Tag Archives: LEAF

Yet to be announced – 2016 LEAF spotted in the wild.

Posted on September 3, 2015 by jpwhitehome

There have been plenty of rumors about the 2016 LEAF and its capabilities, such as a 25% bigger battery. Nissan however have made no announcements about the 2016 LEAF, no release date, no pricing. I spotted a LEAF today that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Nissan LEAF | Tagged 2016 LEAF, brown, forged bronze, LEAF, LEAF colors, nissan | 14 Comments

Tesla opens showroom in Nissan’s backyard

Posted on December 19, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Tesla opened their Nashville Showroom on December 19th 2014 less than 3 miles from Nissan’s North America Headquarters. I went by the showroom to say ‘hi’ and welcome Tesla to Nashville. I got a rather odd ‘Pfffft’ from a staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF, Review, SuperCharger, Tesla Model S, Test Drive | Tagged Atlanta, Chattanooga, LEAF, Nashville, Nashville Showroom, nissan, Tesla Showroom | Leave a comment

Green Hills YMCA gets EV Fast Charge Unit

Posted on May 20, 2014 by jpwhitehome

The Green Hills area has very sparse EV charging coverage compared to other areas of Nashville. Finally they are on the EV Charging map and with a powerful Rapid Charge unit from Nissan at the YMCA. The unit can recharge … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Car, Level 3 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF | Tagged Green Hills, LEAF, Nashville, nissan, YMCA | 2 Comments

Have Nissan lost worldwide CarWings Data?

Posted on December 14, 2013 by jpwhitehome

According to Nissan CarWings, a vehicle telematics service, I have driven 165 miles so far in December 2013. I know I have covered 700 miles during the same time period. CarWings shows no data whatsoever for my vehicle for the … Continue reading →

Posted in CarWings, Electric Car, Nissan LEAF | Tagged Data Loss, LEAF, nissan, vehicle telematics | 10 Comments

LEAF takes its first unscheduled visit to the shop. Cost? $0.00 plus free fuel and car wash!

Posted on November 16, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Over the 2 1/2 years I’ve owned my LEAF a few minor issues have occurred with a speaker failure and window winder both of which waited until the next scheduled maintenance for repair under warranty. This last week I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink, Carcharging, Customer Service, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Newton Nissan, Nissan LEAF | Tagged LEAF | Leave a comment

Great turnout at Nashville EV Meetup

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jpwhitehome

It was a hot one! Integrated Solar acted as host to the Nashville EV meetup. They have a massive solar array on their flat roof which will provide free electric for three Blink level 2 chargers at the rear of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Level 3 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF, Test Drive | Tagged free ev, GE Watt Station, GM, Integrated Solar, LEAF, REC, solar, solar array, transportation, volt, watt station | 1 Comment

Both Hendersonville McDonald’s get Electric Vehicle Chargers

Posted on October 8, 2011 by jpwhitehome

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

Posted in Blink, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF | Tagged Blink, EVSE, ICED, LEAF, Level 2, McDonald's, nissan | 5 Comments

Customer Complaints surface regarding LEAF emergency braking

Posted on September 12, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Four customers have reported issues with their brakes remaining on after they have needed to brake hard during an emergency. One driver claims that this caused the LEAF to be rear-ended. In all cases control of the vehicle was maintained, … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Car, Nissan LEAF | Tagged Brake lock-up, Customer Complaints., Emergency stop, LEAF | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Blink, ChargePoint, Electric Car, Level 2 EV Charger, Nissan LEAF, Review | Tagged EV, Free charger, LEAF, Level 1, Level 2, Library, nissan, Prius, Toyota | 1 Comment

First Experience with ‘Range Anxiety’

Posted on August 14, 2011 by jpwhitehome

This weekend we ventured out further than we have before. After doing routine journeys the vehicle was left with a 75% charge. We planned to go to PF Chang’s for dinner. The round trip of 46 miles was easily in … Continue reading →

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