Author Archives: jpwhitehome

Nissan LEAF – 3 Months and 3,400 Miles later

Posted on October 30, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Smooth, Quiet and Fast. Those three words sum up my impression of the LEAF. I like to call it ‘my little Mercedes’. Sure the dash is made of plastic and the seats are cloth not leather, but aside from the … Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel Blink EV Chargers operational in Hendersonville

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Hendersonville has got a third location with Blink Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers putting it on parity with Goodlettsville and Franklin TN!! I stopped by to attend the monthly Hendersonville Geek Breakfast networking event and got over an hour of free … Continue reading →

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National Plug In Day – Middle Tennessee

Posted on October 16, 2011 by jpwhitehome

I visited two locations in Middle Tennessee to celebrate  the first electric vehicle (EV) National Plug-In Day. First I went to McDonald’s in Hendersonville TN and then drove onto Schneider Electric in Nashville TN. I got a successful charge at … Continue reading →

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Charge at Holiday Inn Vanderbilt sucessful – eventually

Posted on October 14, 2011 by jpwhitehome

On Thursday the 13th  I left home after an earlier trip to Green Hills. (We had eaten at Zoe’s in Green Hills and were given number 13 while we waited on our food). The LEAF’s charge level was too low … Continue reading →

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Both Hendersonville McDonald’s get Electric Vehicle Chargers

Posted on October 8, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging comes to Hendersonville TN at last!! Both McDonald’s locations at Hendersonville have had EV chargers* installed in the last few weeks. The Indian Lake store

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Plugshare looking for a business model

Posted on September 13, 2011 by jpwhitehome

PlugShare is a  smartphone app which provides a crowd-sourced database of EV charging stations. PlugShare app users search for charging stations close to where they are. Location is based on the smart phones GPS. If a user finds a station … Continue reading →

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Customer Complaints surface regarding LEAF emergency braking

Posted on September 12, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Four customers have reported issues with their brakes remaining on after they have needed to brake hard during an emergency. One driver claims that this caused the LEAF to be rear-ended. In all cases control of the vehicle was maintained, … Continue reading →

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Orphaned LEAF for sale at Newton Nissan

Posted on September 9, 2011 by jpwhitehome

LEAF’s cannot normally be purchased by visiting a dealer and looking at their stock. They don’t have LEAF’s on the lot due to the short supply of the vehicles. Almost all are sold to those reserving via the Nissan website. … Continue reading →

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One month of LEAF ownership – The experience so far…..

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jpwhitehome

It’s a month since I got my Nissan LEAF and here’s a  few points about the experience so far. I’ve gone from merely liking the car to loving it. It drives like a Mercedes. 1,300 miles driven for a total … Continue reading →

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On track to save $10,000 in Fuel

Posted on September 5, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Over the life of the LEAF (assuming 100,0000 mile life) I am on track to save over $10,000 in fuel expenses compared to the Chevy Malibu I had previously which was frugal anyway, I got 25mpg while driving the Malibu. … Continue reading →

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