Hi Bruce, I agree with you that an L3 port should be offered as part of the economy package. Just curious, why are you suggesting making the EVSE 1 optional? I consider the fact that there is one included in every Leaf a huge selling point. It is what give newbies the extra confidence to take the car "closer to the edge" (as my range conscious spouse says). It is also what new owners tend to use (myself included) while waiting to get their EVSE 2 installed at home.
My thoughts, -Tom On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 9:54 AM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > At this time, not all Leaf EV trims sold in the N. American market come > with > a L3 port as standard equipment. If we look at the Nissan page that shows a > comparison between the trims > http://www.nissanusa.com/electric-cars/leaf/versions-specs/ > > The L3 port and the 6kW on-board charger are an option. IMO the buyer > should > get both as they are good for a resale value advantage, as well as useful > when using public EVSE. > > > IMO There are items that should have been kept with the lowest priced 'S > trim' model, and some fluff/junk should have been made optional to keep the > price down. On the S trim ... > > Need an option to buy a: > - Cruise control (to save energy) > - B-mode regenerative braking system (to save energy) > > Need to make optional: > - L1 EVSE > - Tire repair kit > - SiriusXM Satellite Radio with 3-month trial subscription > > > Thinking about this further, we should be really asking for the next > logical > step: > > -I also propose that Nissan should offer a bare-bones/low-cost trim (based > off the S trim) that changes to have some items as standard, and others as > optional. > > I'll call it the "E trim". E being more than Eco-long ranger, or Economy, > but the 'E" is also good for competing with the coming Tesla model E. > > This "E trim" would come with the L3 port, Cruise control, and B-mode regen > as standard, and it would make the L1 EVSE, tire kit, and XM radio (and any > other unnecessary items) as optional. > > Since there are so many EVSE on the market right now, it does not make > sense > for Nissan to jam their expensive L1 EVSE ($1000) > http://evseupgrade.com/?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=5 > onto the purchase price when it may not be wanted nor needed. > > If the driver wants a L1 EVSE, they can buy thier own, cheaper. See > > http://stores.homestead.com/clippercreekinc/-strse-7/pcs-dsh-15,-portable-level-1/detail.bok > > > http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-EVC11-300-Evr-Green-Portable-Charger/dp/B004G6ZQYY > > > This "E trim" would offer the buyer a long-trip-optimized/capable Leaf EV > at > the no-frills/bare-bones lowest price. > > Those drivers may rarely go on a long trip, but when they do, their Leaf > trim E EV can do it efficiently. I can see this low-cost yet more > long-trip-worthy Leaf EV "E trim" for more than just the public. I see it > as > a good choice for fleet purchases. > > There are many fleet purchases of Leaf EVs going on right now by cities and > companies as fleet vehicles. So, now is the time to make this "E trim" > available for fleet and individual sales. > > > Comments/ideas/corrections on this are welcome. > I ask EVangels take this idea to their Leaf or other forums, even as your > own idea if you want (as long as the task gets done, I do not care who gets > credit), to sound it out and get it across to the Nissan lurkers that are > hopefully listening to driver's needs. > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Wanted-A-Leaf-EV-E-trim-model-tp4667145.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140105/997c807c/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
