mossyleaf said:Great article. I just have to chuckle and shake my head as I read it. Glad you named a name so if I ever see a resume come across my desk with that name on it I would have an idea what to do with it...
davewill said:I have to put blame on Nissan's shoulders, too. They make promises when they tout dealer charging and put the dealers into Carwings as charging stations. They should have known it would be necessary to compel some dealers to follow a reasonable charging policy. I realize that it's too late to jeopardize their LEAF certification, but Nissan should at least require them to provide charging, or be delisted from Carwings.
Phoenix said:According to my dealer, there are also Leaf owners behaving badly, ruining it for others. One lady parked/charged her Leaf at their lot all day while she went to work a block away without leaving her key. They have since turned off the electricity and require everyone to check in before turning it on. And, reportedly, they don't allow non-customers to charge, which hopefully will change. On the other hand, many dealers have been very gracious. This only increases the versatility of Leafs and would result in more sales.
Herm said:Next step?.. Nissan forces dealers to install L3 chargers.
kovalb said:By law auto companies do not have a lot of control over their dealers. Automakers can suggest, incentivize and penalize, but in the end the dealer can do what they want. They are independent companies. Hopefully they will recognize that keeping good relationships with the EV community leads to stronger profits in the long run.
I do wish they would keep their charging stations open 24/7, but I can see where some have a legitimate reason not to. Some have their stations in the middle of their lot and to access it also provides access to their inventory of vehicles. They should have thought of security when planning it out, but this is new for pretty much all of them.
Total over-reaction to a single incident. Completely unjustified. Require people to check in, sure, but refusing non-customers is just being a bad dealer.Phoenix said:According to my dealer, there are also Leaf owners behaving badly, ruining it for others. One lady parked/charged her Leaf at their lot all day while she went to work a block away without leaving her key. They have since turned off the electricity and require everyone to check in before turning it on. And, reportedly, they don't allow non-customers to charge, which hopefully will change...
Did you actually ask them to let you use it when you got there? They probably have a temporary ramp to get cars up the curb...or they may have a charging station that's less public, but more accessible.Vitor said:...Next day I got a call from the manager stating it was free and available for Leaf owners, so I paid them a second visit with my son.
That's when he took the picture. Impossible to use. ...
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