Category Archives: Opinion

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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Blink increase cost of EV charging by 140% in Tennessee and many other states.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Starting September 2nd 2014 Blink have changed their fee structure. In many states they are switching to charging per kWh, which is both fair and advantageous to owners of older LEAF’s that charge more slowly than recent models. In states … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink, Carcharging, CHAdeMO, Cost Benefit, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Level 3 EV Charger, Opinion | 4 Comments

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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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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An Electric Car is like an iPad

Posted on February 24, 2013 by jpwhitehome

An EV is to a car as an iPad is to a computer. You can’t do everything with an iPad that you can with a conventional computer, but once someone has used an iPad they tend to use it in … 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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Gallatin Civic Center adds EV Charging

Posted on July 6, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Gallatin Civic Center have added two Electric Vehicle charging stations. This makes four locations in Gallatin TN that have electric vehicle charging stations. This puts Gallatin at parity with Hendersonville TN. Retail and Restaurant locations are popular locations to install … Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel chooses NRG/eVgo EV Quick Chargers for Texas

Posted on June 15, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Despite installing a dozen Blink Networks Quick chargers in Tennessee, including its Lebanon TN flagship store, Cracker Barrel have chosen NRG Energies eVgo quick charging stations and network for four Texas Cracker Barrel locations in Dallas TX with more to … Continue reading →

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Joe the coal miner gets $150 more, Ahmed the terrorist gets $140 less.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by jpwhitehome

A common criticism of Electric Vehicles is that most of the electric is generated by coal. Some see this as a big negative, however I welcome this statistic and here’s why. I’ve driven 10,713 miles since getting my LEAF. I … Continue reading →

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EV Charger Grant Funds bypass workplace?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jpwhitehome

An Achilles heel of many electric vehicles is the limited range they provide making them inappropriate for 75% of the driving population. Ironically the drivers who stand to benefit the most from the electric vehicle’s low running cost (the high … Continue reading →

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