Category Archives: Electric Car

Blink increase cost of EV charging by 140% in Tennessee and many other states.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Starting September 2nd 2014 Blink have changed their fee structure. In many states they are switching to charging per kWh, which is both fair and advantageous to owners of older LEAF’s that charge more slowly than recent models. In states … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink, Carcharging, CHAdeMO, Cost Benefit, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Level 3 EV Charger, Opinion | 4 Comments

Embassy Suites Hospitality Turns Sour

Posted on August 23, 2014 by jpwhitehome

After six weeks of hospitality by the Embassy Suites I was asked to move on. Here’s the story. Change of Office Location My employer relocated to Crescent Centre Drive in Franklin on Friday June 13th 2014. Co-incidentally my employer held … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink, Carcharging, Customer Service, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF | 4 Comments

3 Years and 50,000 EV Miles are behind me

Posted on July 24, 2014 by jpwhitehome

My LEAF rolled over 50,000 miles just 4 days before its third birthday. So what have I experienced and learnt along the way? Range When I originally purchased my LEAF I had a 28 round trip commute. This has grown … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost Benefit, Electric Car, Level 3 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF, Review | 5 Comments

1st Tennessee Fast Charger Closes; 1st SuperCharger to open across road

Posted on July 9, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Murphy Express in Chattanooga was the first installation of a CHAdeMO DC Fast Charge Station in Tennessee. CHAdeMO fast chargers are compatible with vehicles like the Nissan LEAF, Mitsubishi i-Miev and Kia Soul EV. The station opened just over 2 years ago. That … Continue reading →

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Mapco Installation makes 6 Rapid Chargers in Cool Springs Area

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jpwhitehome

No prizes for guessing why Cool Springs gets so many Quick Charge Units which are compatible with LEAF (and Mitsubishi) vehicles. Yep its the home of Nissan US HQ. At Nissan headquarters there are three units on site, another Mapco … Continue reading →

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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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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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