Tag Archives: cars

Used LEAF Values Rebound Strongly

Posted on September 23, 2013 by jpwhitehome

I’ve been tracking the used value of my LEAF and the depreciation has been steeper than the average vehicle. However in the last two months used LEAF prices have increased by over 6%. Nissan are selling all the LEAF’s they … 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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Used LEAF market is comatose

Posted on June 2, 2013 by jpwhitehome

I have watched the used LEAF market over the last few months to try and see what a used LEAF will sell for. I watched 9 LEAF listings on eBay over a 4 month period. Here’s how the listing outcomes … 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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Smokey the Bear drives a LEAF

Posted on November 12, 2012 by jpwhitehome

I came across an interesting video on Youtube. It’s a story of how the black bear solar institute in the smoky mountains in Tennessee have installed 24 EV charging stations at key points around the national park to encourage EV … Continue reading →

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LEAF salesman knows how to sell EV’s

Posted on October 29, 2012 by jpwhitehome

A LEAF car salesman Paul Scott in LA California is making a mark as a super LEAF salesperson. It helps to be selling the LEAF in California where gas prices are high, however Paul uses several innovative ways to attract … Continue reading →

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ICE’d EV charging space hall of shame

Posted on September 25, 2012 by jpwhitehome

I’ve decided to start a photographic hall of shame for ICE’d EV spaces here in Tennessee, to at least document the problem. An EV parking space is considered ‘ICE’d’ when a conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle occupies a space … Continue reading →

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Charging away from home – cables and adapters for the EV driver

Posted on September 20, 2012 by jpwhitehome

As a new EV driver one seldom drives further than half the total vehicle range, i.e. you can go to and fro from your destination without having to charge the vehicle. With increased confidence as to how far the vehicle … Continue reading →

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Caught Short and ICE’d all at the same time

Posted on September 16, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Returning from a weekend outing I was unsure of getting home, we had taken a 10 mile detour and also taken the interstate to save time, this sapped our available mileage. It looked like I’d be a mile or two … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on August 26, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Just over a  year ago I posted about charging stations in Nashville being ‘thin on the ground’ with just two charging stations available in the greater Nashville area. Well just over a  year later and in the same geographic region … Continue reading →

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