You guys really pull into a Nissan dealer with your CHAdeMO adapter?

[mknox]

Took a swing by the Nissan Canada headquarters in Toronto today. Not only do they limit their CHAdeMO to Leafs...

...but they limit their public J1772 station to Leafs as well:

 

[Chris TX]

Took a swing by the Nissan Canada headquarters in Toronto today. Not only do they limit their CHAdeMO to Leafs...



...but they limit their public J1772 station to Leafs as well:

From the PlugShare reviews, I think even Leafs will have a hard time charging at these locations. It looks like there's a friendly Mitsubishi facility with CHAdeMO just a block or two away.

 

[hill]

Took a swing by the Nissan Canada headquarters in Toronto today. Not only do they limit their CHAdeMO to Leafs...

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...but they limit their public J1772 station to Leafs as well:

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So Cal Mitsubishi corporate HQ are THE best example of supporting mulit-brand Plugins ... any & all. But lately they've had to implement some time frame restrictions, due to a few abusers. In particular, this one gal EVERY day - would throw her bike into her plugin Volt, leave the Volt plugged in at Mitsu HQ - ride her bike home, then not return until she needed to go somewhere. That became the catalyst for other abusers to the point where Mitsu employee / owners had limited access. Rather than shutout everyone on account of a few douchebags, Mitsu incorporated a few basic rules, subjecting violators to being towed. Still, they now have to police their L2's & their CHAdeMO ...
Mitsu's attitude shows WAY more grace than any other Manufacturer I've ever seen ESPECIALLY considering they know other manufacturers / dealers won't let Mitsu vehicles charge at their locations.
I've thanked them numerous times - and told them it's their corporate policy that has made us promise to get their Plugin Outlander as our 2nd car, once sales begin in the US.
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[ReddyLeaf]

Planning a trip to see family in Walla Walla, WA and the only charger there is at Nissan (or RV park) I think showing up with a couple dozen donuts for the sales team. How can they say no?

Well, last week I heard that the Nissan Dealership in Walla Walla doesn't even know if the charging station currently works. I used it last year with my Leaf, but they didn't really know much about it then, so maybe things haven't improved.

 

[Chris TX]

Planning a trip to see family in Walla Walla, WA and the only charger there is at Nissan (or RV park) I think showing up with a couple dozen donuts for the sales team. How can they say no?

This place has a 14-50 outlet and isn't an RV park: Corvus Cellars | Walla Walla, WA | Electric Car Charging Station | PlugShare

And this Inn has an 80A HPWC: Inn at Abeja | Walla Walla, WA | Electric Car Charging Station | PlugShare

Plugshare is your friend

 

[bonnie]

In support of those saying 'call and ask first'. http://jpwhitenissanleaf.com/2015/0...nissan-to-padlock-their-dc-quick-charge-unit/

I enquired inside the service department and they unlocked the quick charge unit for me to use. The padlock is a new addition due to the fact a Tesla driver recently charged his vehicle without asking. They asked him to leave which he did, but found him using the quick charge unit again 2 hours later.

 

[Chris TX]

In support of those saying 'call and ask first'. http://jpwhitenissanleaf.com/2015/0...nissan-to-padlock-their-dc-quick-charge-unit/

This was indeed, me and I did call and ask before I charged. The service person I talked to was fine with me charging my Tesla there. No idea why they padlocked it, though. They are incorrect about asking me to leave, as the charging session was on a Sunday when the dealership was closed. I have no idea where the author got that information.

This is my response "pending moderator approval" :

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May 6, 2015 at 9:47 am
This story is a flat out lie. I am the Chris that posted that picture in Plugshare. 100% of my charging was done Sunday 4/26 when the dealership was closed. There were NO employees there to ask me to leave. I even called ahead weeks prior and spoke to Mike in the service department. I had one charging session on my way north to KY and one later that same day on my way back south. Either the author or the Newton employee’s story is ********.

My second Plugshare checking was done after midnight that Sunday. That’s why it shows it a day later. If there was another Tesla owner that caused this, blame them and not me.

