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Post by datsunleaf on Mar 2, 2016 19:03:38 GMT 11
I have a second job every Saturday in a carpark in the city, and, every Saturday morning I plug my LEAF in next to the office for a top up. I believe I have spoken to more people about the LEAF than Nissan has in Sydney by the fact that the customers of the carpark see the car plugged in and many ask about it. I obviously spout all the benefits of the LEAF and never talk about any of the issues.
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Post by jake on Mar 2, 2016 20:11:52 GMT 11
I just got a roadworthy on my old ICE car in preparation to sell it. The repair bill was horrendous. One of the things I had to put in was a new 12 volt battery which I put in rather carelessly resulting in me blowing the alternator fuse which I was unaware of. It conked out and I called the RACV and told him I was selling the car and had bought a Leaf. "What?, is it a hybrid?" No pure electric I replied. Haven't been to a petrol station in 4 months. He was amazed. What no petrol at all? He said. This car is so unknown, even with people that supposedly know about cars. I too extolled its virtues.
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Post by jeffjl on Mar 4, 2016 18:45:16 GMT 11
I just got a roadworthy on my old ICE car in preparation to sell it. The repair bill was horrendous. One of the things I had to put in was a new 12 volt battery which I put in rather carelessly resulting in me blowing the alternator fuse which I was unaware of. It conked out and I called the RACV and told him I was selling the car and had bought a Leaf. "What?, is it a hybrid?" No pure electric I replied. Haven't been to a petrol station in 4 months. He was amazed. What no petrol at all? He said. This car is so unknown, even with people that supposedly know about cars. I too extolled its virtues. Slightly different to the experience of us here in the west with the RAC (WA). It seems in some respects WA ain't so backward. Going back to the post subject. If G4 is right it is pointless promoting the LEAF here in the west with no more to sell. Gave a couple a surprise today. Was at a Solar Council forum and when I was leaving the couple in the car next to me had just been talking about hybrid and electric vehicles, so I almost backed into them. LOL. Nice two minute chat on the side of the road commenced.
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Post by EVangelist on Mar 5, 2016 11:47:22 GMT 11
I have a second job every Saturday in a carpark in the city, and, every Saturday morning I plug my LEAF in next to the office for a top up. Is that the Wilsons car park in Clarence St? I recognise the short but really steep driveway. I had no idea there was a charger in there!
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Post by datsunleaf on Mar 5, 2016 16:51:01 GMT 11
I have a second job every Saturday in a carpark in the city, and, every Saturday morning I plug my LEAF in next to the office for a top up. Is that the Wilsons car park in Clarence St? I recognise the short but really steep driveway. I had no idea there was a charger in there! It's the Secure in Clarence St (Bowlers' Club), No charger but I hook my Holden Volt Charger up from the office power point.
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Post by datsunleaf on Mar 5, 2016 16:53:42 GMT 11
I think the main thing is that people are attracted to watching it charge. If Nissan were interested in promoting the LEAF and installed some public fast chargers in visible areas people would become more aware of them particularly due to the curiousity factor. I think this is why the Tesla is creating more impact.
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Post by duncan on Mar 16, 2016 21:47:36 GMT 11
we took our leaf to the NSW hillclimb champs last weekend (separate thread to follow later), but there was huge interest from the 200+ car enthusiasts there....everyone knew what the car was although they generally didn't know much about it or how it performs. Lots of the usual "how far car you get on a charge" and "wow really, less than $5 a week to run"?
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Post by Phoebe on Mar 16, 2016 22:00:55 GMT 11
Much less than $5 a week to run for me now. I've just added a 6kw LG Chem battery to my solar panels so charging my LEAF should cost me nothing at all from now on
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Post by antigas on Mar 17, 2016 9:36:42 GMT 11
That's great about the battery set up. Which company did you use if you don't mind me asking?
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Post by Phoebe on Mar 17, 2016 11:53:54 GMT 11
That's great about the battery set up. Which company did you use if you don't mind me asking? SolarAustralia. They are in Newcastle and 2 other places in country NSW.
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Post by EVangelist on Mar 17, 2016 13:20:18 GMT 11
I'm not an "in your face" promoter of EVs (despite my username ) but I do take the opportunity to extol their virtues when it won't hijack a conversation. I recently told an acquaintance from another company about the Leaf and he was very interested in it. All the usual questions about range, recharge time, torque, what do I do in situation "X", etc. What was fascinating to me was his position that he wanted to make the leap from ICE to BEV in one go - he was not interested in interim technology such as hybrids or even PHEVs. He said that he would always consider the second engine as "dead weight" hence inefficient (although parallel hybrids can run both at once, but I get his point). So for him, the key is range. The Leaf doesn't tick his box, but if it did, he would buy it in a flash. I wonder how many people hold similar views, because it could represent "pent up" demand, and as soon as an affordable BEV with say 400-500km range become available, then a massive switch starts to occur.
