abasile
Well-known member
...L1 charged, that is.
Yesterday (Sunday) we drove from our house in the mountains down to Highland, CA and Redlands, CA to shop at Lowe's and Trader Joe's, respectively. Although I expected to be able to make the round trip without charging, the temperature in the Valley was 106 (compared to 83 at home). This likely lowered the pack efficiency somewhat, and required more AC. Plus, I left the wife and kids (one of whom was sleeping) in the car with AC running while I quickly shopped at Lowe's.
So when we noticed 120 V outlets in front of Trader Joe's, I thought it would be advantageous to plug in for the duration of our shopping, which turned out to be one hour. I obtained permission from the store manager (Brian B. at the time), then moved our LEAF into one of the up-front parking spots as soon as that spot was vacated. Just as I was about to plug the car in, I received a thumbs-up from a man who stated that he previously drove an EV-1! Another Trader Joe's employee asked questions about the car, and it was undoubtedly observed by many customers exiting the store. While leaving the store, I went back and thanked the manager, with the full cartload of groceries we had just purchased.
The next step will be to lobby for L2!
Yesterday (Sunday) we drove from our house in the mountains down to Highland, CA and Redlands, CA to shop at Lowe's and Trader Joe's, respectively. Although I expected to be able to make the round trip without charging, the temperature in the Valley was 106 (compared to 83 at home). This likely lowered the pack efficiency somewhat, and required more AC. Plus, I left the wife and kids (one of whom was sleeping) in the car with AC running while I quickly shopped at Lowe's.
So when we noticed 120 V outlets in front of Trader Joe's, I thought it would be advantageous to plug in for the duration of our shopping, which turned out to be one hour. I obtained permission from the store manager (Brian B. at the time), then moved our LEAF into one of the up-front parking spots as soon as that spot was vacated. Just as I was about to plug the car in, I received a thumbs-up from a man who stated that he previously drove an EV-1! Another Trader Joe's employee asked questions about the car, and it was undoubtedly observed by many customers exiting the store. While leaving the store, I went back and thanked the manager, with the full cartload of groceries we had just purchased.
The next step will be to lobby for L2!