Not too long ago, an evdl member who lives in SF, CA posted an inquiry on if their Leaf EV would make it to Santa Cruz, CA, see map http://goo.gl/maps/TjTbm
Even though I have many years of EV driving experience, and I posted that they should stop at the last level-3 EVSE before heading up and over the Santa Cruz mountains (there is only level-2 in Santa Cruz, see) http://www.afdc.energy.gov/locator/stations/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=los+gatos%2C+ca&filtered=true&fuel=ELEC&owner=all&payment=all&ev_dc_fast=true&radius=true&radius_miles=20 as mountainous driving with the road-warrior nut-jobs on that stretch of highway can eat more power than on flat highways). A customer that sees the need of that trip on a regular basis could use a Leaf with the larger range and if Nissan offered both their 24kWh model and a 48kWh model like the way Tesla offers different sized pack models/trims, see http://www.teslamotors.com/models/design The customer could opt to pay more for the added range Leaf model/trim, or just go with the standard 75mi model/trim and keep their EVSE look-up sites/apps handy. If that evdl member had a 150mi Leaf EV, the light level-2 charge they would get for the hours they were at Santa Cruz would ensure their returning home without the need to stop and recharge before reaching home. Different people have different needs, and some are willing to pay for a larger range Leaf EV. {brucedp.150m.com} - On Thu, Mar 27, 2014, at 09:10 AM, Peri wrote: I can see a great market for a cheaper 75-80 mile leaf but a 150 mile version suits who? At 80 miles almost everyone's in city needs are met and an occasional quick charge or a plug-in at work will cover almost everyone else. So, what does 150 mile get you? Road trips? It still would require stopping every 2 hours at best for a half hour or so to charge. And that's assuming perfectly spaced quick charges. Now, jump to the tesla range and you have a different story. Well, who knows, maybe i'm wrong... - -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web _______________________________________________ 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)
