Category Archives: Level 2 EV Charger

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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Nissan of Rivergate gets Second TN Dealer DC Quick Charge

Posted on December 21, 2013 by jpwhitehome

A very welcome addition to the Dealer DC Quick Charge network in Tennessee is Nissan of Rivergate north of Nashville. The dealership is found close to the intersection of I-65 and TN-386, two very busy roads in this area on … 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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EV Charging Wars thanks to a Lexus

Posted on August 30, 2013 by jpwhitehome

At busy locations it is quite common for EV charging spaces to be occupied by gasoline vehicles. On a recent trip to Franklin TN I stopped at Wholefoods on a Friday lunchtime. Busy busy time. One EV spot was taken … 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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All Electric Garage

Posted on December 9, 2012 by jpwhitehome

This weekend the White family went all electric. No we haven’t lost our minds, Karen’s Altima is in the shop and was retained over the weekend. We were offered and took a loaner vehicle. A LEAF of course 🙂 The … Continue reading →

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