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Fun article in "Vox". A guy (Evan Johnson) has a small research lab/business working on ways to use hydrogen. The article chronicles Johnson's plan. I found the plan just very clever in several areas. The developments he has in place already are really impressive. However, as the article...

We're planing to purchase a 2018. Our current EVSE is one of the Blink units installed under the initiative of US DOT back in 2011. I'm not going to use the Blink unit, but I'd like to be sure that the circuit is robust. It's a 40 Amp circuit breaker (spans two slots) and produces 240v. The...

Sorry to start a new thread, but couldn't find another that seemed to fit. Just a news article about Nissan selling it's 51 percent share in AESC. Some speculation about where they might be sourcing the next gen batteries...

Joe Saward blogs about Formula 1 racing. He gets into the politics as much as the racing, and there is much to get into. If you're interested, you can check out his work here: http://www.grandprixplus.com So today (7/5) while looking at my news feeds I read this paragraph in one of his...

This month, the news letter had a map showing the county distribution of LEAF registrations: http://www.westcoastgreenhighway.com/pdfs/Map_WAEVRegistrationByCounty.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I thought we had more registrations than that in Thurston County.

New York times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/automobiles/stalled-on-the-ev-highway.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hpw The reporter decides to take a road trip on the east coast since Tesla has installed a few quick chargers. He's in the Model S with a good bit of range. The cold...

I haven't seen charging setups for areas where parallel parking is the norm. I'm thinking of a residential area where one might park in front of your home. Is there a charging setup which is similar to the RV charging pedestals we sometimes see at motels? Something like this idea...

You can see it at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGZbCWWh2PM&feature=em-subs_digest-newavtr-vrecs Nothing surprising, but it's fun to see the LEAF get good press.

Here is an interesting article from the Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2012/0930/Nissan-buys-back-Leafs-under-Arizona-Lemon-Law Not admitting to a systemic flaw at this point, so the buy backs are "to keep customers satisfied" (actually, I'm paraphrasing...

Nothing most of us haven't already seen, but a good article none the less: http://www.hybridcars.com/news/chademo-general-assembly-contemplates-sae-plug-competition-46208.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Has to do with what electric cars need to do. No epiphany, but a reasonable summary. Number three talks about climate control. The numbers are in line with what my wife and I saw this winter. What about you all...

I don't see the advantage, really, but here is a link from the in box: http://www.fastcompany.com/1799354/wireless-charging-comes-to-evs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Well, actually, I have one;). However, here is a link to an Excel Spreadsheet developed at the University of Minnesota Extension Office. It uses a lot of inputs and accounts for several variables to estimate the accumulated costs of ownership over a 15 year period...

The DOT at Washington State is publishing a newsletter about alternate fuels and vehicles. I've only read a couple of issues, but I think it's interesting. Here are a link: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6545F8DA-340A-4311-96D0-E20083F0C7A4/0/HybridReportOct302011.pdf"...

I'm using a PPC Mac (10.5.8), and Safari browser (5.0.6). After the last up date to the user interface (perhaps week of Oct 10?), I can't get data about charging activity. When I go to Dashboard => Chargers => Manage, there are two tabs available: location details, and usage stats. The...

Our local Nissan Dealer here in Olympia hosted a nice gathering Sunday. We had something more than 10 LEAFs piled up and several expectant owners. Just swapped stories for a few hours and then rounded them up for a photo opp. I’ll send the landscape version if the LEAFer that took the...

The owners' manual says the LEAF is 69.7 in. wide. However, that width does not include the mirrors. Now, my garage is very narrow (old house). So much so that with my current car (Honda civic Hybrid) only has a little over an inch clearance from the mirrors on each side. If the LEAF is any...