Comments on: West Coast Electric Highway Well Under Way

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:18:00 +0000

West Coast is doing much better at cutting fossil fuels, and NW has a ton of hydro power.

but for much more detailed responses to your concerns, i’d recommend:

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/20/are-electric-cars-green/

and
http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/18/electric-vehicles-greenhouse-gas-emissions-save-money/

By: lee

lee — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:51:00 +0000

how are the charging stations providing this power? I really hope they are using solar or wind, or some combo, because otherwise they are just using fossil fuels to charge cars instead of burning the fuel directly in the car.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:42:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure Nissan is saying once a day, 365 days a year is fine. As long as you aren’t driving hundreds of miles a day, most days you should be fine.

They aren’t saying “no more than once in 24 hours”.

By: Willie

Willie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:24:00 +0000

Nissan recommends Leaf owners only use a fast charger once a day. With a real world range of 75-85 miles per 100% charged battery, that 80% quick charge extends the cars range to 135-150 miles. Does this really make my EV a road car?

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:48:00 +0000

Sounds like the next area to be hooked up is around Seattle.

There’s info on this site – including the answers to several basic questions.

http://westcoastgreenhighway.com/electrichighways.htm

By: Theodora Crawford

Theodora Crawford — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Would love more information on California plans…Thanks