tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848600850970305112024-02-20T19:26:54.280-05:00Snoop Rob's EV BlogRob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-48319126140743373452012-04-03T14:45:00.000-04:002012-04-04T17:19:30.387-04:00The <a href="http://energyandsustainability.com/" target="_blank">Institute for Energy & Sustainability</a> had a dedication event today for their new EVSEs thanks to <a href="http://www.coulombtech.com/" target="_blank">Coulomb Technologies</a>, <a href="http://chargepointamerica.com/" target="_blank">ChargePoint</a>, and <a href="http://www.nationalgrid.com/" target="_blank">NationalGrid</a>. The event started in the parking lot:<br />
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And then moved inside the Lasry <a href="http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/visit/onlinetour/academics/lasry/index.cfm" target="_blank">Center for Biosciences</a>, Clark University, Worcester, MA. A number of industry and political attendees were present including Congressman James McGovern, the President of <a href="http://www.clarku.edu/" target="_blank">Clark University</a> David P. Angel, the President of <a href="http://www.wpi.edu/" target="_blank">Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)</a> Dennis D. Berkey, and the President of <a href="http://www.qcc.edu/" target="_blank">Quinsigamond Community College</a> Gail E. Carberry, Ed.D.<br />
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There was also a nice showing of cars including a <a href="http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/" target="_blank">Nissan Leaf</a>, <a href="http://www.chevrolet.com/volt-electric-car/" target="_blank">Chevy Volt</a> (hogging the charger!):<br />
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And the soon to be released <a href="http://i.mitsubishicars.com/" target="_blank">Mitsuibishi MiEV</a>:<br />
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But the Massachusetts BMW Active E owners and local dealer (<a href="http://www.wagnerbmwofshrewsbury.com/" target="_blank">Wagner BMW</a> in Shrewsbury) put them to shame with five cars attending (sorry - mine is off frame right):<br />
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Cool thing I found out on the Leaf - the model the East Coast is now getting is the 2012, which has the battery warmer and cold weather package. When it launched in 2011 it wasn't available here but - this feature pack is why!Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Clark University, 950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610, USA42.251064 -71.823778342.2393105 -71.8435193 42.2628175 -71.8040373tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-41447965346249260582012-03-30T20:20:00.000-04:002012-03-31T00:03:52.495-04:00After a nice afternoon out getting things done, I had my first unfortunate EV event...<br />
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ICEd at the Chili's in Lowell, MA : Two pickups blocking both ChargePoint spots! >:-(<br />
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In there defense there was no signage saying "Electric vehicle parking only" - so I see this more as a public awareness issue for now....<br />
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Luckily the Chili's in Westford, MA was close, and when I got there both spots were open so I got in my charging and pre-conditioning, and came back to a nicely warmed up car :-)<br />
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But the second spot was ICEd by then with an SUV someone left their little white dog in - ugh!<br />
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Going to have to find a way to deal with this... of to the BMW forum to post for advice :-)Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Lowell, MA, USA42.6334247 -71.316171842.586697199999996 -71.3951358 42.6801522 -71.237207800000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-77206826611666572972012-03-30T10:30:00.000-04:002012-03-30T10:30:03.437-04:00Approved the quote and got the charger ordering process started. Ends up a bit more than half the original Aerovironment quote, but I get a much nicer charger! B-)Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-40972288179496773702012-03-28T10:35:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:51:25.227-04:00Site visit from DK Power today - nice, easy, quick... should have a quote back soon! B-)Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-31135256806978811382012-03-27T18:03:00.000-04:002012-03-30T02:08:44.824-04:00Went off on two very important errands today, and stopped again at the Pru to charge. This time I watched the ChargePoint web site live - you can see how much power the car is consuming.<br />
<br />Wanting to beat traffic out of Boston, I got a bit antsy and left before the car had finished charging. On the highway home it was EXTREMELY windy, and even though I tried to moderate my speed it still chewed up a bunch of juice.<br />
When I finally got off the highway, I looked at my miles remaining on the NAV computer and charge percent remaining and it was just about 1-to-1, so I made the decision to skip the Chilli’s at that exit that had a charger and head for home.<br />
<br />I <strong><u>ALMOST</u></strong> made it :-P<br />
I learned several VERY IMPORTANT lessons today:<br />1) Don't count on 1 mile for every 1% of battery left, especially under 20% on WINDY days! :-\<br />2) BMW Road Side assistance is not going to save you when you live in farm country like me so...<br />3) Always have a backup plan: AAA Gold ;-)<br />4) If you end up at 0% battery and "reduced" drive mode, pull over and save your power so you can get the car in and out of NEUTRAL for the nice flatbed tow truck driver that comes to save your ARSE! ;-) LoL<br />
