riverview9
New member
This will be my first experience with an electric car and I'm nervous about charging away from home in an unfamiliar city for my first charging experience. All the used leafs are 150-250 miles away and I would be driving through Chicago to get home and I see lots of charge points on the map. I want a 2013 or newer for the heat pump (vs resistive heater) and better battery pack
When I first started looking at Leaf's QC wasn't a big deal to me. I average 20 miles of driving a day so even 3.3kw charging wouldn't be a problem for me. I normally take long trips once every 3 years and can easily borrow a car for that. Now that i'm looking at having to stop 1-2 times on the way home to charge I wonder if I should make CHAdeMO a necessity and maybe I would take more long road trips if I had an electric car anyway.
separate topic. I'm still reading about how to charge at home and I'm not understanding the big picture. What's the cheapest way to connect at home if speed and convenience aren't a big issue for me? I live in a house (not apartment) and don't park in a garage but am 20 feet from both the back door and barn with electricity
When I first started looking at Leaf's QC wasn't a big deal to me. I average 20 miles of driving a day so even 3.3kw charging wouldn't be a problem for me. I normally take long trips once every 3 years and can easily borrow a car for that. Now that i'm looking at having to stop 1-2 times on the way home to charge I wonder if I should make CHAdeMO a necessity and maybe I would take more long road trips if I had an electric car anyway.
separate topic. I'm still reading about how to charge at home and I'm not understanding the big picture. What's the cheapest way to connect at home if speed and convenience aren't a big issue for me? I live in a house (not apartment) and don't park in a garage but am 20 feet from both the back door and barn with electricity