gsleaf said:
spike09 said:
Yes. Five miles per hour of charge is accurate. I used 120V for the first two weeks I owned the car and it worked out fine. My desicion to purchase a 240V unit was purely based on the added convenience. 240V home chargers are expensive. If you do buy a EV hold off on 240V as long as you can and hope you qualify for a free charger.
How is it possible to qualify for a free charger?
Primarily through the DOE grant to develop the EV charger infrastructure. The two companies involved are Ecotality and Blink. But it is limited to certain markets.
ChargePoint America is developing the following regions: Boston, MA; Bellevue/Redmond, WA;Sacramento, CA;San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area;Los Angeles, CA; Austin, TX;Southern Michigan; New York City, NY; Washington DC/Baltimore; Orlando/Tampa, FL.
Ecotality is developing the following regions: Phoenix (AZ), Tucson (AZ), San Diego (CA), San Francisco (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Portland (OR), Eugene (OR), Salem (OR), Corvallis (OR), Seattle (WA), Nashville (TN), Knoxville (TN), Memphis (TN), Chattanooga (TN), Washington D.C., Dallas (TX), Fort Worth (TX), and Houston (TX).
Atleast one Utility Company is giving a few away. Also generous employeers are installing chargers at their offices. Lastly Nissan has a Facebook sweepstakes that is giving away 50 chargers.