Tag Archives: Charging station.

NRG eVgo partner with Plugshare to report real-time charging station status

Posted on May 15, 2015 by jpwhitehome

    There is nothing worse than driving up to a EV charging station to find out it is out of service.  To combat this NRG eVgo and Plugshare have partnered to make sure up-to-date status is available to drivers … 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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NRG eVgo Fast Charger at Brentwood MAPCO now requires an RFID card

Posted on November 19, 2014 by jpwhitehome

As of this morning (11/19/2014) I was prompted to tap my eVgo RFID card to start a charge at the Brentwood MAPCO station at Moores Lane. The firmware has been updated and this DC Fast Charger unit now charges for … 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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Montgomery Bell State Park adds EV Chargers

Posted on September 18, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Montgomery Bell State Park has added two Blink Electric Vehicle charging stations near to the Inn and Restaurant. The units are located just past the Inn’s main entrance. The State Park has been chosen as the first in Tennessee to … Continue reading →

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Plugshare looking for a business model

Posted on September 13, 2011 by jpwhitehome

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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