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Driving An Electric Car: Why Didn’t I Do It Sooner?
Dr. Valerie Irvine @_valerieiRON Talk on Nov. 2, 2016
Photo by Fabien Rochet // CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Personal Profile
• Sold a Toyota Siena minivan in 2013• Bought a used 2011 Nissan Leaf (first
gen)• Family profile:–One adult–Two tweens–Two small dogs
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GARTNER’S HYPE CYCLE FOR EMERGING TECH
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MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE ALONG THE HYPE CYCLE
…IN IMAGES and GIFS
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TECHNOLOGY TRIGGER
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PEAK OF INFLATED EXPECTATIONS
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TROUGH OF DISILLUSIONMENT
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TROUGH OF DISILLUSIONMENT… IN BED LATE AT NIGHT
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SLOPE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
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PLATEU OF PRODUCTIVITY… MORE LIKE EMERGING RESENTMENT FOR
USING FOSSIL FUELS UNNECESSARILY
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The Other 5% Of The Time: Over 3 YearsPROBLEM
Random call to pick up someone from ferryForgot to plug in my car onceExternal plug shorted from rainTravelled to Vancouver four times
Travelled to Up Island: Duncan Level 3 charger was out of commissionTravel to Parksville with 5 of us and 2 dogs
WHAT HAPPENEDNot enough range. They took a cab
Don’t recall. Didn’t go out? Cab?Don’t recall. Didn’t go out? Cab?Took the car twice. Rented once. Borrowed once. Needed space thoWe took a later ferry. BC Ferries let us charge in their lot and on their ferry. My fault for not checkingAdded on 2 hours to the trip for charging
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Why This Talk?• How do you like it?– Love it!
• How far can you go?–Depends…
• How long does it take to charge?–Depends…
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My Charging Patterns
• Did not install an in-home level 2 charging station (the 4-hour one)• Use a high-gauge extension cord (for
safety) and charge mine on the street (level 1 charging which is about 15 hours)• Charge almost exclusively at home
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Lessons Learned On Charging
• Some chargers require a card to access vs. credit card, but can still be used if you call the 1-800 number and have an account
• Use of apps to locate them and if check-in used, then able to determine if available
• Problem with districts like Oak Bay who make access to chargers difficult (e.g., parking their staff or district gas vehicles in there to block it)
• Access to charging stations is NOT a privilege
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The Money MindsetThe car might be more expensive? – Often rebates are available– Gas & maintenance costs transferred to car
payments– The car becomes disposable. With the amount I
spent on gas, I end up with a free car after 10 years. It doesn’t matter if newer models come out making mine obsolete (e.g., new Leaf has 27% more range)
– Or consider savings (approx. $2500/year) toward car share membership to use a truck at times of need or to rent a car or cab if needed in a pinch
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My Driving Habits
• Went from “Swirvine Irvine” who was an assertive accelerator to a smart accelerator
• Speeding reduced• Gamification option: novelty• I focus on the speed and “energy bar”• Highway driving at speed limit• Coasting to gain “range”
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My costs over 3 years
• $7.50 for a light bulb• $150 for a regularly scheduled check-in
(might be a money grab, but I have to do it to preserve my bumper-to-bumper warranty)
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Questions: [email protected]@_valeriei
Also, check out:
http://victoriaevclub.ca/where there are much more knowledgeable and involved people