Author Archives: jpwhitehome

Free Period for Quick EV charging comes to a close

Posted on May 29, 2013 by jpwhitehome

For sometime now charges have been levied for public 240v charging. The much faster 400v DC quick charging has remained free. Until now that is. Here is a copy of an email I received today Blink announced they are introducing … Continue reading →

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March 2013 sets several records for EV Sales

Posted on April 6, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) set several sales records in March 2013. March was the best sales month ever for the Nissan LEAF which recorded 2236 sales. March was also the best month for the Tesla S electric vehicle with an … Continue reading →

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Hendersonville City Square adds 8 more EV charging stations

Posted on March 28, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Hendersonville City Square Solar Center has recently added 8 more Blink EV charging stations to the two they already had for a grand total of 10 charging stations. The total number of EVSE’s in Hendersonville is 20, so the solar … Continue reading →

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Gas Stations are easier to find than EV Charging Stations

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jpwhitehome

We took a trip to Portland TN today. Portland has two EV charging stations, at the City Hall and the city Ballpark. I dropped my wife off to get her hair cut and had half an hour to spend. I … Continue reading →

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An Electric Car is like an iPad

Posted on February 24, 2013 by jpwhitehome

An EV is to a car as an iPad is to a computer. You can’t do everything with an iPad that you can with a conventional computer, but once someone has used an iPad they tend to use it in … Continue reading →

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BP add an EV quick charge station in Nashville TN

Posted on February 23, 2013 by jpwhitehome

When the EV Project was first announced a few years back, BP were listed as a company that would partner in the deployment of Quick Charge stations. Cracker Barrel were quick to take on the charging stations, however it seemed … Continue reading →

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MyNissanLEAF forums on malware blacklist – site possibly hacked

Posted on January 15, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Sometime during Tuesday afternoon a third party Nissan LEAF forum, mynissanleaf.com got placed on a blacklist for malicious websites. Both Firefox and Google Chrome are advising against visiting the website. Visiting the website using Internet Explorer is NOT blocked, however … Continue reading →

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Blink Waive 2013 Membership Fees

Posted on January 5, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Last year Blink Waived membership Fees for their services. It was assumed by many (including myself) that 2013 would see fees being charged for membership. I just received a fee waiver for 2013 Plus Membership. So what does that get … Continue reading →

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All Electric Garage

Posted on December 9, 2012 by jpwhitehome

This weekend the White family went all electric. No we haven’t lost our minds, Karen’s Altima is in the shop and was retained over the weekend. We were offered and took a loaner vehicle. A LEAF of course 🙂 The … Continue reading →

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Hard to find Charging Stations located at City Square

Posted on November 23, 2012 by jpwhitehome

City Square in Hendersonville now has two electric vehicle charging stations. They are well hidden though. First indication I got of the stations was when I was driving down main street and saw on my navigation screen a charging station … Continue reading →

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