Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” Comes To Orlando
Today, I pulled up at a light next to another Nissan LEAF. We looked at each other and smiled. I shouted, “Do you love your LEAF.” He smiled. “I love it.” Even without the longer range now available that came out this year, he and I are still happy. Time to make sense of things in the Sunshine State and enjoy those jaunts around town so much more. In Orlando, the good news is, Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” promotion has officially arrived there.
In my opinion, the Nissan LEAF is ideal for commuters, basically anywhere. Why are you missing out on nicer drives during your commutes? Now is the time to change from that air-polluting ICE.
A NissanNews.com media release reports, “Nissan will now provide new Nissan LEAF buyers two years of complimentary public charging with the purchase or lease of the all-electric car from participating LEAF-certified dealers in Orlando.” That adds onto the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars and HOV lane access in the state. Nissan goes on:
Nissan now offers “No Charge to Charge” in 27 of the top markets for Nissan LEAF sales, including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Fresno, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Monterey, New York, Nashville, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, OR, Raleigh-Durham, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Washington D.C.
Reasonable with the size, comfort, convenience, adept smooth drive — go test drive one. The 2016 Nissan LEAF has a starting price of $26,700** after the federal tax credit of $7,500 for the SV model and $29,290** for LEAF SL after the federal tax credit. Both the SV and SL models boast an EPA-rated range of 107 miles on a single charge. Nissan LEAF S models continue to be equipped with a 24 kWh battery with an EPA-estimated range of 84*** miles. Starting price for 2016 Nissan LEAF S grade remains $21,510** after the federal tax incentive.
Provide a kinder environment for the children and grandchildren remembering that, “unlike internal combustion engine-equipped vehicles, LEAF has no tailpipe, which means there is no emission of CO2 or other greenhouse gases.” Also, “public quick chargers can charge a LEAF from zero to 80 percent in less than 30 minutes” — if you choose to get a LEAF with quick-charging capability and have chargers where you can use them.
Consumers can find chargers eligible for “No Charge to Charge” via the LEAF EZ-Charge app for iOS or Android, or at ez-charge.com/stations.
Image by Nissan
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Free public charging makes it a lot easier for folks living in apartments or other situations where home charging isn’t an option to justify going electric.
I would love to see Nissan and the other EV manufacturers to start
covering the roof and hood/boot with solar panels/concentrators of some sort. Even if
it was an option because not everyone needs it (until it costs less than the actual roof). Most cars sit all day whether at work or home. If they were out in the sun, why not get some free electrons?
It would be amazing to have the first car that NEVER once needed to be plugged into the grid. That would be a real achievement. Would be possible in a few cases for sure. I know it’s been done a bit (prius, c-max), but it could be a decent option for some people.
A large car could give you a maximum of ten square meters. Under ‘perfect’ conditions, you might get 2000w/hr, more likely half that or less. So for six hours in the ‘good’ sun you might get 6kWh. If you are only doing 18 miles a day it might work.
While it might be a selling point for a few people, it is much less expensive to put a few panels on the roof of a house or carport, and plug in. The panels on the rooftop or carport will outlast the car.
Best bet…buy the Tesla Battery 10kWh pac x 2 for $6500 + $5000 for solar panels then use it with you roof top solar panels and voila its off grid charging….and it will last 30 years +.= $31.94 per month for the entire time VS $60 per month of on grid charging at current rates…and ofcourse rates are gonna go up so it will be closer to $100+ on grid charging in the next 10 years.