<div dir="ltr"><div>Brandon, et al</div><div><br></div><div> Some of the original 2011/2012 Leafs are down 25-40% from original battery capacity and as such might be available for a reasonable price for 40+ mile range purposes? The late 2014 and newer ones with the updated battery chemistry seem to have slower long term battery degradation. <br></div><div><br></div><div> We have two Leafs and maintenance/service has been really minimal (how many times do you <b>really </b>need to change the brake fluid? :) Biggest issue for us has been a passenger seat OCS failure, but a used seat from the junkyard solved that.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Kirk Bailey</div><div><a href="mailto:bailey@peak.org">bailey@peak.org</a></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 1:47 PM Trelstad, Brandon <<a href="mailto:brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu">brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">There has recently been increased interest from some department leaders at OSU in electric vehicles for on and around the Corvallis campus. The need is for short range people haulers – utility vehicles and longer range vehicles for out
of town (100+ miles) are part of a separate conversation that is moving slower, but also happening. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For main campus needs, we are looking at options like Archimoto, Club Car, used Nissan Leafs and various things from Polaris. We have many Kubota products but I can’t find an electric offering for the US market. From the little recent
web browsing I’ve done, a used Leaf seems to best fit the bill. Our priorities for this vehicle include:<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>Enclosed for winter (heat nice but not required) <u></u>
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</span></span></span><u></u>At least 25 MPH capable, but preferably 35<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>40+ mile range, but more is better (of course!)<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u>Most important: maintainable, from an established vendor with good parts availability and/or local support. Nothing experimental or with a mixed track record. Tolerance for premature failure (Gem anyone??) is very low.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If there are vehicles in the space “between” NEVs and full on road EVs, I’d love to hear more. Other thoughts appreciated! Thanks,<br>
Brandon <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Brandon Trelstad</b> <b>|</b> OSU Sustainability Officer <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(215,89,11)">Oregon State University Sustainability Office
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<p class="MsoNormal">850 SW 35<sup>th</sup> Street <b>|</b> Corvallis, OR 97333 <b>
| </b>Phone: 541-737-3307<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="mailto:brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu</span></a><b> |</b>
</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://sustainability.oregonstate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">sustainability.oregonstate.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Mary's River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty),
Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the
<a href="https://www.grandronde.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon</span></a> and the
<a href="https://ctsi.nsn.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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