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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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LEAF takes its first unscheduled visit to the shop. Cost? $0.00 plus free fuel and car wash!

Posted on November 16, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Over the 2 1/2 years I’ve owned my LEAF a few minor issues have occurred with a speaker failure and window winder both of which waited until the next scheduled maintenance for repair under warranty. This last week I had … Continue reading →

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Carcharging likely to end Free EV Charging at Kohl’s and other Blink sites

Posted on November 5, 2013 by jpwhitehome

On a recent Webinar hosted by the San Francisco Bay area LEAF owners, CarCharging (who recently purchased the assets of the bankrupt Ecotality/Blink Network) answered any and all questions posed to them by Webinar participants. The purchase is just a … Continue reading →

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Life Just Got Easier for EV Owners

Posted on August 22, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Blink Networks have just announced that with immediate effect all of the 4,000 public charging stations in their network will no longer require a ZIP code to be entered to begin a charging session. Hurray!! This is a very welcome … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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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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