This week I attended a training class in eastern NY, 180 miles from home. I searched the ChargePoint network for a way to make the drive in the ActiveE through RT 84 in Connecticut. What I found is a desert of public charging stations through the Connecticut region. I thought that CT would have a better infrastructure being one of the the selected states for the ActiveE trial. It's not until you get down to Fairfield County that you start to see some EVSE stations.
So I went with Plan B, our 2009 Civic Hybrid at 42 mpg. This meant leaving the ActiveE with my wife for the week. I took her out for another driving lesson the day before I left and she seemed to understand all of the nuances of the car. Less than 30 minutes after I left, my cell phone buzzed and I was greeted with the shrill shout of "The car won't go into reverse!". After several trial and error attempts, we figured out that she wasn't stepping on the brake when pressing the Start button. Problem solved! However, that didn't stop me from worrying about the car swap for the next 4 days.
By the time I returned on Friday night, she had the hang of driving the car. After a few minutes she asked: "How about if we switch and I drive the ActiveE?" That is the ultimate compliment coming from someone who doesn't really care at all about cars. Of course, my answer was: "No, no, no way, never!"
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