No, All units that are compatible with all of the EVSE Standards and Recommended Practices, including SAE J1772, NEC 625, UL2231 and UL 2594 will work. Most of us will be using Public & Private (work place) Level 2 charge stations when the car is away from home. The Leviton unit is compatible...
Another post on this form gave this website,
http://yourgreencontractor.us/?page_id=65
I have this charger.
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Ranked number 1 in the EPA’s Annual Fuel Economy Guide, the 2012 Mitsubishi i has been rated by the EPA with a city economy of 126 Miles-Per-Gallon equivalent (MPGe), and a highway economy of 99 MPGe. Beating last year’s winner -- the 2011 Nissan Leaf -- by a substantial margin, the Mitsubishi i...
Maybe its the electrical grid's in locations that the EV companies are worried about. Will the flood of EVs and PHEVs cause a grid ― meltdown in some states? Many consumers are apprehensive with today's electric vehicle technology. If the market is flooded with electric vehicle's will they buy...
I look over the code document for Electric vehicle charging units, NEC Article 625. It has regulations for inside and outdoor installations. Example outdoor/indoor electric supply unit height, connectors etc. Good information on your charging dock.
Open up your delivery schedule to states were the Nissan leaf is not available yet. States like Minnesota, Wisconsin etc. Be more aggressive. Sell, sell sell.
How about car insurance for your Mitsubishi I ? When I purchase my Smart car 2008, there were only two company in the USA that would cover it. Nobody knew anything about the car and the crash tests had not been done at that time in the USA.
All units that are compatible with all of the EVSE Standards and Recommended Practices, including SAE J1772, NEC 625, UL2231 and UL 2594 should maintain a valid 8yr/100,000 mi warranty on the battery.
Mitsubishi Imiev spec's:
Portable charging cable (Level 1) 120V (8A)
Optional home charging dock (Level 2) 240V (15A) (requires EVSE 240V home charging station)
I know that the leaf has a 3.3kW 15 amp onboard charger and the evr Green 160 Home Charging Station, 3.8kW output, Level 2 works find...
Greg Adams jumps between companies and jobs often.
Look at his linked in profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-adams/4/700/101
He was with Nissan from 1991-1996 (in Japan), Ford from 1996-2000 (in Japan), Mitsubishi in 2003-2004 (in Japan), then DaimlerChrysler from 2004-2007 (in China)...
Eaton charging station has a • SAE J1772TM compliant
connector same as the home depot unit. The home depot is a 30 amp unit some of the other chargers are a 16amp unit. With a 16 amp unit you could take an existing receptacle with 12/2 wire and turn it into a 220 volt receptacle with a 20 amp...
They have a count down counter on this website. 9 days 10 hours 24 minutes 10 seconds. I live in Northern Wisconsin and will order the car from Minnesota. I have reserved one. I'm hoping Mitsubishi will speed up the delivery of there cars across the country beginning in January of 2012...
I order a Leviton Evr-Green 160 Level 2 Home Charging Station kit for $62.00. The Leviton Evr-Green 160 Level 2 Home Charging Station (made in USA) $949.00. Ships the same day, seems pretty easy to install.
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