Tag Archives: EV

Affordability: Nissan asks college student $4,000 for electrical repair, battery OK.

Posted on November 26, 2025 by jpwhitehome

Unable to charge her 2011 Nissan LEAF our granddaughter had the problem evaluated at the local Nissan dealer. The verdict is a bad onboard charger. The quote for repair was just shy of $4,000 which she declined, the vehicle is … Continue reading →

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Tesla Supercharger tested with our ID.4

Posted on November 22, 2025 by jpwhitehome

On 18th November 2025 VW officially gained access to the Tesla Supercharger network. I purchased a VW NACS adapter at our local VW dealer, which costs $200. I had to go to the dealer to order the adapter, online our … Continue reading →

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Tesla FSD : Georgia on my mind.

Posted on July 4, 2024 by jpwhitehome

Speed Limit Problems On a recent road trip to Florida from Tennessee I had to stop using Tesla FSD. It became totally unusable. This was due to recent changes in how a Tesla reads the road’s active speed limit. In … 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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Goodlettsville Library adds ChargePoint Level 1 and Level 2 EV chargers

Posted on August 31, 2011 by jpwhitehome

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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Where is the fast charge infrastructure we were promised?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by jpwhitehome

This last weekend I took a trip to Dickson TN. We had to leave the LEAF at home due to a lack of quick chargers in our area. The journey is about 60 miles in each direction making it a … Continue reading →

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