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I would love to own a model E, but unless there is some sort of Leaf-like lease deal, then I won't be getting one. "Affordable" is a relative term. I'm sure it will sell well, and I hope it will spur other automakers to mass produce a 150-mile EV I and the rest of the huddled masses can afford.

I thought I read at one point on the WCGH website that it would be free for three years (installed last year so 2 years from now). I went back to find the exact quote but now it says "The price at a publicly-accessible charging station has yet to be established. Our charging station partners...

Hey just a thought, but has anybody approached Nissan about this? I know they are spending a lot of money to put up their own L3 network, but this would be a much cheaper way for them to open up a lot more highways to EV travel. If not corporate, then maybe local dealerships in Easter/Central...

George: thanks for all your work on this. I just sent in a check for $100, literally all I can spare right now. If you guys extend this thing with more phases I can definitely give more over the coming months. Down the road I'd like to see some spots on highway 20 between Burlington and...

Doesn't Tesla charge something like $2500 or something for access as an upgrade option, at least to people purchasing the smaller battery models? I was thinking it would be something similar for a next gen Leaf or whatever Chevy wants to put out next, assuming they would use a Tesla compatible...

Not here, and not in a lot of places. And don't ask them where, cause they won't tell you. I'm glad they're doing it, but so far i don't really see any concrete plan. If they would release a map like Tesla did, I might have a better opinion. It seems more of a PR move, with the idea that...

I just took a survey from PlugInsights, and one question in particular caught my attention. All the questions were about my charging habits and how much I would be willing to pay for public charging. This particular question asked if I would pay more for an EV purchase/lease if it came with...

Online petitions are nice, but meaningless. In order to move forward and go mainstream, EV's have got to stop relying on Uncle Sugar. There has to be a business case for somebody - auto manufacturers, coffee shop owners, parking garage operators - to install infrastructure. And they cannot...

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On pic 71 of 96 at the link by Lasareath above the Guess-o-meter reads 142 miles. Is that marketing BS (possible if you drive 17mph?), or a hint of what is to come?

Except for, you know, the record number of filibusters by the party of NO.

This is a fantastic, common sense, low cost solution. I'm going to see if I can get such language inserted into my city's building codes. Conduit and breaker space is nothing, let the future renter/condo owner pay to do the rest, win-win. I also agree that free is not sustainable.

On the bright side one photo shows it comes with a Chademo port, and every one of those sold helps out with the coming battle over L3 standards. Unfortunately I'm guessing it's another compliance car. Plus it's a Kia, so I wouldn't touch it if it were the first 1000 mile EV.

Big nay. I was met with blank stares, like I was asking for plutonium or something. I was in the process of coming up with a concrete proposal when I realized it wasn't going to work anyway. The parking lot wraps around the whole building, but the actual parking spaces are on the outermost...

What does everybody make of the article a few days ago from some guy at Nissan predicting sales of the Leaf were going to ramp up? Wishful thinking? Or are they hinting at higher sales numbers for June? I suspect the Leaf will ride the coattails of all the positive press around Tesla, so I'm...

Along the same lines, I'd like to say that there has been no national plan for EV infrastructure. The EV project was great, IF you were an early adopter living in one of a small handfull of cities. Since then it's been up to states, cities, and private businesses all going their own way...

I wasn't suggesting putting Tesla batteries into a Leaf. I'm saying somebody like Elon could start up a side business upgrading battery packs. Whatever form that may take.

I just had a crazy thought - Elon Musk should totally do this! He has the money, and could totally take out his biggest EV competitor, and give us the 200 mile affordable EV he's been talking about all at the same time! I'm sure he's got time for yet another company.

I hadn't read that before, interesting that they are already thinking ahead.

See Blue Star. No smoke required.