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State : California Metro area/city : Los Angeles/ Color/trim: SV/Red Options: Quick Charge package, and Premium Audio Package Accessories: Floor mats, Cargo mat, Safety Kit Total MSRP+destination charge: 36,754.00 Total quote/price accepted (excluding tax/license):33,334.00 Total discount (or...

, I heard this interview on the subject " . . Car Charging Group Inc. Michael Farkas. Michael will be talking about the market for electric cars and the infrastructure CCGI is building to insure that all the electric cars have enough places around to charge their electric batteries and keep...

I'm co-signig every thing you just said. Do we really need 1000s of commercial charging stations of just a few stratigically placed, fast chargers (ok, paid) and low cost or no cost charging stations?

I had my own posting on Charging to charge. I think that the same profit based walstreet commodity traders are licking their chops at how to rip off EV drivers. They are trying to make more profit on EV drivers then gas drivers. If you look into the commercial EV infrastructure drive (ie. google...

I borrowed the following dialog for a comment in the original article, But thanks for the disagreement we are just from different Religons, political views, and/or service different masters. I think people are freaking out when you say EV’s should charge for free. Because they are still in a...

I won't be paying, chargepoint a cent. I will shop at business that invite EV drivers by installing public charging stations. If you buy in to the capitalist BS, then go ahead. Make mine anti-consumerism, anti-globalism, anti- corparate America. I'm in to EV to end oil company corruption or...

http://www.plugincars.com/should-public-electric-car-charging-be-open-and-free-106695.html This may be an old topic for some but new to me. Seeing that public money is being spent to install the EV highway, something is wrong with Chargepoint is taking that money to install a fee service. It...

I like that idea too. I like those who think about improvements, and maybe aftermarket enhancements, to extend mileage.

Glad your entertained. You don't even need your refill of Medical(weed) today. One could look at a Hub dynamo (like on a bike ) and wonder why it would not power a heater on a moving car? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub_dynamo

I'm not trying to stop you geeks from gagging on each others' :arrow: I just saying its been done before. I like bike generators www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSJ0CeBYG0s www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EhllIuPje Why not on the leaf?

It appears that the rear wheels aren't being used to benefit the car's electronics. I would suggest attaching DC generators to the rear wheels, which would generate volts at any RPM. Those volts could be used to run, a heater, AC, and or Recharge batteries.