【浅译】Power Up: CAA Gets Its First EV Visitor

Published on September 21st, 2012 | by Matthew
Power Up: CAA Gets Its First EV Visitor
In 2011, Sik Do Sang finally made the leap.
After waiting years for the technology to be right, Sang went out last November and purchased his first zero-emissions vehicle, a Nissan Leaf.
“I wanted to have an electric car for a long time, but there wasn’t a good one until now.”
A driver of hybrid vehicles for more than a decade, the 44-year-old recently stopped by CAA South Central Ontario’s head office in Thornhill to

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use our public electric vehicle (EV) charging station. After plugging in his Leaf for a quick charge, Sang shared a few of his thoughts on the experience of owning an electric car.
As a resident of Brock, Ontario, Sang found CAA’s charging station with the help of PlugShare, an app that lets EV owners find nearby power stations. Using his iPhone, he was able to locate our station, track his distance to it, and even know if the charger was being used by another vehicle. Once he learned a spot was open to charge, he made a beeline for it.
“It’s great,” said Sang. “You just pluck the pole and plug it into the car.”
With CAA’s addition to the electric vehicle community, Sang has found it easier to commute to and around the area, where he meets with friends and runs errands.
“I just go out and do other things [while the car charges]; like shopping,” he said.
Though traditional gas-powered vehicles still own the road in Ontario, EVs are starting to gain ground. The number of charging stations has grown exponentially, from only a few in Toronto to several dozen dotting the GTA. The Leaf itself has garnered some high profile endorsements since rolling onto the scene in 2010, winning several Car Of The Year awards, and even being used for a taxi service is during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
It’s a trend Sang hopes will continue, so Ontario becomes synonymous with electric vehicles.
“We need to keep going. We need more chargers, like California,” he said.
The state has been at the forefront of popularizing EVs and the infrastructure necessary to make them a viable option for commuters.
CAA is proud to have recently purchased a Leaf of its own for Associates to use, as well as making its Chargepoint stations available to the public. Though Sang was the first EV owner to use our new charger, he’s certain he won’t be the last.
“It’s just like the hybrid. People say it’s ‘expensive’ or ‘not the solution.’ I say, it’s not about the money. It’s the Earth.”
http://blog.caasco.com/community/power-up-caa-gets-its-first-ev-visitor/
感谢神奇的载宝发现了这个神奇的网址，根据大家柯南一般的洞察力，可以推测这篇文章里的受访者十有八九就是释道生。文章的标题是Power Up: CAA Gets Its First EV Visitor
power up还是比较难翻译的，大致就是发动起来，充电，加电的意思，也挤破头都想不到一个合适的中文表达了。CAA科普一下就是加拿大汽车协会，具体运营什么的我不太清楚，大概就是给车提供一些服务，保修啊保险啊各方面的都有。这个logo我挺熟悉，我所在的BC省叫做BCAA，经常看到。
文章就是说CAA迎来了他们的第一个拜访者。因为宝生买了一辆纯电动车，是尼桑的LEAF。他之前一直都是开那种电油混合的，其实他是不太满意的。那买了电动车自然是要充电的，他就通过一个app找到了CAA搞的充电站，于是就登门拜访，因为是第一个使用者，所以就接受了他们的采访。在这里不得不惊叹他对于环保的狂热和魄力。
现在是浅译，没有一句一句的翻，还是看懂以后用中文意思表达出来。大家一起来看看，有没有什么地方需要修改的？
在等待几年以后，科技终于趋于成熟，Sang 买了他的第一部零排量汽车——NISSAN LEAF
Sang说：“我从很早之前就一直想要一辆电动汽车，但以前那些都不是这么好”。他现年44岁，以前的十几年，他一直开油电混合汽车，最近拜访了Canadian AutomobileAssociation (CAA)坐落于Thronhill 的安大略省南方中央总部并试用了我们的公共电动汽车充电站。
在给他的Leaf快速充电的时候，Sang接受了我们的采访并和我们分享了他使用电动汽车的一些心得和想法。
作为一个安大略省Brock镇（Brock是安大略省的一个township）的居民，Sang是利用一个叫PlugShare的app找到CAA的设的充电站的。这个app是让电动车主可以找到最近的充电站，只要用用iPhone，车主就可以定位我们的充电站，查测距离，甚至知道这个充电机有没有在被另一个顾客使用。只要一设好点，简直就是水到渠成，一条龙搞定。
Sang说：“这真的很棒，只要这么一拉，往车上一插!”
再加上CAA的电动汽车社区增值服务，Sang发现无论是见见朋友啊，或者是帮别人跑跑腿啊，都变得更简单了。
他还说道：“而且哦，在充电的时候，我还可以去做别的事情，比如购物啊”
虽然现在的情况是，在安大略省传统的燃油汽车还是占主导，但是电动汽车已经开始取得稳步提升并变得越来越受欢迎，充电站也是成倍地增长，以前只是在多伦多有几家，然后发展到在多伦多地区散布着几十家。Leaf自2010年面试以来，获得了很高的评价并赢得了数次年度最佳汽车的奖项，甚至在2012年的国际电影节被作为指定出租车提供服务。
Sang希望这个趋势可以持续，最好安大略省也发展成一定意义上的电动汽车省。
他说：“我们必须努力，需要更多的充电机，就像加利福尼亚一样”。
为什么加利福尼亚洲这么被Sang推崇呢，因为加利福尼亚洲现在处在推广电动汽车和基础设施的前沿，这个州一直致力于让电动车发展成一个可行性很高的交通工具。
CAA为购买了一辆Leaf自用并让充电站点提供给公众使用而感到骄傲。 Sang是第一个使用充电机的使用者，但是他非常肯定这绝对不是最后一个。
“就像油电混合一样，那时人们总是说贵啊，不是办法啊，我就说这根本不是钱的事儿，这是有关系到整个地球！”