Category Archives: Electric Car

(Little) Hitler alive and well at Radnor Lake State Park

Posted on October 21, 2012 by jpwhitehome

“No Sir”, said the kind staff member at Radnor Lake State Park Visitor Center, “You cannot park your LEAF in either of the EV spaces, they are not working”. While the state of the charging stations was regrettable, I was … Continue reading →

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There are Leaves on my LEAF!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jpwhitehome

A storm event last week caused a lot of leaves to fall off a tree I parked close to at work. Leaves on my LEAF, whatever next?

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ICE’d EV charging space hall of shame

Posted on September 25, 2012 by jpwhitehome

I’ve decided to start a photographic hall of shame for ICE’d EV spaces here in Tennessee, to at least document the problem. An EV parking space is considered ‘ICE’d’ when a conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle occupies a space … Continue reading →

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Free Blink Charging Sites in Tennessee

Posted on September 23, 2012 by jpwhitehome

As of September 1st 2012, Blink Networks started to charge Blink Charging Station users a fee. This ranges from $1/hr to $2/hr depending on your ‘membership level’. Some site owners have elected to keep their charging stations free rather than … Continue reading →

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Charging away from home – cables and adapters for the EV driver

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jpwhitehome

As a new EV driver one seldom drives further than half the total vehicle range, i.e. you can go to and fro from your destination without having to charge the vehicle. With increased confidence as to how far the vehicle … Continue reading →

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Montgomery Bell State Park adds EV Chargers

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Montgomery Bell State Park has added two Blink Electric Vehicle charging stations near to the Inn and Restaurant. The units are located just past the Inn’s main entrance. The State Park has been chosen as the first in Tennessee to … Continue reading →

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Caught Short and ICE’d all at the same time

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Returning from a weekend outing I was unsure of getting home, we had taken a 10 mile detour and also taken the interstate to save time, this sapped our available mileage. It looked like I’d be a mile or two … Continue reading →

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Recharging with Geothermal Energy – Zero emissions!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by jpwhitehome

On a family vacation to Montgomery Bell State Park we stayed in a villa for the weekend. The State of Tennessee have made this park the first in a series of greener state parks. They have built villas which run … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on August 26, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Just over a  year ago I posted about charging stations in Nashville being ‘thin on the ground’ with just two charging stations available in the greater Nashville area. Well just over a  year later and in the same geographic region … Continue reading →

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Green Hills 0, East Nashville 10

Posted on August 17, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Yep. That’s the count of Electric Vehicle charging stations in Green Hills and East Nashville. How come  a chic area of town has zero charging stations while East Nashville sports 10? Interestingly Belle Meade only has one at the Belle … Continue reading →

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