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Post by jake on Mar 17, 2016 14:19:33 GMT 11
I am hopeful that a massive shift will occur when we get 400-500k range. I was only interested in a Volt because of the range issue. I knew that most of the time I could use pure electric and then if I wanted to go on a road trip or didn't have time to charge, it wouldn't matter. What swayed me to pure electric, even with the limited range was the fact that the ICE was gone. The ICE really is a primitive design that has undergone a lot of refinement over the last 100 years, but it needs a whole lot of costly maintenance. When you think about it, burning fuel to make an engine go is terribly ineficient and creates terrible poisonous gasses that have to be managed. The electric motor is efficient, clean, powerful, and needs no maintenance. When i see cars and trucks noisily bellowing smoke, they really seem to me very primitive. It really comes down to price really. Not only will electric cars need to have a 400-500k range but they will also need to be cheap. In many ways the Volt was the perfect car for Australia, but it failed because it was too expensive. The Leaf had the double whammy of being too expensive and a limited range. The price is not so much an issue now as the stock gets older. Electric cars will need to have the range and be much cheaper before mass adoption will take place.
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Post by caroline on Mar 23, 2016 16:07:25 GMT 11
Yes the first 2 questions I get asked are 1. Range and 2. Price
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Post by iamlsd on Mar 25, 2016 0:53:43 GMT 11
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Post by tjgeel on Apr 6, 2016 19:25:59 GMT 11
There should be an article on EVs in next months Royalauto, the RACV magazine. I spoke to the journalist last week about my experiences with my LEAF. I suggested that she talk to some other Melbourne based members from this forum, but she appeared happy with what she had already received for the article. She had contacted me as I'm a member of the Geelong branch of the Alternative Technology Assoc. Hopefully EVs will get a good write-up. It's nice to see the RACV showing an interest.
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Post by jacky on Apr 6, 2016 19:34:31 GMT 11
There should be an article on EVs in next months Royalauto, the RACV magazine. I spoke to the journalist last week about my experiences with my LEAF. I suggested that she talk to some other Melbourne based members from this forum, but she appeared happy with what she had already received for the article. She had contacted me as I'm a member of the Geelong branch of the Alternative Technology Assoc. Hopefully EVs will get a good write-up. It's nice to see the RACV showing an interest. Do you know if RACV has any plans on fast charging network like RAC one?
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Post by tjgeel on Apr 6, 2016 19:38:21 GMT 11
There should be an article on EVs in next months Royalauto, the RACV magazine. I spoke to the journalist last week about my experiences with my LEAF. I suggested that she talk to some other Melbourne based members from this forum, but she appeared happy with what she had already received for the article. She had contacted me as I'm a member of the Geelong branch of the Alternative Technology Assoc. Hopefully EVs will get a good write-up. It's nice to see the RACV showing an interest. Do you know if RACV has any plans on fast charging network like RAC one? Sorry, no idea, but unlikely. The journalist was certainly not one to ask as her knowledge of EVs was very limited.
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Post by jacky on Apr 6, 2016 19:44:48 GMT 11
Do you know if RACV has any plans on fast charging network like RAC one? Sorry, no idea, but unlikely. The journalist was certainly not one to ask as her knowledge of EVs was very limited. Last weekend, I drove the LEAF to Ballarat. Charged up in Western Nissan. From there to Ballarat is only 87km. I thought it is doable. However, the hilly road and windy weather made me to slow to around 60km/h on a 110km/h freeway. I arrived in the site just before the GOM showed "---". It was very close. I won't do a similar trip unless there are DCFC along the way or on a Tesla Model 3. A DCFC network is required in Victoria.
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Post by empowerrepower on Apr 8, 2016 15:21:23 GMT 11
Many of you are probably already familiar with www.reneweconomy.com.au, which covers renewable energy, climate change and government policies (or should I say chopping&changing/saying one thing while doing another?) For the last week or so it has become more like EVeconomy, with eight EV articles currently on the main area of the site. The launch of the Tesla Model 3 seems to have set it all off. Worth a look.
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Post by iamlsd on Apr 9, 2016 22:56:08 GMT 11
I find most of the articles on the site a great read and I like checking out the Live Generation chart where SA often has around 50% from wind and solar for the states electricity supply. Next month the brown coal section will be gone too as the Playford power station closes down.
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Post by empowerrepower on Apr 10, 2016 10:19:15 GMT 11
Yes, I like the live generation chart too. It is a bit sad to see how much of our electricity still comes from brown and black coal. Last I read, renewable generation is providing 13 or 14% of our power. On the bright side, there is now solar pv on 1.5 million Australian rooftops as of March 2016.
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Post by caroline on Apr 21, 2016 8:27:36 GMT 11
Many of you are probably already familiar with www.reneweconomy.com.au, which covers renewable energy, climate change and government policies (or should I say chopping&changing/saying one thing while doing another?) For the last week or so it has become more like EVeconomy, with eight EV articles currently on the main area of the site. The launch of the Tesla Model 3 seems to have set it all off. Worth a look. Yes my favourite news site :-)
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Post by empowerrepower on May 27, 2016 19:51:38 GMT 11
Time to be involved in my fourth EV display. It is at the Sunshine Coast World Environment Day Festival at Cotton Tree Park on June 5th. Due to a venue change from last year, this display is much smaller, with only room for two cars and a display rather than seven cars as organised for last year's festival. I'll have my Leaf there, and two Tesla Model S cars, which will swap over midway through the day. Looking forward to it. There is a photo of the Model S here: www.facebook.com/worldenvironmentday/ Check out the number plates.
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Post by EVangelist on Jun 15, 2016 18:42:02 GMT 11
Is this thread now redundant given there are no new Leafs to promote? (for the time being at least...)
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