tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post5347409948236071758..comments2022-12-10T06:12:19.314-05:00Comments on Affordable Electric Car NOW: Meet your Dealership: Priority Nissan/MazdaTimeHorsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947373471247950640noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-31202566132288434002013-06-18T16:40:49.003-04:002013-06-18T16:40:49.003-04:00@ ALEX , Thanks for the dealer rater ROSENTHAL NIS...@ ALEX , Thanks for the dealer rater ROSENTHAL NISSAN HAD BEEN A GREAT DEALERSHIP. AND MOHAMED WADOOD # 1 VOLUME CONSULTANT WITH THE HIGHEST CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN MID ATLANTIC REGION FOR LAST 16 YEARS !bigdaddynissanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574537915506573990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-34195954291260341282011-12-04T17:42:24.668-05:002011-12-04T17:42:24.668-05:00As they say, YMMV. :)As they say, YMMV. :)TimeHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947373471247950640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-71804540559951397712011-12-04T17:30:11.540-05:002011-12-04T17:30:11.540-05:00My daily commute is 45 miles and I should be able ...My daily commute is 45 miles and I should be able to get a clean 10 hour charge a night. Hopefully this is enough. Wife's ICE will have to be the emergency backup.<br /><br />As for the 240 vs 120, I believe it is because the efficiency is higher (~85% vs ~%75).<br /><br />120 miles in Summer would be really great - I do not expect to get that kind of mileage though. I'm thinking a full charge, driving comfortably, should net about 75 miles. We'll see!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032990787750183769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-16602489823702027402011-12-04T10:46:26.866-05:002011-12-04T10:46:26.866-05:00Great! Yeah, Sharon is a great person to work wit...Great! Yeah, Sharon is a great person to work with, I'm glad you're working with her. And what you've heard about A/C aligns with what I've heard. So with heated seats and steering wheel I think it's probably more equalize and so I give about 80 mi (129 km) in Winter and Summer and 120 mi (193 km) in Spring and Autumn, but I could be wrong.<br /><br />As for Joe, he's getting a lot of business and I'm happy to see but he's not the only electrician I could recommend. As for 120VAC charging, as that's what I'm doing now while I wait for my new PU Meter I can tell you when you use 95% of your pack daily, you can't afford to wait 20+ hours to go from 5% to 100% so I end up spending an inordinate amount of time at the Herndon Panera while I supplement my charging at MOM's Organic Market. As such, I really can't practically survive with my EVSE and that meter can't be installed too soon. Even though "Normal" charging is twice as fast as 120VAC trickle charging (both are at 12A, so only the voltage is doubled), for some reason it estimates 3 times as slow to trickle. But if you can keep your car between 20% and 80% you'll charge that region charges fastest and will keep your battery healthy longer. So it may be possible to trickle charge for 12 hours each night to 80% if you can keep your daily driving with 40-60 mi (64-97 km) per day.<br /><br />Anyway, good luck and I hope you get your car this week! :)TimeHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947373471247950640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-71659336675813193342011-12-04T04:45:20.578-05:002011-12-04T04:45:20.578-05:00From my understanding, the AC is fairly efficient ...From my understanding, the AC is fairly efficient compared to heat, but that may only apply to 2011 since 2012 has the cold weather pack.<br /><br />Sharon is great, BTW. :) She really went out of her way to answer all my questions. I called the electric guy you used too. Getting power over the garage is going to be costly...I may have to hold out on 110V or come up with some other make shift solution!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032990787750183769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-79641825690756547192011-12-03T15:14:46.063-05:002011-12-03T15:14:46.063-05:00Welcome to the Yahoo! group and the Wayback machin...Welcome to the Yahoo! group and the Wayback machine was a joke how my "Get Ready Week of 8 November" which I was pointing out arrived the day *after* I got my LEAF. :)<br /><br />Also, as for my experience with cold weather driving, the good news is 80 mi isn't unusual with a 100% charge. But this assumes you take full advantage of the heated seats and especially the heated steering wheel, with occasional bursts of heater set to 18℃ / 65℉ to defrost the windshield. I'm still worried about A/C, especially here in D.C. but hopefully by summer we can get some movement on being able to charge at work, which is something I'm working on ( http://aecn.timehorse.com/2011/11/opened-letter-to-president-of-united.html ).