Category Archives: Level 2 EV Charger

Cracker Barrel Blink EV Chargers operational in Hendersonville

Hendersonville has got a third location with Blink Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers putting it on parity with Goodlettsville and Franklin TN!! I stopped by to attend the monthly Hendersonville Geek Breakfast networking event and got over an hour of free … Continue reading

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National Plug In Day – Middle Tennessee

I visited two locations in Middle Tennessee to celebrate  the first electric vehicle (EV) National Plug-In Day. First I went to McDonald’s in Hendersonville TN and then drove onto Schneider Electric in Nashville TN. I got a successful charge at … Continue reading

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Charge at Holiday Inn Vanderbilt sucessful – eventually

On Thursday the 13th  I left home after an earlier trip to Green Hills. (We had eaten at Zoe’s in Green Hills and were given number 13 while we waited on our food). The LEAF’s charge level was too low … Continue reading

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Both Hendersonville McDonald’s get Electric Vehicle Chargers

Public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging comes to Hendersonville TN at last!! Both McDonald’s locations at Hendersonville have had EV chargers* installed in the last few weeks. The Indian Lake store

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Plugshare looking for a business model

PlugShare is a  smartphone app which provides a crowd-sourced database of EV charging stations. PlugShare app users search for charging stations close to where they are. Location is based on the smart phones GPS. If a user finds a station … Continue reading

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Goodlettsville Library adds ChargePoint Level 1 and Level 2 EV chargers

Goodlettsville is one of the first communities in Tennessee to install public access Electric Vehicle (EV) charging. The new library which opened in July 2011 was selected to receive two ChargePoint EV charging points. Each of the pedestals is capable … Continue reading

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1st Middle Tennessee LEAF Meetup a success!!

The turn out at the 1st Middle Tennessee LEAF meetup at Nissan US manufacturing and logistics facility at Smyrna TN  was a resounding success!! I counted 9 LEAF’s, most of which quickly hooked up to the Blink Level 2 solar … Continue reading

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Public Car Chargers Thin on the Ground in Nashville TN

Blink Operations center have sent me my Blink membership card and access to their nationwide network. That was quick, the charger was only was installed two days ago. I thought I’d look to see how many charging stations are available … Continue reading

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Level 2 Car Charger Installed, now I need a car

Please Plug in Your Vehicle…….. says the newly installed charger in my garage. I took delivery of my electric vehicle charger this week. All I need now is a car!! Which should be delivered to the dealership next week. ECOtality … Continue reading

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