adric22 said:
Hahah.. That's pretty sad being that I own a Volt. No, actually, I knew how it went but somehow my fingers typed it backwards. I just went back and edited my post to prevent confusion. But the point remains, the Volt's system of indicating charge status is really lame compared to everyone else. Although I do applaud them for making it so that all I need to do is open the door to see the state of charge automatically pop up on the screen without needing to turn the car on. I don't think any of the other cars (except maybe a Tesla) does that. But that doesn't help a stranger at a charging station.
I figured it was a typo since I know you have one. I almost interrepted it like this (which was accurate) - the volt is different from any other EV which show blinking as charging and steady as finished - i.e. you were referencing the standard button blinking/steady for other EVs instead of describing the Volts. So, with how you wrote it, it technically was correct, but it still could have been confusing to others
Also new updates -
Added photo to green lotus spa and retreat (blink)
New station (its a shopping center with the natural grocer near UTD):
Pavillion
ChargePoint – Two Level 2 (J1772)
7517 Campbell Road
Dallas, TX 75248
On an insteresting side note - there is a BMW i3 test vehicle parked at my charging stations at work
!
Its hard to get a full judge of it since the whole back seat has extra tires, and tons of electronic monitoring equipment pluged into various places all inside. But first impressions:
Bigger than I thought - almost the size of a Leaf, it looks like the trunk is smaller, but it was hard to tell with all the equipment and spare tire there.
Styling was neat but subdued - If you here BMW talk about it or see pictures it looks unique, but it was more subdued in the field, it really reminded me of a Nissan Juke without the weird headlights and lower to the ground
Narrow - definetely more narrow than the leaf judging by the parking stripes
Oddly proportioned seats/doors - the front doors were HUGE and the back doors TINY. Based on placement of the seats, the front seats have very ample room - more than the leaf, but the back looked like it would be tight for anyone - and the way the curve of the car works, it looks like getting in and out of the backseats would be a little difficult, just like a nissan juke - the back of the door opening curves up sharply, give less "square" enterance into the car.
Still it was neat to see one! If only I could have ridden in it!
