evnow said:
garygid said:
If the EVProject folks can find out our RAQ/order priority (or date), why can't we?
It would seem that Nissan (their database?) must have this information, right?
May be ecotality thinks, if they can complete their assessment for Sept people before the end of Sept, so that they can order, that is good enough?
I got the impression from what Bill at Ecotality said to me that they could indeed see the reservation priority from Nissan on their system, and were scheduling assessments and installations of EV Project participants according to it. In turn, Nissan could look at their system and see when a reservation holder is accepted for the Project and open their order window w/ an SL-etec option choice. Nissan has said all along that your home assessment will
always be done (if necessary) before your order date arrives. I am not sure if Ecotality has been able to keep up with the process completely, though, even if they are scheduling in reservation order. It may be that someone in the EV project will not be able to order as soon as someone with a later reservation time who is not affiliated, but if it happens, it will be a matter of days and not weeks, I believe. I think both Nissan and Ecotality have a vested interest in not making the exact reservation priority times public so that people like me don't start comparing their reservation times vs. order invitation times of others and getting upset. It might not be possible to keep a 100% priority correspondence going between both processes for a number of reasons, but they are trying to do it in the fairest way possible according to the promises that have been made. Nissan has always maintained some "wiggle room" for themselves in the order process by saying that your order date depends on reservation time AND market location.
Bill also told me they have 34 home installations scheduled for SD in Dec., and 216 scheduled already for Jan. (although the Sept. order folks have not all been processed yet). He indicated that since my assessment was done last friday that I would also be in the Jan. installation group, as my car will likely be delivered in that month. Their planning/assesssment/installation schedule corresponds roughly to the percentage of reservations that were assigned an August order date by Nissan and those that were assigned a September date, I think, and also roughly mirrors the number of cars that will be coming into the US in Dec. and January according to Nissan's production expectations. It seems to be a coordinated effort, even if there have been glitches and exceptions along the way. For sure, I am more impressed and comfortable with the process now than I was previously.
TT