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Only took me about 3 hours to get that last mile to my house.... <strong><em>SO CLOSE!</em></strong>Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-39684242022620411872012-03-24T10:30:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:49:33.474-04:00Email from the distributor (<a href="http://gptechnology.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Power Technology</a>) and installer for my area (DK Power) - setting up the appointment for a site review this week.Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-22016642242405312372012-03-22T22:17:00.000-04:002012-03-30T02:01:34.259-04:00Got back to the car after dinner and noticed this on my phone:<br />
"<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The station at which
your vehicle is charging, PRUDENTIAL CTR / P1-RED LEVEL D, has detected that
the vehicle is drawing very little power. This typically means the vehicle is
fully charged, but may mean it is configured for delayed charging. The vehicle
has accepted 16.326393 kWh and has been plugged in for 03:35:11 (hh:mm:ss)"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">I'm really liking the "brain" in this Coulomb unit :-) I think it's going to be handy to have at home given how far along the MyBMW app seems to be :-P</span>Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Prudential / St Botolph, Boston, MA, USA42.3471679 -71.080232942.3354324 -71.0999739 42.3589034 -71.0604919tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-32933793485139670952012-03-22T17:44:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:40:37.662-04:00In to the city for a business dinner and check this out:<br />
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Eight operational chargers, and right in the heart of the primo valet parking area! And they even blocked off the spots so we wouldn't get ICED! B-)<br />
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Now all you need to know how to do is get the <a href="http://boston.centralparking.com/Boston-Prudential-Center-800-Boylston-Street-Parking.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">best parking rates with a coupon</a> ;-)Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Prudential Center Garage, Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199, USA42.3485422 -71.082583542.3368067 -71.1023245 42.3602777 -71.0628425tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-74828991996056247422012-03-22T13:46:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:45:18.930-04:00Finally got word from Coulomb - approved for the DoE grant! Just a few more steps and I'll be charging up like a Pro B-)Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-72113549666306615412012-03-19T13:37:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:55:50.834-04:00After some lunch and shopping, figured I had enough charge to get home, but silly me I just unplugged the car - and a minute later I had an email and an SMS message from ChargePoint:<br />
"<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The station at which
your vehicle is charging, PORTER SQUARE / SHOPPING CENTER, has detected that
the plug has been removed from the vehicle, and therefore your vehicle is no
longer charging. Please physically inspect the vehicle, the charging station,
and restart the charging session if necessary. You can avoid this notification
in the future by using your ChargePass card to end the session, before
unplugging the connector from the vehicle. </span>"<br />
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Very cool!Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Porter Square, Mid-Cambridge, MA 02140, USA42.388353 -71.11915942.386887 -71.121626499999991 42.389819 -71.1166915tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-56613751925719170612012-03-19T11:18:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:57:11.503-04:00In the mean time I take my first long (one way if I don't find a charger) trip into Boston! It's a beautiful day, and I easily manage 1 mile per kWh, and finally make it to my first ever ChargePoint fill up:<br />
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The only issue? The description on the ChargePoint web search engine doesn't describe the location of the charger real well - so I end up driving around the parking lot until I spot it camouflaged behind some winter bare trees and a tall utility box.Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Porter Square, Mid-Cambridge, MA 02140, USA42.388353 -71.11915942.386887 -71.121626499999991 42.389819 -71.1166915tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-32471667197232640642012-03-16T11:42:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:24:10.957-04:00And I arrive home to my second surprise. A quote on the charger I was angling for:<br />
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<a href="http://evse.controlmod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ControlMod</a> - J1772, 70A, ZIGBEE, and data logging<br />
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But the hardware alone is more than my original Aeorvironment quote! :'-(<br />
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At this point I resign myself to 110V charging, and decide to wait it out on the <a href="http://chargepointamerica.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChargePoint</a>/<a href="http://www.coulombtech.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coulomb</a> DoE grant because even though that will be a 30A charger, it will come with all the data logging and I'll only have to pay for install.Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-14672616711546241632012-03-16T09:36:00.000-04:002012-03-30T01:15:01.395-04:00<br />
