ishiyakazuo
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I happened upon 1234 EL on Friday in Schaumburg. Now that's an easy to remember license plate!
ishiyakazuo said:I happened upon 1234 EL on Friday in Schaumburg. Now that's an easy to remember license plate!
Could also be a used one... they'd get a new plate number. However, if it's higher than Dino's number, it could well be a dealer-issued plate, making it a little more likely to be new (maybe?)redLEAF said:Finally saw a LEAF with > 3000 plate number (last two were on Tesla's) ... it was a white one in Deer Park / Lake Zurich area and the plate was 3128 EL, this was just over this past weekend. More than likely, that owner probably didn't get the 10% IL MSRP EV rebate so at least that hasn't totally nixed EV sales here.ishiyakazuo said:I happened upon 1234 EL on Friday in Schaumburg. Now that's an easy to remember license plate!
ishiyakazuo said:Could also be a used one... they'd get a new plate number. However, if it's higher than Dino's number, it could well be a dealer-issued plate, making it a little more likely to be new (maybe?)redLEAF said:Finally saw a LEAF with > 3000 plate number (last two were on Tesla's) ... it was a white one in Deer Park / Lake Zurich area and the plate was 3128 EL, this was just over this past weekend. More than likely, that owner probably didn't get the 10% IL MSRP EV rebate so at least that hasn't totally nixed EV sales here.ishiyakazuo said:I happened upon 1234 EL on Friday in Schaumburg. Now that's an easy to remember license plate!
The '11/'12 ones have the side indicator lights as well (which might be easier to spot at a distance).redLEAF said:I suppose that's possible ... wasn't close enough to see how old it was; newer ones can have the 17" alloys which make them a bit more distinctive that the '11's and '12's ; as far as dealer issued EL plates, I doubt that as although the IL SOS had a number of extra ones made, unlike the 'regular' issue plates, unless a dealer is a high volume EV seller they wouldn't let them have them on hand to assign at time of delivery. I'm not sure how they treat the Tesla 'stores' but all the new ones seem to get the yellow temporary plates so even they probably don't get a stack of EL plates.
r1234567 said:I leased my Leaf from Rosen Nissan in Gurnee. Soon after I bought it, they installed a CHadeMO and said I could use it for no charge. I stopped by Zeigler Nissan who took over the dealership as Rosen retired, and they wanted to charge me $10 to use it. I didn't use it and it really turned me off to using Zeigler as a dealer for future purchases.
Phatcat73 said:DMV will eventually catch-on. I had passenger plates a while back on a pick-up. I received a letter a few months later to replace the plates with truck plates.
redLEAF said:OK, Chicagoland (actually question is for all IL EV drivers who have EL plates); it's a quite rare occurrence to start of with (having only run across 1 other so far 'in the wild') but saw a BMW i8 today and it had ... drum roll please ... IL EL plates on it! (plate was 2565 EL to be specific).
These plates, as per the IL SOS site (link below) are for 100% electric powered cars and NOT PHEV's (like the Volt, C-Max Energi, BMW i3 REx, etc.) so perhaps they're relaxing the restriction a bit or this person has some clout? I would think that it perhaps was a Tesla to BMW trade-in or some other 'mistake' as the i8, although a fantastic car in its own right, can only run about 15 miles (EPA estimate) on 100% electricity, the rest of its range of course is gas powered.
Definition (625 ILCS 5/12-805): “The owner of a motor vehicle of the first division or a motor vehicle of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or less propelled by an electric engine and not utilizing motor fuel, may register such vehicle for a fee not to exceed $35 for a 2-year registration period
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/vehicles/license_plate_guide/electric_vehicle.html
Car was spotted in Buffalo Grove cutting through the Shell station (but of course to avoid the long red light!) at Rt. 83 and Arlington Hts Rd.; I've got to keep my smart phone ready for any future sightings ...
Believe me, if I happen to trade my '12 LEAF for a PHEV in the future I'd love to exchange my low numbered EL plate to tout the fact that it at least runs partially on pure electricity so if they now 'waive' the 'affirmation' (see IL SOS site) that would be good news to Volt, i3 REx, etc. drivers as well (save a few bucks on license fees) ... the plate isn't pretty (plain white background with black letters) but only runs $35 for every two years versus $101 every year.
djkjmuoh said:Did this happen to be a white i8 with some of the signature blue and black trim on it? If so, I bet I saw the same one "in the wild" on I-290/53 North heading from 355 & Lake St. toward the Woodfield area (not far from Buffalo Grove.) I wonder if and when and how they will catch on. Something tells me, they would have no clue, nor pay any attention to it!.
redLEAF said:OK, Chicagoland (actually question is for all IL EV drivers who have EL plates); it's a quite rare occurrence to start of with (having only run across 1 other so far 'in the wild') but saw a BMW i8 today and it had ... drum roll please ... IL EL plates on it! (plate was 2565 EL to be specific).
Car was spotted in Buffalo Grove cutting through the Shell station (but of course to avoid the long red light!) at Rt. 83 and Arlington Hts Rd.; I've got to keep my smart phone ready for any future sightings ...
r1234567 said:I thought there are two versions of the i3, one that is all electric and one with a range extender. So if it's the basic version, why is there an issue with EL plates?
redLEAF said:r1234567 said:I thought there are two versions of the i3, one that is all electric and one with a range extender. So if it's the basic version, why is there an issue with EL plates?
That's true for the i3 but NOT the 2-seater i8 ... they're only offering a single PHEV version
http://www.bmwusa.com/bmw/bmwi/i8
redLEAF said:OK, didn't think this was simply a rare EV sighting but on my way home from work, passing through Buffalo Grove and saw a medium blue Toyota RAV4 EV with IL EL plates 2662. These are quite stealthy from the rear as you would totally miss the EV badges but this one still had the special CA CAV stickers on it ... so then, this peaks my interest to see what the going rate is on these and low and behold, this exact car is on autotrader ... very low miles but its a '13:
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...RAV4[RAV4%7CEV]][]]&listingId=391961427&Log=0
What are the odds ... has to be one of perhaps less than nothing here in IL
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