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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Franklin quick charge a success
In May of 2012 Nissan installed a new quick charge station at their US headquarters in Franklin TN. I had need to be in Franklin so decided to take the LEAF for a 101 mile round trip from home to … Continue reading
Posted in Blink, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Level 3 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF
Tagged cars, eat your own dog food, Franklin TN, Kohls, Nissan HQ, Whole Foods
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Joe the coal miner gets $150 more, Ahmed the terrorist gets $140 less.
A common criticism of Electric Vehicles is that most of the electric is generated by coal. Some see this as a big negative, however I welcome this statistic and here’s why. I’ve driven 10,713 miles since getting my LEAF. I … Continue reading
Posted in Electric Car, Nissan LEAF, Opinion
Tagged cars, chevy malibu, coal, coal producers, dirty coal, drill baby drill, Electric, gasoline purchase, mine baby mine, Terrorist, transportation
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Gallatin McDonald’s gets an EV charging station
Just like Hendersonville, Gallatin now has a McDonald’s that tends to the needs to EV owners in addition to Cracker Barrel. It’s the McDonald’s opposite Vol State Community College. The Blink charger has the latest firmware that requires both an … Continue reading
Posted in Blink, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF
Tagged EVSE, Level 2, McDonald's
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Pheonix LEAF owners report battery degredation already
On the MyNissanLEAF.com owners forum two Pheonix, Arizona LEAF owners have reported losing 15% of their battery capacity after just over a year of ownership. The owners share the following. They both live in the Pheonix area and they both … Continue reading
Posted in Electric Car, Nissan LEAF
Tagged battery degredation, battery gauge, charger timer, pheonix arizona, warranty
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Charge time from empty – 3 3/4 hours
It is often quoted by the press and Nissan themselves that a Nissan LEAF can take up to 7 hours to charge from empty using a 240v power source. As I’ve used the vehicle I have come to the conclusion … Continue reading
Test drive – Mitsubishi i-Miev
I found out via Plugshare that our local Mitsubishi dealer has installed a EV charging station. I dropped by to see if they’d let me use it and talk to them about the upcoming Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. I arrived before … Continue reading