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Nissan throws down the next Gauntlet of the EV Wave

Monday, 16 November 2009 03:28 Jeff

The new Nissan Leaf electric vehicle was unveiled in Los Angeles this weekend. I took a trip out to Glendale to take a look.

My first impression was it is a lot nicer looking in person than in the photos I have seen online. I didn't like the back and lines of it when I first saw it but in person, it has a good look. The tail is much nicer that I expected. The only exception is the front headlights which bump up in an odd way.

Up front you can also see the plug port which is under the front logo. They were not able to open the car up at all to see so we couldn't see what the charge port looked like. There were some photos that looked mocked up near the charging station.

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Photos from Cisco Meetup

Monday, 21 September 2009 13:50 Jeff

Fun time at the meetup on Sunday. There were an amazing 18 Mini-E's and their owners along with others. Quite a scene. Looked like a Mini dealership.

Lot Full of Mini-E's

More pics after the jump

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HOV Stickers and New Plate

Monday, 24 August 2009 00:18 Jeff

One of the Mini-E drivers mailed to ask about the positioning of the HOV stickers since the Mini doesn't have a rear panel where they say to put them. I don't know if they are right, but look good to me and I had no complaints the one time I was in the HOV lane and a CHP went by.

Also a chance to post pictures of the car with my new Website Branded plateframes, License, and bumper sticker. I went less in your face that I could have with the plate but I like people have to think about it. I had several people walk or drive behind it and check it out before giving me a big thumbs up.

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West Coast Mini-E Meetup Sept. 20th

Friday, 28 August 2009 14:15 administrator

Please bring your MINI E and join us and other MINI E test drivers for lunch at Cisco Burger in Long Beach. It's September 20th from 12-2pm.

www.ciscoburgers.com

620 W. Anaheim Street
Long Beach, CA 90813

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EV Charger Map IPhone App Design

Thursday, 13 August 2009 16:08 Jeff

I have been working for the past few days on a free I-Phone app to display all the public charging stations for Electric Vehicles. I am working with www.EVChargerMaps.com and others to gather data for the app. Sadly the Mini-E can only use the standard outlets (marked Other Chargers) without a custom adapter.

Take a look at some of the In-Progress screens: