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Leaf e+ Chevy Bolt Used Tesla model S (around $30K) Used Tesla model 3 LR if it meets your budget

I'm a little confused about viewing options. I see it's on CBS all access (pay) but also on Amazon Prime (free for Prime members) ?

One caveat is that if the original lease is in a ZEV state (I think that's the right term), then it must be assumed by someone who resides in that state. For example, I live in South Carolina and can't assume an EV lease in California, or NJ (and others) but I could in NC or Georgia, etc.

Toyota Prius?

Chevy EV1 ?

You might want to look at the sold listings on eBay for your area. Make sure you look at the sold listings, not the for sale listings. Also, I have called the seller(s) a week or so after cars have sold to see if they will give me an idea of what the car actually sold for. Most have been...

i would hold that thought and use it as a last resort. It doesn't help the "greater good" story and your company would have to add personnel to take care of billing, etc. But, if they balk at giving away free electricity, this would be a good comeback.

All companies have some sort of core values, something like being socially responsible , or making the world a better place, etc. Start with that and make your case that encouraging EV's is the right thing to do. Explain that your company will get some good press out of this and attract...

Well...If BMW wanted to make a sparsely appointed 220 mile range EV for 35K, I think they could. But I don't think that's their business model. They're going to make a 400 mile range EV (X3, 4 series) with luxury appointments. Look at the price of a model 3 long range with all the bells and...

I knew Shell was adding EV charging stations in Europe but now it sounds like they will do the same in North America. Good news!!

All of my EVgo charges stop around 30 minutes and/or 80%. If I want to continue to 100%, I have to unplug and re-plug in and start the session again. It takes another 30 minutes or so for the final 20% for the reason WetEV mentioned.

They probably don't get compensation from Charge America, but they may get extra business at their store. If I were a business owner, I would want one in my parking lot to draw more customers (OK, I would use it to charge my car, too :) ) Edit: I've noticed in my region that a lot of these...

IMO, the elephant in the room regarding FCEV's is infrastructure. You won't see much demand until there is a widespread production/delivery system for hydrogen.

Interesting. My guess is Ford is feeling threatened by Tesla and doesn't want to give up their "best selling vehicle of all time". Anyway, I'm somewhat skeptical about the execution. What does Ford know about making BEV's? And they'll have to do a large marketing job to get F-150 owners away...