MLucas
Well-known member
I know for many in larger urban areas and mostly on the West Coast that public charging is no big deal and rapidly becoming a norm. I've read many of JoeS's long range drives of his i using public charging. Frankly, that makes me downright envious! :mrgreen:
Well, the closest public charging I have available in Buffalo is over at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Center, about a mile away from my office. I'm still trying to convince the owners of the parking garage to let me use the 110v outlets but I still have not heard back, after several conversations with the garage manager. The last one, I had to send a picture of the equipment I planned to use and the specifications. Hopefully, something soon will come of this.
Instead of waiting, I decided to go try the public charging over at the medical center today. The lot attendant immediately came over asking me if this was an electric car. Glad he was on duty and preserving those spots for us but I politely told him it was and I was there to charge up. He said he never saw one like that before. I guess the 'Green Vehicle' Ontario plates didn't give him enough hint. Nice enough feller, though.
I used a folding bike, that I had stashed in the hatch of my i to get back to my office. After work, I'll return to my fully charged car and have plenty of amps to go get my mail in Niagara Falls this afternoon. Who needs huge battery packs when you got a good charging infrastructure around. Those of you that have abundant amount of charging stations in your neighborhoods, your very lucky - you probably know that though.
Well, the closest public charging I have available in Buffalo is over at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Center, about a mile away from my office. I'm still trying to convince the owners of the parking garage to let me use the 110v outlets but I still have not heard back, after several conversations with the garage manager. The last one, I had to send a picture of the equipment I planned to use and the specifications. Hopefully, something soon will come of this.
Instead of waiting, I decided to go try the public charging over at the medical center today. The lot attendant immediately came over asking me if this was an electric car. Glad he was on duty and preserving those spots for us but I politely told him it was and I was there to charge up. He said he never saw one like that before. I guess the 'Green Vehicle' Ontario plates didn't give him enough hint. Nice enough feller, though.
I used a folding bike, that I had stashed in the hatch of my i to get back to my office. After work, I'll return to my fully charged car and have plenty of amps to go get my mail in Niagara Falls this afternoon. Who needs huge battery packs when you got a good charging infrastructure around. Those of you that have abundant amount of charging stations in your neighborhoods, your very lucky - you probably know that though.