Recent content by dgpcolorado

Just a clarification: the car tells the Supercharger through the NACS connection that it is authorized to use it. The billing happens through the car. In the case of Tesla cars, the billing happens when the car connects to Tesla computers via the cell network. Non Tesla cars currently use a...

I've been puzzled as to why Nissan didn't switch the LEAF to CCS1 for the US market some years ago. I think it would have increased the utility of the car considerably here.

If you are able and willing to use the Magic Docks, it is only 113 miles from Grand Junction. No need for a side trip to Green River.

Besides the original ones in NY and CA and the five in Colorado and Utah (with Beaver UT coming soon), Magic Docks have been activated in several other new places: Mackinaw City, MI North Bay, ON Deep River, ON Enfield, CT Easton, MD Washington, IN Haubstadt, IN Beaver Dam, KY Marion, IL...

Five Magic Dock stations were activated in my area recently: Moab, UT Montrose, CO Craig, CO Kremmling, CO Lamar, CO All lightly used stations not on the Interstate highways. I got my first chance to see a Magic Dock at Montrose CO yesterday: The signs and bollards between the stalls have...

Colorado also has a $5000 refundable tax credit for new EVs purchased or leased. It goes to the leasee. The lease numbers by Nissan may be including that as part of the calculation, even though it doesn't go to the leasing company. Just a WAG though.

We had an EV event in the tiny town, population 1100, near where I live, with more than a dozen different models of EVs. The Grand Junction Nissan dealer brought an Ariya — first one I've ever seen up here in rural mountain Colorado. Even though it was fairly pricey, of interest to me was the...

After the initial test in March, several new Magic Dock sites have appeared recently, including two on the Trans Canada Highway west of Ottawa, one in Fort Worth TX, and at the newest Supercharger Station in Moab UT. There are reports of Magic Docks being added to some of the stalls at the big...

I guess I don't understand your point. Seventy-five miles is a trivial distance for any modern EV when traveling long distance, assuming that it is in the direction one wants to go. For local use, by those without home charging, sure — having convenient locations is helpful. For road trips, one...

Since not all Supercharger Stations will be available to Ford, GM and other car drivers, my presumption is that only the stations that are open to them will appear on their car navigation screens or phone apps. Others would show as closed or not available, if they are displayed at all. There was...

Such an adapter might prove difficult, especially given the small size of the market. My understanding is that the original Tesla to Chademo adapter was made possible because the two DCFC methods used a similar signalling protocol [CAN bus]. When SAE developed CCS1, they used a very different...

It appears that GM is planning to release a new Bolt on the Ultium platform eventually: https://autos.yahoo.com/gm-announces-next-generation-chevy-140700418.html

FWIW, the J1772/NACS adapter supplied with Tesla cars is quite robust. I've used mine more than 500 times and it continues to work well. ^ J1772 (r) to NACS (p) adapter The reverse configuration, NACS (r) to J1772 (p), is available from EVSEadapters.com, for anyone with a LEAF who wants...

Turns out that only the two new Chargepoint units in Ouray are 200 kW. The other two pedestals got the same older units (shared 165 kW) that were there before. Nevertheless, four stalls to choose from is pretty good for a CCS installation in a remote location. May change if Chargepoint decides...

If you didn't watch the video linked by SageBrush upthread, it answers some of the questions that have been presented. CNBC interview with the Ford CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd23850h9zc Adapters for existing cars and next year's models. NACS plug on cars in 2025. Ford will use their...