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PiP Survey

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by DaveinOlyWA, Dec 23, 2014.

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How often do you charge?

  1. Charge EVERY night at home

    9 vote(s)
    16.1%

  2. Charge EVERY night and home and every day publicly or at home

    20 vote(s)
    35.7%

  3. Charge EVERY night at home and occasionally during the day

    16 vote(s)
    28.6%

  4. Charge mostly every night at home

    6 vote(s)
    10.7%

  5. Charge occasionally at home or away from home

    4 vote(s)
    7.1%

  6. rarely charge anywhere

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
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  1. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    Interested in charging habits of PiP drivers
     
    #1 DaveinOlyWA, Dec 23, 2014
  2. GregP507

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    Here's mine: I plug in when it's convenient.

    The rest of the time, I'm content with the excellent fuel economy. Currently a plug-in charge delivers me the equivalent benefit of a half-liter of fuel.
     
    #2 GregP507, Dec 23, 2014
  3. bisco

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    how about several times per day at home and work? i never charge at night, but i threw it in there.
     
    #3 bisco, Dec 23, 2014
  4. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    that would be option 2
     
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  5. GregP507

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    If I lived less than 12 miles from work, plugging-in would be a totally paying option, but what a waste, when a bicycle would serve the purpose so much better.
     
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  6. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    is there a poll option that should be added for you then?

    so you only charge publicly? or simply work graveyard?
     
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  7. bisco

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    i never charge publicly (unless you count 15 minutes at whole foods) there aren't any public chargers around here. i charge every day at home, several times if i make several trips, and once a day at work. (free 120v outlet)
     
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  8. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    ok, we are good then. by "charging every night" i really want to know if when leaving home whether your battery is fully charged. most people charge over night or close to it. granted not always the case and some (like me) get up early enough where I could plug in and be fully charged by the time I had to go somewhere. This is what I do on late days or days off in my LEAF
     
    #8 DaveinOlyWA, Dec 23, 2014
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    exactly, thanks.
     
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    I voted for "Charge occasionally..."
     
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  11. bisco

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    i would have put you down for 'rarely charge anywhere'.:p
     
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    I am guessing the people who got PiPs for the express purpose of driving solo in the HOV lanes will not respond to this poll so wondering if anyone has any personal info on this or would like to hazard a guess as to how many there are out there who don't charge
     
    #12 DaveinOlyWA, Dec 23, 2014
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    Bisco - what town are you in ? I've charged at 4-5 free stations in and around Boston

    Totally respect those cyclists (at least the ones that obey the lights) but many of us lug items that wouldn't be possible on a bike
     
    #13 fortytwok, Dec 23, 2014
  14. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    I hear ya. I live in Oly which rates "Silver" on the bike friendly scale but would not ride on the roads around here if my life depended on it (which wouldn't be a long one out there!) Luckily we have a lot of trails that run all over town and most are not even within sight of a major road.
    But for work, I need to haul a printer, laptop, ancient wireless network (which means the entire setup is in a suitcase!) several handhelds, etc...

    so that means besides no bike, the hatch area of my LEAF is pretty full!
     
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    i have no idea how many hovers don't charge, but a large percentage wouldn't surprise me. as with any government stimulus, it skews the numbers.i'm in dedham, even the whole foods at legacy doesn't have chargers like the one in wellesley. i get out, but never run into any. it's not like california, where you can almost plan your day around them.
     
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    I picked #2, charge at work and at home. And when I was off work, I continually charged after my errands so only used EV. I drive a roundtrip of 60 miles each day. Plugging in is actually beneficial. And the stickers should be coming in January, so am looking forward to that perk as well....
     
    #16 TrinaF., Dec 23, 2014
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    I charge every M-F at work, rarely during the week at home and at night(early morning) Sat and Sun...sometimes twice on weekends.

    Mike
     
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    :)Prior to getting my BMW i3 BEV in mid September, I was charging twice a day, six days a week. Now, I only drive my Prius no more than two days per week, and not charging a work. It was just too much effort to make the commute all EV. Plus, I prefer to drive the Prius in hybrid mode on the interstate. I plan to keep my Prius, but my i3 is my daily driver. I normally go three days between charges. All EV is wonderful. I wouldn't own another PHEV unless the battery range was substantial.
     
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    I charge every "night" (scheduled to start at 2:30am) at home. In the weekend, I may get an extra charge during the day.
     
    #19 usbseawolf2000, Dec 24, 2014
  20. bisco

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    i see bmw of nashua has the i3 lease for 3k down and 180./mo. 24 months. 10k miles per year. is that a decent price?
     
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