Category Archives: Electric Car

Blink mobile app update is NOT automatic

Posted on October 9, 2022 by jpwhitehome

Blink have notified its customers for several weeks now they are planning a major update to their portal and mobile apps the weekend of Oct 8th/9th 2022. I got an email early Sunday morning informing me the mobile app updates … Continue reading →

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Electric Vehicles and Hurricane Ian

Posted on October 2, 2022 by jpwhitehome

Each time a natural disaster occurs people who oppose electric vehicles ask us to imagine how much worse it would be if all vehicles were electric. It’s a powerful argument, without electricity how are electric vehicles going to recharge, especially … Continue reading →

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New Rapid Charger at Newton Nissan

Posted on March 5, 2022 by jpwhitehome

Newton Nissan have replaced their previous CHAdeMO rapid charger with a new unit from ABB that has both CHAdeMO and CCS ports. This is in preparation for the Nissan Ariya EV which will have a CCS port instead of CHAdeMO. … Continue reading →

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Only one LEAF on a dealer lot within 100 miles of Nissan HQ

Posted on August 8, 2021 by jpwhitehome

Has Nissan stopped selling the LEAF? I took an interest in what deals were on offer for the 2022 Nissan LEAF after reading an article regarding LEAF’s on sale for $89/month. I checked local inventory and no such deal was … Continue reading →

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Why EV’s are better in rural locations than gasoline vehicles.

Posted on June 21, 2021 by jpwhitehome

Conventional wisdom suggests that electric vehicles are “city cars” and are unsuitable for those living in the countryside, especially so in more remote areas because there are few or no public charging stations for many miles. I hear this often … Continue reading →

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How much range does your new EV really need?

Posted on May 9, 2021 by jpwhitehome

Range Inflation I’ve noticed as the range of EV’s has increased in the last ten years, the expectations of what range is adequate has also increased outpacing EV development. When EV’s could go 100 miles, folks desired 200 miles. When … Continue reading →

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VW ID.4 and Mustang Mach-e buying experiences

Posted on March 21, 2021 by jpwhitehome

Our 2011 Nissan LEAF is still going strong, however its time to shop around for a replacement EV before it needs replacement. Most EV’s can’t be bought on the spot at a dealer you have to order and wait, sometimes … Continue reading →

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North Dakota Finally Gets a Supercharger

Posted on June 6, 2020 by jpwhitehome

On May 29th 2020 a supercharger opened in Fargo ND. North Dakota is the very last state in the lower 48 to get supercharging capability. The supercharger location is a V3 installation allowing up to 250 kW charge rate. The … Continue reading →

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Getting paid to *not* charge your EV

Posted on May 6, 2020 by jpwhitehome

FleetCarma and SmartCharge Nashville have partnered to offer program participants the opportunity to earn up to $20 per month to avoid charging their EV’s during peak periods. That may not sound like a lot of money, but for most EV … Continue reading →

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Is the Tesla Model 3 a puncture magnet?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by jpwhitehome

My Tesla Model 3 has now had its third puncture since new in just over 28,000 miles in just over a year. Two of those punctures were with relatively new tires. By comparison my Nissan LEAF has had one puncture … Continue reading →

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