DougWantsALeaf
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For now it is free
DougWantsALeaf said:For now it is free
redLEAF said:Before I forget … saw TWO EV's on the way home today both with IL electric vehicle plates. A nice charcoal gray LEAF with 696 and a black premium Tesla S showing 1121. Still are seeing many more Tesla's out in the 'burbs then new LEAF's … has anyone seen a 12xx series EL plate yet … nice to see registrations climbing past the 1,000 mark.
redLEAF said:Speaking of charging stations; we were out and about this past Saturday picking up an order at Abt in Glenview and was pleasantly surprised to see this L2 ChargePoint station in front of the store -- not a QC L3 but at least if you planned to do more than a quick pick-up they have it --- appeared to be operational but did not try it; and at least while we were there, no ICE's were parked in front of them blocking use by EV's as you can see:
Who's M'Lady?r1234567 said:I used the ABT charger and they couldn't have been nicer. There was a Ford C-Max charging up next to us and we got a lot of questions when we arrived and departed. It's free and they said they intend to keep it that way. We did buy a $2,000 fridge so they did make their money off of us!
I need to head up northwest tomorrow so I called M'Lady to see if I can stop and charge if needed as it's the only one out that way. They said no and were quite rude. Their charger is only for people who buy from them. So short-sighted!
ETA - Finally got our plates - we are in the 1300s.
greengate said:Who's M'Lady?r1234567 said:I used the ABT charger and they couldn't have been nicer. There was a Ford C-Max charging up next to us and we got a lot of questions when we arrived and departed. It's free and they said they intend to keep it that way. We did buy a $2,000 fridge so they did make their money off of us!
I need to head up northwest tomorrow so I called M'Lady to see if I can stop and charge if needed as it's the only one out that way. They said no and were quite rude. Their charger is only for people who buy from them. So short-sighted!
ETA - Finally got our plates - we are in the 1300s.
Plus 1.redLEAF said:Speaking of charging stations; we were out and about this past Saturday picking up an order at Abt in Glenview and was pleasantly surprised to see this L2 ChargePoint station in front of the store -- not a QC L3 but at least if you planned to do more than a quick pick-up they have it --- appeared to be operational but did not try it; and at least while we were there, no ICE's were parked in front of them blocking use by EV's as you can see:
I just sent the village manager a thumbs up congratulating them for their consciousness and forward thinking. :mrgreen:DougWantsALeaf said:Skokie charging station is live!
Phatcat73 said:I highly recommend Greg from GDM Electric. You can read my review on yelp - User Mark T. I also posted photos of his work - Siemens EVSE and utility meter.
He also supplied me with the necessary paperwork to get the IL 50% rebate.
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EVftw said:Hi! New LEAF lessee here. Hillside/Elmhurst area. Could someone point me to a great electrician? I still need to install an EVSE. Also, could someone point me to the condo/apartment LEAF owners thread as well?
PMs would be preferred rather than this thread. Don't want to clutter things up. Thanks!
MeVirtually said:Hi all. It's been a while since I've posted. Last time it was about my mom's Leaf, but I'm happy to say last month I leased a 2013 Slate S of my own
A peculiar thing happened today though, I got regular plates in the mail to replace the temp plate. At the dealer, they charged me $35 or so, and I just wanted to check on here that the IL EV plates are still around for the discounted price since last year when my mom bought her car (my mom said she got a notice to renew hers, so I'm pretty sure they are) and that the EV plates don't exclude leased EVs or some other exclusion before I follow up with the dealer to see what happened.
Also, if I'm correct and have to follow up, I want to check that my understanding of the EV registration fee is correct. The $35 fee is for the two year period ending this year, and it's prorated by 6-month period, correct? I shouldn't have to pay the entire $35 fee for last month's registration if I'm eligible for EV plates. And then need to renew for the next two-year period that begins next month, yeah?
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