[net.auto] Charging Electric Cars at Work

jlw@ariel.UUCP (J.WOOD) (09/24/83)

I suggest that you move to Grand Forks, ND or somesuch.
Every parking place there has a block heater cord.  This
leads to a very effective means of enforcing overtime
parking violations.  On parking meters the electricity
cuts off when the violation flag comes up. :-)



					Joseph L. Wood, III
					AT&T Information Systems
					Laboratories, Holmdel
					(201) 834-3759
					ariel!jlw

@pesnta.UUCP (10/15/83)

Recently, I got my electric car running well enough to use
for commuting to work.  Based on a dozen or two trips to work,
I have found that, if I take it easy on the accelerator (which
leads to being tailgated frequently), I can make the round trip
with almost no charge left on the batteries.  When the weather
gets cold, the decreased battery capacity and the need for heat
(My heater runs off the batteries.) will preclude my using the
car to commute unless I can charge the car during the day.

Do other companies (or other AT&T locations) provide charging
for electric cars belonging to their employees?  If so, is the
electricity provided by the company, or does the user have to
pay for it?  Has anyone ever asked their employer about providing
this service?

Any suggestions that will allow me to use my electric car for
commuting this winter will be appreciated.  Thanks in advance
for your help.

			Gordon Francis (...!ihnp4!drux3!druxu!gkf)
			AT&T Information Systems - Denver