 

[Chris TX]

It looks like that Nissan dealership has unbunched their panties and are open to letting Tesla owners use them as long as they ask permission. The next time I use a dealership's singular CHAdeMO charger, I will leave my phone number if I walk away from the car.

I was also told by two dealerships the introduction of the redesigned 2016 Leaf is getting Nissan to push ALL the dealerships to have at least one CHAdeMO charger.

 

[hill]

It looks like that Nissan dealership has unbunched their panties and are open to letting Tesla owners use them as long as they ask permission. The next time I use a dealership's singular CHAdeMO charger, I will leave my phone number if I walk away from the car....... snip....... .

that's the one thing they don't allow at Orange County / Irvine Nissan. You have to stay near by. Funny thing is, the manager often uses the spot as his own personal parking space and yet the fees /maintenance / control of the quick charger is all done by a third party business. I'll bet they wonder why it gets so little use.

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[jaysquyres]

Nissan MUST have put out a memo. The 3 Nissan Dealers where I couldn't charge before here in DFW, now I can! The best story is from Memorial Day:

Raining, packed with people, free food and drinks - nowhere to park & charge. I asked the salesmen if they could move vehicles, they couldn't find the owners. The General Manager Josh came out and asked me to drive up on the concrete and park next to the building to charge! I had to give positive feedback on PlugShare: http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/2261

 

[saladman]

Let's remember that Tesla doesn't allow other manufacturers to charge at their stations. Everybody just needs to play nice as we all work this out. Be a polite owner, and I find polite chargers most of the time. Ignore the bad apples, those will work their way out.

 

[DrumCoder]

Let's remember that Tesla doesn't allow other manufacturers to charge at their stations. Everybody just needs to play nice as we all work this out. Be a polite owner, and I find polite chargers most of the time. Ignore the bad apples, those will work their way out.

Tesla DOES allow other manufacturers to use their charging stations provided they help pay for the infrastructure. The other manufacturers decided they'd rather invest in their own infrastructure than use Tesla's for the time being.

 

[muleferg]

Crossroad Nissan in Hickory, NC is a very friendly Tesla store.

 

[MartinAustin]

Let's remember that Tesla doesn't allow other manufacturers to charge at their stations. Everybody just needs to play nice as we all work this out. Be a polite owner, and I find polite chargers most of the time. Ignore the bad apples, those will work their way out.

Tesla does allow it, in fact they welcome it. If you can find a non-Tesla car that can hook up to Tesla Superchargers... you can use it, no problem.

 

[davewill]

Tesla does allow it, in fact they welcome it. If you can find a non-Tesla car that can hook up to Tesla Superchargers... you can use it, no problem.

We'll soon get to see if that's really true. There's at least one Tesla to J1772 adapter coming to market. Once it does, someone is bound to try and charge their non-Tesla EV at a Tesla store or service center...wonder what the answer will be.

 

[jomo25]

Of course the local Nissan dealership's Chademo that I used previously no longer is out-of-order, indefinitely.

 

[jomo25]

We'll soon get to see if that's really true. There's at least one Tesla to J1772 adapter coming to market. Once it does, someone is bound to try and charge their non-Tesla EV at a Tesla store or service center...wonder what the answer will be.

Hmmm, curious. What will happen if someone tries to connect a Volt or Leaf to a Supercharger? Or is this only for L2 Tesla stations?

 

[TexasEV]

Hmmm, curious. What will happen if someone tries to connect a Volt or Leaf to a Supercharger? Or is this only for L2 Tesla stations?

Nothing would happen.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Hmmm, curious. What will happen if someone tries to connect a Volt or Leaf to a Supercharger? Or is this only for L2 Tesla stations?

People would laugh and take a picture.

 

[davewill]

Hmmm, curious. What will happen if someone tries to connect a Volt or Leaf to a Supercharger? Or is this only for L2 Tesla stations?

Strictly L2. That's why I specified a store or service center. It will be analogous to this situation where a Tesla owner drops in on a Nissan dealer to charge.

While you could physically plug in a Supercharger, nothing would happen.