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Old 01-13-2012, 08:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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320 - you also forgot to mention the climbs in between green and yellow, plus of course being this far north the dark mornings and evenings at this time of year - all of which will kill range.

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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
In Scotland, the mains are ~220v right? You can charge it much quicker with that.
220-240 yeah. Getting a point close enough to the car is the issue though. No infrastructure at all.

The local Nissan stealer has a "Fast Charging Point" installed after the Leaf launch fanfare - not sure if they let you use it for free. Never seen a Leaf on it (only ever seen one ever) and whenever I have been past something else has been parked in front of it. Wonder how much it cost the dealer and whether Nissan insisted they have it. The stealer is nowhere near anywhere either (out of town), so you couldn't leave your leaf on it and go to work.

Some supermarkets have charging points don't they ? Of course it takes 2-3 hours to charge enough to get home, and they stick an "invoice" on your car if you park for more than 90 minutes. Paying that invoice is optional - personally I never pay them - but the hassle is enough to put people off.
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