<br /><br />Anyway, I haven't heard from Sharon at Brown's Fairfax and remember someone said she wasn't the one they bought from, maybe it was you Alex, but either way I'd give Brown's a call; you never know, they could have your LEAF already and just be prepping it this week. With a week of of delivery it's quite possible you could have your car before Saturday! I hope so! Nissan's Facebook organizer is gonna promote our meetup and hopefully we'll see a lot of LEAFs and all the merrier if you and my friend Scott have them by then! :)TimeHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947373471247950640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-20655058838386261072011-12-03T13:26:23.974-05:002011-12-03T13:26:23.974-05:00How did I miss this?! I actually READ that post an...How did I miss this?! I actually READ that post and for some reason thought it was someone else who got the car. You posted that BEFORE this entry: "Nissan needs a Way-Back machine". Threw me off.<br /><br />Anyhow, mine is supposed to arrive Dec 11th from Brown's Nissan in Fairfax. I'm aware of the EVADC group, I just haven't kept up. :( I'll join the Yahoo! Group shortly.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032990787750183769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-80706917656322443992011-12-02T13:08:58.322-05:002011-12-02T13:08:58.322-05:00Hello again Alex! I hope you can make it to the N...Hello again Alex! I hope you can make it to the Nissan LEAF owners meetup on Saturday 10 December just after noon at Nissan of Chantilly where I bought my LEAF on 2 November and you'll be able able to see #CO2Fre , which in this month I've racked up about 1600 miles. :)<br /><br />http://aecn.timehorse.com/2011/11/i-am-electric.html<br /><br />Anyway, Maki is a friend of mine and got his a bit before me IIRC on 31 October or so. Don't know if he'll make it. You and my friend Scott should be getting LEAF's next week but I hope they'll be a week early like mine. Either way, you're more than invited to our meetup and join our Yahoo! group.<br /><br />http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/capital-leafs<br /><br />Also, you know I know Maki and Scott through the EVA/DC; you should check them out! They're a great bunch!<br /><br />http://www.evadc.org/<br /><br />Anyway, good luck with your LEAF purchase and may I ask where yours will be delivered?TimeHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947373471247950640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-6999247751280725682011-12-02T11:10:16.670-05:002011-12-02T11:10:16.670-05:00When are you getting your car and from what dealer...When are you getting your car and from what dealership? Someone who calls himself "Maki" on plugshare looks to have gotten a 2012 LEAF.<br /><br />Should be about a week and I'll finally get mine! Of course, it will be super cold and drop my range. :( Guess I'll do 100% charge until Spring rolls around.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032990787750183769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-38164996930158180812011-12-01T08:30:59.218-05:002011-12-01T08:30:59.218-05:00Well, I'm not here to pass judgement but when ...Well, I'm not here to pass judgement but when a guy is 10 miles from his home and only has juice enough for 5, anyone offering to let him charge his car at I can't say how high a price is likely to look at his benefactor with a kinder heart. But I'm looking forward to visiting Koons Falls Church and hearing about the first 2012 Nissan LEAF delivery.TimeHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947373471247950640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265250169439156014.post-30609649904768826582011-11-30T22:25:06.836-05:002011-11-30T22:25:06.836-05:00Rosenthal Nissan is *the worst* Nissan dealership ...Rosenthal Nissan is *the worst* Nissan dealership in Virginia. See for yourself :<br /><br />http://www.dealerrater.com/directory/Virginia/Nissan/dealers.aspx?state=Virginia&manufacturer=Nissan<br /><br />I've heard their other dealerships are terrible as well.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032990787750183769noreply@blogger.com