JPWhite
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thankyouOB said:jhm614 said:Yes, workplace charging should have been part of the EV project -- free charger at home, free charger at the work place. Maybe there will be an EV Project V2 -- with ChargePoint at the helm?JPWhite said:It's a pet peev of mine that so much public money was spent on putting level2 evse's into locations like McDonald's where they are of minimal benefit to EV drivers. That same money spent on encouraging and assisting employers installing level1/2 chargers would have done much more to encourage EV adoption. I may have to switch to my wife's Altima this winter. The 60 mile round trip on a 1 bar loss LEAF is a stretch.
ecotality L2 program DID include installing at work places. Mine, with some 3000 daily commuters, installed a dozen Ecotality devices under the program, though after the first year you no longer may charge for free.
The problem with the EVProject is that is was heavily weighted towards retail establishments. Reading one of the early EVproject reports, it details how they came to this strategy. In the early report it said that contrary to their expectations, recreational destinations were further away than the workplace. Their logic (which is flawed) is that since recreational destinations were further away than the workplace, then EVSE's should be placed there since the battery charge will be lower. The bit they missed is that you go to work typically 5 times per week, but those recreational jaunts only 1-2 times per week. Looking at total distance for the trip without regard to frequency provided them with the wrong guidance. Another flaw in their logic is they ignored the fact that the EV is an ideal commuter car, so logically one should target the workplace. The gainfully employed didn't buy the LEAF just to go to the cinema, we really bought it to take us to work and back economically. Another obvious fact is that a car is parked for 8 hours or more at the workplace. Maybe just 30 minutes at McDonalds. Place the EVSE where the car is parked the most
They goofed. Plain and simple.