Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-12 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
List Subject: Re[2]: [EVDL] Insurance Woes You made me look up my figures. I think I'll disagree: my 2011 Leaf cost about $400 for collision & comprehensive for the first year. Now it's about $500 a year (not sure why it's gone up). Regardless, for the first few years I&#x

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
; comprehensive for my 15 year old honda. It's probably worth about $3K. So, that's 10 years of insurance. Maybe it is worth paying :) Peri -- Original Message -- From: "Cor van de Water via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: 11-Mar-15 9:30

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
d via EV Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 7:23 PM To: ieriotjre3p; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes The Hartford is the one that I have all my vehicles insure as liability only. If one car is worth over 100k and the other is a 1955 shop pickup worth $500, the

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread Roland via EV
comprehension and glass damage with The Hartford. Roland - Original Message - From: ieriotjre3p via EV<mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> To: ev@lists.evdl.org<mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes The Hartford

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread ieriotjre3p via EV
The Hartford will insure your EV, conversions and OEM -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Insurance-Woes-tp4674179p4674210.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread Dennis via EV
I have a fixed valuation account through Philadelphia Ins Co. They insure a lot of street rods. $10,000 for $240/yr Dennis Ellsberry, MO Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2015, at 12:11 PM, xfmr via EV wrote: > > I replied to the most recent insurance woes thinking that it was part of this > s

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread Dennis via EV
I have a fixed valuation account through Philadelphia Ins Co. They insure a lot of street rods. $10,000 for $240/yr Dennis Ellsberry, MO Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2015, at 12:11 PM, xfmr via EV wrote: > > I replied to the most recent insurance woes thinking that it was part of this > s

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
ubject: Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes I replied to the most recent insurance woes thinking that it was part of this string but it looks like it isn't. Below is what I posted to the other message. I also live in Utah. My insurer is Allstate and when asked about liability insurance the answer

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-11 Thread xfmr via EV
I replied to the most recent insurance woes thinking that it was part of this string but it looks like it isn't. Below is what I posted to the other message. I also live in Utah. My insurer is Allstate and when asked about liability insurance the answer has always been yes to buying coverage. My

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes My Insurance asked if it still has a s in it and I said yes, so if I get in wreck will I be covered

2015-03-11 Thread xfmr via EV
I also live in Utah. My insurer is Allstate and when asked about liability insurance the answer has always been yes to buying coverage. My only concern is liability. My pickup will be on the road this spring after a long conversion. Are you interested in comparing notes about your conversion?

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes My Insurance asked if it still has a s in it and I said yes, so if I get in wreck will I be covered

2015-03-11 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
y part of this message is > prohibited. > > > -Original Message- > From: sandl...@cox.net [mailto:sandl...@cox.net] > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:52 PM > To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes My Insurance asked if

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
I've never had any problems getting my EVs insured by Westfield National, through a local independent agent. I've had both liability only and a declared value comprehensive policy. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVD

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Thos True via EV
I've had great success with Allstate. For my conversions, it usually becomes a "stated value" policy, with the premiums based on replacement value. They generally do not have an issue with alternative fuels, since the policy is based on the value of the vehicle. -Tom On Mar 10, 2015 11:37 AM, "Bil

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Bob Bath via EV
I had Allstate with the Civic, but the fascinating thing was that one would cover it, while the other one across town would not. Bob Bath, from his iPod, so any misspellings are from autocorrect or fat fingers on a small device, not cluelessness... > On Mar 10, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Mike Nickerson

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes My Insurance asked if it still has a s in it and I said yes, so if I get in wreck will I be covered

2015-03-10 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
...@cox.net [mailto:sandl...@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:52 PM To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes My Insurance asked if it still has a s in it and I said yes, so if I get in wreck will I be covered Cor van de Water via EV wrote

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes My Insurance asked if it still has a s in it and I said yes, so if I get in wreck will I be covered

2015-03-10 Thread via EV
losure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is > prohibited. > > > -Original Message- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Mike Nickerson via EV > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:42 PM > To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussi

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Of Mike Nickerson via EV Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:42 PM To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes State Farm didn't have any problem with a production EV. It was the fact that it was a conversion that caused the grief. I was actually pretty p

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Mike Nickerson via EV
State Farm didn't have any problem with a production EV. It was the fact that it was a conversion that caused the grief. I was actually pretty pissed about the way it went down. Before I bought the conversion, I asked my agent if they could insure it. I was assured that wasn't a problem. I

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Cal Frye via EV wrote: There's no rhyme nor reason to it. I switched from Nationwide to State Farm 'cause only the latter would insure my GEM. And yes, I started in the Yellow Pages with AAA and finally stopped with State Farm... Oddly enough my EVs are both insured with State Farm. Both a 2013

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes - solved?

2015-03-10 Thread Michael Ross via EV
this > message is prohibited. > > > -Original Message- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dennis via > EV > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:38 AM > To: 'Electric Vehicle Discussion List' > Subject: [EVDL] Insurance Woes &g

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes - solved?

2015-03-10 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:38 AM To: 'Electric Vehicle Discussion List' Subject: [EVDL] Insurance Woes I got rid of my Geo Metro EV and purchased a 1974 Saab Sonett that was originaly converted to electric by Walter Kern, of Saab Quantum fame, back in the 1980's. I'm sw

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Cal Frye via EV
There's no rhyme nor reason to it. I switched from Nationwide to State Farm 'cause only the latter would insure my GEM. And yes, I started in the Yellow Pages with AAA and finally stopped with State Farm... - Cal Frye > Mike Nickerson via EV > March 10, 2015 at 5:13 PM

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Mike Nickerson via EV
I have also gotten Progressive to insure an EV conversion with stated value. I have also had success with Auto Owners Insurance. They currently have all my cars and my house insured. State Farm lost a lot of business because they wouldn't insure my conversion. Mike I'm in Idaho, if that matt

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread SLPinfo.org via EV
The only companies I've managed to find to insure our EV are Progressive (my current insurer) and Farmer's. But that was because I wanted "stated value" insurance, so I wouldn't just get blue book value in case of a wreck. Not exactly the same issue as yours. But I'd have your agent try both of t

Re: [EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Paul Dove via EV
Does Utah allow you to put up a bond? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Bill Dennis via EV wrote: > > I got rid of my Geo Metro EV and purchased a 1974 Saab Sonett that was > originaly converted to electric by Walter Kern, of Saab Quantum fame, back > in the 1980's. I'm swapp

[EVDL] Insurance Woes

2015-03-10 Thread Bill Dennis via EV
I got rid of my Geo Metro EV and purchased a 1974 Saab Sonett that was originaly converted to electric by Walter Kern, of Saab Quantum fame, back in the 1980's. I'm swapping the lead-acid batteries for lithium, plus updating some of the electronics. But my old insurance company, SafeCo, has decli