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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Don't forget that Federal rebate... brings the cost down to about $25,000. (And you'd probably qualify the the Federal rebates for renewable energy by putting that PV farm in your back yard!) Still a bit pricey compared to the smallest cars, but about the same as an average American ride. It's still at the top of my list for 2015-2020, depending on how the other carmakers respond...
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I was poking around the
Nissan LEAF website, and looking at the infrastructure requirements. I wonder if it would be possible, regulations wise, to wire directly into the grid with a separate meter to alleviate the issue of antiquated house wiring. It takes a 220/240V 40 amp dedicated circuit for an 8 hour home charge (quite a PV farm!), but if you could tap the grid directly there should be no reason you couldn’t have a 440 V ½ hour quick charger.