1card works on ChargePoint/Blink/AeroVironment/eVgo EVSE Nissan will expand free* charging incentive to 25 Leaf markets
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1404-nissan-offers-free-charging-for-leaf-owners/ Nissan Offers Free Charging for Leaf Owners By Joseph Capparella Apr 17, 2014 [image http://image.automobilemag.com/f/58086560+w807+h454+q80+re0+cr1+ar0/2014-Nissan-LEAF-three-quarters.jpg 2014 Nissan LEAF ] Nissan is making electric vehicle ownership a little more attractive with its “No Charge to Charge” program, which will provide 2014 Nissan Leaf owners with two years of free public charging thanks to an all-access EZ-Charge card. This promotion will launch starting July 1 in the Nissan Leaf’s 10 top markets—San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Nashville, Phoenix, Dallas-Fr. Worth, Houston, and Washington D.C.—which on their own make up 80 percent of all Nissan Leaf sales. Leaf buyers in these markets will receive an EZ-Charge card which provides free access to public chargers that are part of the ChargePoint, Blink, AeroVironment, and NRG eVgo networks. Public charging typically carries a per hour cost and sometimes requires a membership card to use, so this promotion should make it much easier and cheaper for Leaf owners to juice up their cars on the go. After the initial rollout, Nissan plans to offer the free EZ-Charge card in at least 15 more markets over the course of the next year. Buyers who purchased their Nissan Leaf any time after April 1, 2014, also receive an EZ-Charge card. The 2014 Nissan Leaf EV carries a starting price of $29,830. It has an EPA-estimated electric range of 84 miles, and its lithium-ion battery pack receive up to an 80 percent charge in 30 minutes at public charging stations with the optional quick charge port. Otherwise, a full charge takes around five hours using a 240-volt outlet. [© automobilemag.com] http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/cars/2014/04/16/nissan-providing-free-charging-leaf-buyers/7782363/ Nissan providing free charging for Leaf buyers G. Chambers Williams III April 16, 2014 [image] Nissan Leaf cars charging at Smyrna plant.jpg Nissan will provide two years of free public charging for customers who buy or lease a new Leaf electric car in the top 25 sales markets, including Nashville, beginning July 1. Under the “No Charge to Charge” program, consumers will receive a special EZ-Charge access card with the purchase or lease of a Leaf that allows them to recharge the car’s lithium-ion battery pack at public charging stations operated by a variety of vendors, including ChargePoint, Blink Network (CarCharging Group), AeroVironment and NRG eVgo. The EZ-Charge card also will be made available to existing Leaf owners/lessees, who will have to pay for the recharging, but will be able to use the single charge card at any of the chargers operated by the program’s participants. It’s similar to occasional promotions by new-car dealers that give buyers free gasoline for a specific period, although with the Leaf, the No Charge to Charge program does not cover the costs of home charging. Most Leaf owners opt for home-charging systems that allow them to recharge in their own garages, paying for the electricity along with their regular household electric bills. “ ‘No Charge to Charge’ and EZ-Charge are a winning combination, making public charging free and easy for new Leaf buyers,” Fred Diaz, a Nissan senior vice president for sales and marketing, said during an announcement of the program at the New York auto show. “Public charging is an important way to provide added range confidence to EV buyers and persuade more shoppers to join the more than 110,000 Leaf drivers around the world.” Besides Nashville, the program will be available beginning July 1 in San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Washington, D.C., and the free charging privileges will be “provided retroactively to buyers in these markets who purchased their Leaf on or after April 1,” said the Franklin-based Nissan North America Inc. Fifteen more cities will be added to the program over the following year, the company said. Details about the expansion will be announced closer to each area’s launch date. Nissan said the EZ-Charge card program will be managed by NRG eVgo, with support from ChargePoint, CarCharging and AeroVironment. “Nissan’s commitment to mass-market electric cars is matched by our commitment to increase charging infrastructure for Leaf owners,” said Brendan Jones, Nissan’s director of electric vehicle infrastructure and strategy. “EZ-Charge is a natural progression of our multi-pronged commitment to developing EV charging at workplace campuses, at Nissan Leaf dealerships and in the communities where Leaf drivers live and work.” Leaf models sold in the United States are assembled at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, which also makes the lithium-ion batteries for the cars. [© tennessean.com] http://green.autoblog.com/2014/04/16/nissan-will-expand-free-charging-incentive-to-25-leaf-markets/ Nissan will expand free* charging incentive to 25 Leaf markets New EV buyers can use EZ-Charge card for two years By Sebastian Blanco Apr 16th 2014 ... Nissan has proof that giving away a bit of electricity makes buying a new Leaf all the more enticing. Thanks to a deal that offers free charging to some Leaf owners in Texas, one dealer there claims his Leaf sales have tripled. We don't see national sales climbing quite that high starting July 1 2014, but an announcement made today at the New York Auto Show will likely give the EV a boost ... 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