Category Archives: Electric Car

Replacing a Faulty Blink EVSE with a Clipper Creek HCS-40P

Posted on June 27, 2015 by jpwhitehome

My trusty Blink EVSE which I have had for 4 years as part of the government sponsored EV Project started acting up, displaying several self-check faults. It still worked after power cycling, but I was uncomfortable with the frequent self-test … Continue reading →

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Padlock removed from DC Fast Charger at Newton Nissan

Posted on May 23, 2015 by jpwhitehome

Common sense has prevailed and Newton Nissan have reversed their earlier decision to padlock their DC Fast Charge unit. I noticed this on Memorial Day weekend and asked the staff inside if the padlock was gone for good. They confirmed … Continue reading →

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Nashville Airport installs reasonably priced EV Charging including a Rapid Charger

Posted on May 13, 2015 by jpwhitehome

The Nashville International Airport (BNA) is installing several EV charging stations in their short term parking lot. They are housed underneath a solar canopy on the top deck. Two 240v Level 2 charging stations and one Eaton CHAdeMO DC Fast … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Common Error on Nissan Quick Charge Units

Posted on January 20, 2015 by jpwhitehome

That Sinking Feeling There is a sinking feeling as you approach a quick charge station with just a few miles of range left only to see a red fault light and error message on the units display panel. Great! Now … Continue reading →

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60,000 Miles and Counting….

Posted on January 10, 2015 by jpwhitehome

I surpassed the 60,000 mile mark in the LEAF this week. I have had the vehicle for 3 1/2 years so I have averaged about 17,000 miles per year. Electric Car Drivers drive 50% further than Gas car drivers. I drive … Continue reading →

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Tesla opens showroom in Nissan’s backyard

Posted on December 19, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Tesla opened their Nashville Showroom on December 19th 2014 less than 3 miles from Nissan’s North America Headquarters. I went by the showroom to say ‘hi’ and welcome Tesla to Nashville. I got a rather odd ‘Pfffft’ from a staff … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Electric and Hydrogen vehicles – what is the future?

Posted on December 4, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Toyota have announced a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle and claim this is the future of motoring. The name of the car, Mirai,  means future in Japanese. Is this really the future? To be able to answer that question first we … Continue reading →

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Tesla Model S welcomed at Nissan HQ

Posted on November 3, 2014 by jpwhitehome

A Tesla driver from Georgia was visiting Nissan HQ in Franklin TN this morning and he/she took advantage of the visitor charging stations at the Nissan HQ building. The charge port is in the rear on the Model S, so … Continue reading →

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Choosing the right NRG eVgo DC Fast Charging plan in Nashville

Posted on September 16, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Who are NRG? There’s a new EV Charging company coming to Nashville, NRG eVgo. NRG are a large energy company with a focus on electricity sales and distribution. They have smaller divisions that do Solar Energy and EV charging infrastructure. … Continue reading →

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Highest EV Sales ever draws “EV’s have failed” articles in mainstream media

Posted on September 5, 2014 by jpwhitehome

August 2014 was a landmark month for Battery Electric Vehicles. The electric vehicle press trumpeted these achievements, for example. BMW, Nissan, Ford, GM Set Records In August To Pace EV Sales Higher In US   The mainstream media however had … Continue reading →

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