these but the plug wouldn't fit. Where do I find "unleaded" electricity at around here? j/k

There's also one about a half mile from my work but it's behind a gated lot with a NO TRESPASSING sign. Kind of lame that it's marked free and public but it's gated off. I'll have to contact them and see if it's OK to charge if I need to. They have 3 and only 1 is ever in use.

I just contacted my dealer and asked them if it's possible for them to loan me their demo from Thursday through Saturday so I can test my route. We'll see. I wish it was still cold out so I could do a worst-case-scenario test.

Worst case you'd take another car. You should find slightly warmer temperatures more enlightening.

HI KUbel - been reading your MIchigan experience with interest.

I'm in Ann Arbor - just started my Leaf process -
where did you get yours - the closest one to drive
for me was Toledo!!!

WIll be asking employer to let me "plug-in".