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Nashville Airport installs reasonably priced EV Charging including a Rapid Charger
The Nashville International Airport (BNA) is installing several EV charging stations in their short term parking lot. They are housed underneath a solar canopy on the top deck. Two 240v Level 2 charging stations and one Eaton CHAdeMO DC Fast … Continue reading
Posted in CHAdeMO, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Level 3 EV Charger
Tagged BNA, Eaton, Nashville Airport
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Cheeky Tesla Driver prompts Newton Nissan to padlock their DC Quick Charge Unit
Update: 2015-05-23. DC Fast Charger no longer padlocked. I visited Newton Nissan for a quick charge and was glad the parking space was open on a busy Saturday afternoon. I was greeted however with a padlock on the quick charge … Continue reading
Posted in CHAdeMO, Level 3 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF
Tagged CHAdeMO, level 3, Rapid Charge, Tesla
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60,000 Miles and Counting….
I surpassed the 60,000 mile mark in the LEAF this week. I have had the vehicle for 3 1/2 years so I have averaged about 17,000 miles per year. Electric Car Drivers drive 50% further than Gas car drivers. I drive … Continue reading
Tesla opens showroom in Nissan’s backyard
Tesla opened their Nashville Showroom on December 19th 2014 less than 3 miles from Nissan’s North America Headquarters. I went by the showroom to say ‘hi’ and welcome Tesla to Nashville. I got a rather odd ‘Pfffft’ from a staff … Continue reading
Posted in Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF, Review, SuperCharger, Tesla Model S, Test Drive
Tagged Atlanta, Chattanooga, LEAF, Nashville, Nashville Showroom, nissan, Tesla Showroom
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Evolution of Electric and Hydrogen vehicles – what is the future?
Toyota have announced a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle and claim this is the future of motoring. The name of the car, Mirai, means future in Japanese. Is this really the future? To be able to answer that question first we … Continue reading
Posted in Electric Car, Opinion, SuperCharger, Tesla Model S
Tagged Audi, Fuel Cell, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Mirai, Nissan Volvo, Tesla, Toyota, VW
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NRG eVgo Fast Charger at Brentwood MAPCO now requires an RFID card
As of this morning (11/19/2014) I was prompted to tap my eVgo RFID card to start a charge at the Brentwood MAPCO station at Moores Lane. The firmware has been updated and this DC Fast Charger unit now charges for … Continue reading
Posted in CHAdeMO, eVgo, Level 3 EV Charger
Tagged Brentwood, CHAdeMO, Charging station., Customer Service, Mapco, RFID
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Tesla Model S welcomed at Nissan HQ
A Tesla driver from Georgia was visiting Nissan HQ in Franklin TN this morning and he/she took advantage of the visitor charging stations at the Nissan HQ building. The charge port is in the rear on the Model S, so … Continue reading
Posted in Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, SuperCharger, Tesla Model S
Tagged Atlanta, BMW i3, CARB, J1772, Nissan HQ, PlugShare, Tesla
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Nissan HQ evaluate BMW i3
Nissan have either purchased or borrowed a BMW i3 for their employees to evaluate the competition. The corporate employee I spoke to who was driving the vehicle described it as “Very Different” and was glad another manufacturer was selling battery electrics … Continue reading
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Tagged ACtive E, BMW i3, Electronaut, Franklin TN, Nissan HQ, Parking Etiquette
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Choosing the right NRG eVgo DC Fast Charging plan in Nashville
Who are NRG? There’s a new EV Charging company coming to Nashville, NRG eVgo. NRG are a large energy company with a focus on electricity sales and distribution. They have smaller divisions that do Solar Energy and EV charging infrastructure. … Continue reading
Posted in CHAdeMO, Electric Car, eVgo, KIA Soul EV, Level 2 EV Charger, Level 3 EV Charger, Mapco, Mitsubishi i-Miev, Nissan LEAF
Tagged CHAdeMO, Charging station.
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Tesla Model 3 