Recent content by Tugrik

I live in the southern end of San Jose and work downtown SJ. My datacenter is right off the 237 and Fair Oaks so I drive up that way a few times a week in my black Leaf (the one with a Toothless HTTYD sticker on the side, if you've seen me pass your window). I've not seen a single leaf...

I used to own a Ford Transit Connect. Had the price not been _utterly insane_ I would have gotten the EV version, as I used it for in-city commuting and local shop-runabout. But >$50K for an electric van? No way. After two years (and the acquisition of my Leaf) I traded the TC in on a Ford...

Well, no time like the present to buy a few 'luggage locks' to keep in the glove compartment. Shame that I'll have to remember to lock-on every time I charge in public and stop any chance of sharing with my fellow EV drivers. Better than being towed, though.

I 3D-printed a version of this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9116" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Modified it a bit to fit the door-pocket cup holder area better and put a grabby-knob on the top instead of a lid. It works great! I'll post pics of it after I get home...

I do that trip all the time, though I'm a little closer (85/camden, though I work downtown right near you - look for the black Leaf with the Toothless dragon vinyl on the side!). It's easy to go over and back without really worrying about it. Two tips, if you're running low or need side trips...

I park in the 3rd street garage in downtown San Jose. Today I watched them working on three new Chargepoint chargers - two single-heads in normal spaces, and one single-head between two handicap spaces. According to the electricians this is 'phase one' and is being done in 8 garages around the...

My timeline for the curious: August 31st: Drove my new Leaf home! Sept 23rd: Got my plates in the mail Sept 24th: Sent off my requests for HOV stickers, CA parking permit and San Jose parking permit Sept 27th: My bank shows San Jose cashing its check Sept 29th: Got my San Jose parking permit...

I picked up the Leviton unit pretty cheap (~$650, ebay) and installed it myself on an old dryer circuit I wasn't using. I also did the upgrade to the panasonic EVSE as recommended by many folks here on the forum; no issues with it so far. Yesterday Blink installed my free EVSE which replaces...

Can anybody point me to an engineering drawing of a J1772 plug? If so I can whip up a socket-end with the 3D printer I have. Making a socket out of ABS plastic should be pretty trivial/cheap once I get the design down. It'd be a fun and practical use for our little plastiprinter toy. :)

One Leaf driver at my office has left his L1 unit plugged into an outlet in the parking garage (in what he considers 'his' space, and being high up enough in the company he can pull that stunt off) for about 4 months now. No problems seen with it so far. He just unplugs from the car (but not...

To be honest I don't think the issue of ADA/handicap spaces vs. EV spaces has been addressed in my area. I don't think there's a requirement and with the extremely low number of chargers we get at first (just two, and already 5 of us driving EVs!) normal spaces are a priority for now. We're...

I wasn't sure if I should put this under batteries, charging or EVSE threads… but as the reasoning behind it is mostly about PR/perception, maybe this is the best sub-board. My company is moving to a new building. As five of us drive EVs I've taken up the drive to get charging stations in the...

Much to my surprise I brought a 3-burner propane BBQ grill, pre-assembled, home from Lowes in my Leaf on Sunday. I had to put both back seats down and it baaarely fit, but it worked!

At my office we have four chargers. Two L1s in a garage, two L2s outside. We have one Volt owner who likes to park at an L2 in the early morning, link in, then leave her car there all day long. Meanwhile there are 5 Leafs in total at the site. Two camp out on the L1s down below, leaving only...

They didn't tell me anything about when they are coming but did express frustration with the various standards and UL-approval problems that L3 charger efforts in California are currently experiencing. They _are_ working with the various manufacturers of L3 chargers (including Nissan...