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As much as I enjoy a pretty fountain - the practical side of me says that they are power hogs (pumping water sucks up a lot of energy as anyone...
Well - what's even more funny about is is that drafting improves fuel economy for both vehicles - the following vehicle just gets a much larger...
10 years 150k miles in CARB states. 15k miles/year is average 41 miles/day. Pretty easy to charge it twice a day for the majority of those...
The main reason they say not to use extension cords is because extension cords defeat the safety circuits in the charge cord box. In addition,...
The Volt isn't any more comparable to the Cruze as the Prius is comparable to the Corolla...
Compared to similar cars, the Prius has one of the lowest TCO around! Didn't it top the Edmunds list of mid-size cars in TCO?
I don't see PHEVs as being cost effective at much more than 40 mi EV range. Toyota has hit the bottom end of the range with the PiP - I think...
All cars with batteries will eventually fail if you fail to charge them in after a long enough time. The early Roadsters especially because of...
I must say - Wth are you talking about?
Yep, the only time I'd share a 120V plug to charge multiple cars is to use this Leviton L1 EVSE set to 7A on a 20A circuit. On a 120V 20A...
Even if they were 120V 15A outlets, it should be easy enough to share. L1 charging is good for about 4 miles / hour. L2 charging is good for...
The Lorax would never endorse something that burns Truffula trees (oil).
Not sure what kind of plug your EVSE has, but it shouldn't be difficult to build a "plug-in" version of the meter I described if you're somewhat...
Some of the LEAF guys wire a traditional dial-type electrical meter in a meter socket up-stream of their EVSE. Landis and Gyr WattHour Electric...
Most likely cause is that the receptacle wore out and the plug no longer made good contact. This leads to arcing under load in the connector...
Was that on 120V or 240V? FWIW - The LEAF is notorious for finishing the charge 1-2 hours before the end time when only using an end time for...
No, it's not likely that Toyota isusing the same charger. The PiP battery is only ~200V - the LEAF battery is nearly double that. Most of the...
While this is true for the LEAF, Tesla Roadster and I believe the Volt, this may or may not be true for the PiP. We'll have to wait for someone...
You will find that CCSE (the company who administers the program) is actually very good at getting you your rebate in timely manner. They are the...
How many times did you charge it over those 100 miles?
