We've had this discussion before, but I couldn't find it and thought it might merit its own topic.
A seriously-prospective iMiEV buyer asked me about range. He lives at an altitude of 2200' (670m) altitude and has a 25-mile (40km) one-way commute to work. I allowed as the first 10miles of his commute is all downhill with no benefit of regen, and so his round-trip commute is really 40 miles, but with the last ten miles being a nasty climb home. I allowed as it would be absolutely no problem if he simply plugged into any old 120vac outlet at work, as restraining his speed in the coveted HOV lane would be difficult as traffic in those HOV lanes can move very fast. I even offered to go up to his place with my iMiEV so we could make a trial commute run.
Regardless, here's the issue: he works for the federal government and an edict came out at his facility prohibiting electric cars from plugging in (security personnel were instructed to unplug anyone caught doing this).
Anyone have any examples of precedent-setting in this arena?
A seriously-prospective iMiEV buyer asked me about range. He lives at an altitude of 2200' (670m) altitude and has a 25-mile (40km) one-way commute to work. I allowed as the first 10miles of his commute is all downhill with no benefit of regen, and so his round-trip commute is really 40 miles, but with the last ten miles being a nasty climb home. I allowed as it would be absolutely no problem if he simply plugged into any old 120vac outlet at work, as restraining his speed in the coveted HOV lane would be difficult as traffic in those HOV lanes can move very fast. I even offered to go up to his place with my iMiEV so we could make a trial commute run.
Regardless, here's the issue: he works for the federal government and an edict came out at his facility prohibiting electric cars from plugging in (security personnel were instructed to unplug anyone caught doing this).
Anyone have any examples of precedent-setting in this arena?