garygid
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Call Nissan (or "chat" them) and ask about this fake-date monkey business.
See if they will correct it to 1 July 2010 ... maybe.
See if they will correct it to 1 July 2010 ... maybe.
KeiJidosha said:garygid said:My friend finally (after 2 weeks) got his AV bid from Nissan,
"only" $2339 for a 20-inch install, including $200 for the permit.
The "assessment" was 8 July by an AV rep., in South Orange County, CA.
My assessment in North LA was July 1st at 8am. The last time I looked at "My Account" on Nissan site, it showed under "Home Assessment", “quote pending” and that "we visited you on: 7/8/2010". I just checked again and it now says "we visited you on: 7/22/2010". No quote, no email, no phone call.
Anyone else getting the silent treatment? Who is incrementing the contact date? Is this to placate Nissan?
It's easy to check at the Library of Congress website (http://thomas.loc.gov/) if you know the bill number.EVDRIVER said:Is there any update on the EVSE tax credit for next year?
Not so incidentally, Congress is scheduled to go on a five week "recess" (i.e.vacation) starting August 9, come back for 4 weeks on Sep 13, and then take the rest of the year off!H.R.5442
Title: Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 5/27/2010) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/28/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
I read that the prewiring kit is expected to cost about $200 and will likely cost just a few hundred in installation cost. AFAIK, no word yet on the EVSE cost. I'm eager to find out myself.EVDRIVER said:Has there been any pricing released on the Leviton L2 EVSE yet?
Dav said:I do not believe they will quote you $2,200 for that arrangement. Extra panel, extra meter, they will add that to your quote. At $2,200 for what you specify then yes it would be worthwhile for you to do. If your HOA will let you.
leaffan said:I'm a little puzzled by this HOA approval thing. What does the HOA have to do with it if you have the EVSE installed inside your garage? I'm not planning on asking my HOA for ANY approvals for the charging system.
sparky said:Assessment completed. Couple of interesting things told to me by the electrician.
First off, I believe my install is trivial and I should not be charged ~$1300 for labor. 240 VAC comes to a wall mounted box about 45 inches above the floor at the front of the garage. It's on a dedicated 40A breaker with 8/3 wire run from a 200A panel.
Also a 120V GFCI outlet nearby. The AV rep/electrician said my install was the simplest he's seen. He agreed that I should be charged very little for labor since they were just going to wire to the garage wall J-box and mount the unit to a nearby stud. He said he'd make notes about the simplicity of the install and that I should refer AV to those notes if there's any question about the labor cost. I loved this guy.
He mentioned that since it's my J-box and wiring to the panel, AV will only warranty the EVSE. For installs where they wire back to the panel, they warranty all that as well.
He also said that they're crazy busy and it's gonna get much worse when it comes time to do the actual electrical work. He advised me to submit the paperwork so I could be early on the EVSE install schedule (Sep/Oct). He said the Bay Area is so impacted with large numbers of people ordering and lack of electricians for assessments that he may get shipped up there next month. He expects the delays in getting the electrical work done will delay getting cars for a lot of people. Sooo, maybe there's an advantage to waiving the EVSE unit altogether, get the car and get the work done later either by AV or whomever you choose for a charger. Dunno, just a thought.
EVDRIVER said:Same with mine- wired right to the EVSE and the quote was $2400 with a SF permit fee of $250. NOt a peen off for all the noted work and quoted "easy install". I have a feeling AV is going to have some lost opportunities and strong competition.
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