Author Archives: jpwhitehome

Green Hills YMCA gets EV Fast Charge Unit

Posted on May 20, 2014 by jpwhitehome

The Green Hills area has very sparse EV charging coverage compared to other areas of Nashville. Finally they are on the EV Charging map and with a powerful Rapid Charge unit from Nissan at the YMCA. The unit can recharge … Continue reading →

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Nashville Mapco/BP gets a Nissan Fast Charge Unit

Posted on May 4, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Nissan have been generous deploying DC Fast Charge units to dealers all over the country, now a Nissan DC Fast Charge unit just went into a Mapco gas station location at 8th and Wedgwood in Nashville. This is on the … Continue reading →

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DC Fast charger blocked by an EV parked overnight

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jpwhitehome

“Sorry sir, the keys are locked up and we can’t move it.” The sales staff were very helpful and apologetic but they could not move a LEAF parked in the bay reserved for Quick Charging. So how did that happen? … Continue reading →

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Shelbyville and Lewisburg in Tennessee get DC Fast Charge Units

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Two smaller cities in Tennessee now have a quick charge unit installed. Why Shelbyville and Lewisburg when larger cities such as Brentwood and Hendersonville do not? An automotive supplier Calsonic Kansei North America INC has facilities in the cities and is … Continue reading →

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Bledsoe Creek State Park no longer EV Friendly

Posted on February 22, 2014 by jpwhitehome

For the last few years I’ve enjoyed walking the trails at Bledsoe Creek State Park, which was once EV Friendly. I had struck up a friendship with the park ranger Lance Crawford and we came to a gentleman’s agreement that … Continue reading →

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Second Unscheduled Maintenance Visit

Posted on February 15, 2014 by jpwhitehome

I notice last weekend when I visited the ATM that the drivers window would not roll down on my LEAF. Other windows worked just fine, the problem was isolated to the drivers window. I went to Newton Nissan this weekend … Continue reading →

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Newton Nissan Seventh Dealer to get a Fast Charger in Tennessee

Posted on January 8, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Newton Nissan of Gallatin TN are the seventh Tennessee Nissan Dealer to get a Quick Charge unit. This brings the total number of Fast Charge Units of all brands in Tennessee up to count of 25. This quick charger in … Continue reading →

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Sixth Dealer Quick Charge Unit installed at Downtown Nashville Nissan

Posted on January 7, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Fast charge units are going in at Tennessee Nissan Dealers like they are going out of fashion. This unit is strategically placed just two and half miles north of downtown Nashville giving I-65 drivers north of town 2 places to … Continue reading →

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Three More Tennessee Dealer Quick Chargers Installed

Posted on January 2, 2014 by jpwhitehome

According to Plugshare.com three more Tennessee dealers have had Quick Charge Units installed recently. This now makes 5 Dealer Quick Charge units are now installed and operational. Of the three new ones One is at Nissan of Murfreesboro just a … Continue reading →

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Nissan of Rivergate gets Second TN Dealer DC Quick Charge

Posted on December 21, 2013 by jpwhitehome

A very welcome addition to the Dealer DC Quick Charge network in Tennessee is Nissan of Rivergate north of Nashville. The dealership is found close to the intersection of I-65 and TN-386, two very busy roads in this area on … Continue reading →

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