EV Stories - George and the 2017 Nissan Leaf
We head out to Rancho Sierra Vista for a chat with our guest George to learn what his families experience is like with a 2017 Nissan Leaf.
THE VIDEO
ABOUT THE VIDEO
This is another installment of EV Stories where we learn first hand, from real EV owners, what life is like owning a full electric vehicle.
In this episode we learn a few things.
1. You don’t need the latest and greatest to shuttle around a family of four.
2. A level two charger isn’t an absolute necessity.
3. With the choice between taking the EV or their hybrid for an errand, we find out which one is most often selected.
At the time George was shopping for a used EV, he had but a handful of choices to select from. All but those made by Tesla and GM offered range of less than 150 miles. These included the VW eGolf, Nissan Leaf, Mercedes B-Class, Smart fourTwo EV, Toyota RAV4 EV, and the Mitsubishi MiEV (let me know if I missed any).
But George looked at this daily driving habits and realized that a second car need only have enough range to run around town doing as the family taxi. The other smart thing George did was purchasing a used car. A used car saves money. A used EV saves even more money.
Weighing his options, George found that a used Leaf checked off a lot of boxes.
One of the arguments you will find me repeatedly making here is electric vehicles will save you money. Used EVs will save you even more money. And it’s why I will always argue that those advocating for electric vehicles need to set aside the ‘save the climate’ argument and replace it with a ‘they save you money’ argument. Saving money is something everyone can get behind. Saving money is kitchen table math. Saving money motivates people.
With the loss of the EV tax credits, it’s even more important to push the ‘EVs save money’ argument as new lower priced electric vehicles show up on dealer lots over the next couple of years.
ABOUT THE SHOOT
Once again I take advantage of the beautiful backdrop of our local National Park, the Santa Monica Mountains.
If I haven’t made it known, all my videos have been shot on an iPhone 11 Pro Max. Audio is captured with a very inexpensive Comica wireless mic kit that uses a single receiver for two wireless lavs. It’s this selection that I am concluding is the source of my audio woes. Ticks, drop out, and tearing repeatedly make there way into many of the recordings. This even after scanning for a ‘best frequency’ and checking distance is within tolerances.
With this video I had a ton of audio issues to correct for. Any dropout you might hear is my attempt to remove a pop/tick that seems to present itself on every one of the shoots. If you’re asking why not just use a shotgun on a boom? That’s not possible because the crew is just my wife and I. So with me as talent, she’s my camera person leaving no one to manage a mic boom.
So I’m currently working on a remedy for my audio dilemma. If you have any suggestions, use the comments to share your thoughts.