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Happy New Year everyone! I am new to the forum and have been researching getting a used Nissan Leaf (2013 - 2015) for the last 2 weeks. Here is my current situation.
I live in an apartment complex in Irvine, CA. The apartment complex do have charging station, at the rate of $1.25/hr.
My work also have charging station installed by Chargepoint. Work offers free charging for the first 2 hrs, and then it's $0.02/min after that.
My commute is fairly modest, about 16 - 18 miles round trip depending on the route that I take. I typically will do some errands on the way home.
This will be our second car, as we do have a compact SUV as the primary vehicle.
The way I figured it, I will need a 2013 or higher leaf with 6.6kW charging capabilities, to take advantage of 2 hr of free charging at work. I could probably get by just charging 2 hr a day on most days. If I need a full charge, I can simply leave the car charging until full at work. The one thing that I am trying to figure out is whether I will be able to consistently get a parking spot at the charging station. The designated EV spots have been full the last two days that I checked. Given how busy people are, it's not likely people will move their car out of the spot during lunch time so another EV can park there in the afternoon. (Even though that is what is suggested by work)
I don't really want to rely on the paid charging station in my apartment as the primary charging either.
Any one in similar situation that they can share their experiences? Is this doable?
Happy New Year everyone! I am new to the forum and have been researching getting a used Nissan Leaf (2013 - 2015) for the last 2 weeks. Here is my current situation.
I live in an apartment complex in Irvine, CA. The apartment complex do have charging station, at the rate of $1.25/hr.
My work also have charging station installed by Chargepoint. Work offers free charging for the first 2 hrs, and then it's $0.02/min after that.
My commute is fairly modest, about 16 - 18 miles round trip depending on the route that I take. I typically will do some errands on the way home.
This will be our second car, as we do have a compact SUV as the primary vehicle.
The way I figured it, I will need a 2013 or higher leaf with 6.6kW charging capabilities, to take advantage of 2 hr of free charging at work. I could probably get by just charging 2 hr a day on most days. If I need a full charge, I can simply leave the car charging until full at work. The one thing that I am trying to figure out is whether I will be able to consistently get a parking spot at the charging station. The designated EV spots have been full the last two days that I checked. Given how busy people are, it's not likely people will move their car out of the spot during lunch time so another EV can park there in the afternoon. (Even though that is what is suggested by work)
I don't really want to rely on the paid charging station in my apartment as the primary charging either.
Any one in similar situation that they can share their experiences? Is this doable?