I was quoted $700 per month for the EV1 here in AZ. At the time, the state offered a tax credit which only applied for a purchase. I think the lease rate in California was either $300 or $350 because of incentives.
GerryAZ said:I think the lease rate in California was either $300 or $350 because of incentives.
aubergaz said:At the time I transferred from my Gen 1 to Gen 2 EV1 after the recall, the state had passed an $8200 'alternative fuel' credit. At any rate with the $8200 amortized over 36 months, and the fact that we had essentially zero maintenance since GM covered batteries, brakes, tires, and everything else from lights to winshield wiper blades, it came out to be 'reasonable' even by early 2000's standards.
I notice that the note on Bookman's Country Club charger that you need a ChargePoint RFID card. Can you elaborate on what it is and how one can get it? I went to chargepointportal.net to try to sign up for an account for a charge pass but it requires me to activate a Charge pass but I don't know what serial number to put in the box. So I'm stuck there because all I was trying to do is create a new account so how am I supposed to get a SN to put in the box yet?turbo2ltr said:I went to several dealers documenting their charge stations for this map http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&safe=on&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=218079117614166715880.00049aeefb8b1a9407bb4&ll=33.431441,-111.938324&spn=1.287017,2.772675&z=10 and had no problems.
I also bought from Coulter Nissan, and when I placed my order on 2/24/2011, they offered the same discount as leafkabob got, so I took their offer. I did call Avondale Nissan but they only offered MSRP. I also called Power Nissan in Tempe and in Chandler and they didn't offer discount below MSRP.leafkabob said:aubergaz said:Which PHX dealership did you work with? How was your experience and ongoing support?
Welcome Aubergaz. I purchased from Coulter Nissan and at the time I place my order in December, 2010, they were the only Phoenix area dealership that seemed to be willing to offer any kind of significant price discount. They may be your best bet on price. Talk to Ron Jackson or Rich Harris. And do a search for the thread "Post your Order Details Here" to see what kinds of deals people are reporting.
What Phoenix really seems to be missing is a Mossy or Fontana or Boardwalk type dealership, where the sales folks are really enthusiastic about evs, and the leaf in particular.
I'm curious - why do you only want input from "PREVIOUS" EV1 drivers ... why not PRESENT DAY EV1 drivers:aubergaz said:Thanks for all of the input. Still looking for more and contact from any former EV1 operators ............snip
Skywagon said:With using the basic of efficient driving techniques I can get 100 miles on an 80% charge and around 120-125 miles at a full charge. And in the LEAF it has a great A/C, not one that is sending most of the cooling to the battery pack in the summer like in the EV1.
cdub said:Skywagon said:With using the basic of efficient driving techniques I can get 100 miles on an 80% charge and around 120-125 miles at a full charge. And in the LEAF it has a great A/C, not one that is sending most of the cooling to the battery pack in the summer like in the EV1.
Woah. I presume that's not at freeway speeds? And AZ is flat? There's no way I can do it in hilly SoCal.
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