Finally delivery day! But it's not such great weather - so we start out with an indoor photo op B-)<br />
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Then a quick break in the rain for a few more pix outside:<br />
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Thanks Marc and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wagner-BMW-of-Shrewsbury/140592348883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wagner BMW</a>!<br />
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Oh well - gives me one more day to get the garage cleaned up! :-PRob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-26939672803530407692012-03-14T13:36:00.000-04:002012-03-30T00:57:25.492-04:00Surprise call today - my car is at the dealer!<br />
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Bad news - you have to come sign paperwork, pay, and you CAN NOT take it until we get all the MA registration and inspection stuff done! :-P (sigh) - oh well, only a couple more days...<br />
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And *MAN* - do these wheels have to GO!<br />
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1) You can absolutely get J1772 chargers that will push 70A right now - and even better from a local company: <a href="http://evse.controlmod.com/">http://evse.controlmod.com/</a><br />
2) Turns out there is a DoE grant program offering free Coulomb chargers to new EV owners: <a href="http://chargepointamerica.com/search-zip-code.php">http://chargepointamerica.com/search-zip-code.php</a><br />
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And the research continues - but hey, no car yet so... what's the rush? :-PRob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Boston, MA, USA42.3584308 -71.059773242.2645643 -71.217701699999992 42.4522973 -70.9018447tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-58367655183734214632012-02-28T14:21:00.000-05:002012-03-29T23:49:47.881-04:00BMW introduces everyone to the ChargePoint network:<br />
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<br />With a 15' cable: $999, plus shipping ($49.95) and tax<br />
<br />OUCH! I think I should keep shopping...Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Townsend, MA, USA42.6667718 -71.705126542.6200693 -71.7840905 42.7134743 -71.6261625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-11622525375898279512012-02-17T14:03:00.000-05:002012-03-11T14:07:22.496-04:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And posting a reading a bit, I've done a bunch of research
on charging and have a few useful observations to share:</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1) The BMW Active E is equipped with the new standard plug
for electrical vehicle charging in the U.S. (SAE J1772):
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_J1772/">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_J1772/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2) For the size battery in the Active E (32Kwh lithium-ion),
a normal household electric circuit (110-volt/16-amp) will take 16-20 hours to
fully charge the battery (also called Level 1 charging in the J1772
standard).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Level 2 (240-volt/32-amp),
that's down to four to five hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">3) The car's internal A/C current charging circuit will draw
a max of 32A at 240V according to BMW's specs, which means the Aerovironment
EVSE-RS unit is a pretty good match.... however:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a) Max realized current
on an A/C charging circuit is about 80% of the amperage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>b) The EVSE-RS is
rated 40A input, 30A output - so the car might not get the most it can draw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>c) There are other
cars on the market that can charge at higher rates (EX: Tesla @ 70A): <a href="http://www.teslamotors.com/goelectric/charging/j1772-mobile-connector/">http://www.teslamotors.com/goelectric/charging/j1772-mobile-connector/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As someone who is very going to purchase an electric
vehicle when this closed-end lease runs out, and it may have an even bigger
battery (like the Tesla S), and since I'm still not even sure when my Active E will be showing up, I think I'm going to do some more research before just going
with the Aerovironment EVSE-RS unit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-22871682064411663702012-02-14T13:22:00.000-05:002012-03-29T23:41:54.118-04:00A sigh of relief... I'm IN!<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tyK3A1R2XnA/T3Un9T9BlqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/KpXORecqAd0/s1600/2012-01-30-ActiveE-testdrive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tyK3A1R2XnA/T3Un9T9BlqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/KpXORecqAd0/s400/2012-01-30-ActiveE-testdrive.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Rob Nearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814295785977873259noreply@blogger.com0Shrewsbury, MA, USA42.295833 -71.71333342.248852500000005 -71.792297 42.3428135 -71.634369tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384860085097030511.post-40296283023899794632012-01-26T13:37:00.000-05:002012-03-11T13:14:15.031-04:00Nice quick consult with a local installation company today (J Lee Associates Inc in Marlborough, MA). The consultant (Alden) took a look at my main panel, distance to the mounting location, and left me a nice poster to mark the install location (if I choose to go with the EVSE-RS):<br />
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