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by dabaitu 8y ago
Yes, that is my fall back option. I still keep the charging cable that came with the Leaf in the trunk, just in case! So far, I haven't needed to go to the fall back option. I charge at a l2 host place near my work, and once a week I g
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by dabaitu 8y ago
A 6.6 kW L2 charger should put about 20 miles per hour of charging, so for 3 hours that's 60 miles. I do believe the 2012 Leaf gets maybe 40 in total, since battery degrade and older Leafs actually tell you how much your battery has de
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Thank you! Let me know if you are open to try an integrated pilot with us.
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Hi Jason, I can tell this problem has affected you and you have thought about it deeply. Really appreciate your feedbacks. Overall I agree with you completely. The biggest assumption regarding this startup/project is that the p2p charg
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by dabaitu 8y ago
There are definitely more than one way to solve a problem, and ampUp is just one of the many efforts out there trying to alleviate the range anxiety issue. The way you phrased seem to suggest everyone should install home charging, which is
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Thank you!
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Let's talk! That sounds very interesting. We firmly believe in the reservation based model. Taxis use to be hailed, but now we reserve them. tom@ampup.io
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Thank you for the encouragements! There are still a ton of work to be done to get the user experience to what we envision. Please keep the feedbacks coming!
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by dabaitu 8y ago
You have a point on this one. However, it's not my service that's causing this. The price suggested was based on public charging rate, and the money will go to the hosts. There's no way to guarantee profit for the hosts alway
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by dabaitu 8y ago
EV growth is much higher than charging infrastructure growth. The current network of public chargers are predominantly level 2 chargers. There are many things that limit public charging installations like architectural changes and grid upgr
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by dabaitu 8y ago
We are still working on a long list of exciting features collected from user feedbacks and my personal experiences. Please stay tuned for those by following our Twitter: https://twitter.com/ampup_io
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Yes, I'm also trying to talk to residential charger OEMs on potential partnerships. I want to stay out of the hardware business if possible.
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Yes, I'm still planning to install a home charger and share it.
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Our goal is definitely not make this a business for every hosts. We still have hosts that offer help in case of emergencies, and we love them. They are critical for more EV adoptions. Right now, we have hosts that indicate their chargers ar
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Yes, we have a ticket in the back-log to offer a feature that recommend pricing for the hosts. Taking into account public charging rates, utility rates, and traffic. The smart switch also has the purpose to distinguish charging vs just park
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Ratings and reviews are coming. Right now hosts on ampUp are nearly all hand picked. A lot of home chargers in the Bay Area are installed outdoor, and for the ones installed in door the current hosts are all very nice people. I've been
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by dabaitu 8y ago
You know your stuff. A major problem the utilities face with EV charging is that there's only 1 meter per house. Utilities actually want to offer lower rates for EV charging, but with a single meter they can't tell what's bei
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by dabaitu 8y ago
At this point if the charger is in an access restricted place, the host will need to somehow allow access. In California, there are many that have the charger installed outdoor and use the garage as another room or a gym. In the Bay Area, f
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Yes, the calculation is based on $0.19/kWh charged by PG&E, with tiered rate, that cost does go up. So hosts will need to adjust the hourly prices depending on local cost and actual traffic. The $270 is from hosts with solar panels
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Fully juiced. haha. Well, I think many people are jealous of you, me included. I actually live in a single family house, but my electric panel is all the way in the backyard. I don't have a sub-panel in the garage. The quotes I got are
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by dabaitu 8y ago
Thank you! We love feedbacks on the app to keep making it better. Email me directly at tom@ampup.io
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by dabaitu 8y ago
That's definitely a big part of the problem. Many people actually don't have dedicated private charging even today. To get more adoptions to EVs, we definitely need to make sure folks that lack home or workplace charging can predi
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by dabaitu 8y ago
That would definitely be the ultimate goal. Tesla just released the V3 charging, 75 miles in 5 mins. Hopefully others can follow quickly. I do think reservations can add quiet a bit of convenience or at least the predictability that feels g
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Launch HN: AmpUp (YC W19) – A reservable electric car charging network
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