Tag Archives: Tennessee

Tax refund is on its way

Posted on April 13, 2019 by jpwhitehome

The IRS have approved our tax filing for 2018 and we have $6,160 coming back thanks to the $7,500 EV tax credit on the Model 3 we bought last year. The Tax credit was halved as on January 1st 2019. … Continue reading →

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1st Tennessee Fast Charger Closes; 1st SuperCharger to open across road

Posted on July 9, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Murphy Express in Chattanooga was the first installation of a CHAdeMO DC Fast Charge Station in Tennessee. CHAdeMO fast chargers are compatible with vehicles like the Nissan LEAF, Mitsubishi i-Miev and Kia Soul EV. The station opened just over 2 years ago. That … Continue reading →

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Shelbyville and Lewisburg in Tennessee get DC Fast Charge Units

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Two smaller cities in Tennessee now have a quick charge unit installed. Why Shelbyville and Lewisburg when larger cities such as Brentwood and Hendersonville do not? An automotive supplier Calsonic Kansei North America INC has facilities in the cities and is … Continue reading →

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Newton Nissan Seventh Dealer to get a Fast Charger in Tennessee

Posted on January 8, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Newton Nissan of Gallatin TN are the seventh Tennessee Nissan Dealer to get a Quick Charge unit. This brings the total number of Fast Charge Units of all brands in Tennessee up to count of 25. This quick charger in … Continue reading →

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First TN Dealer Quick Charge Station installed in Cool Springs

Posted on October 26, 2013 by jpwhitehome

Nissan have promised to subsidize the installation of over 100 quick charging stations at Nissan dealers. They have been fairly coy as to which cities they are targeting with this initiative. A pilot study was undertaken in California where 27 … 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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EV Friendly – Bledsoe Creek State Park

Posted on April 1, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Update: 2014-02-22. Bledsoe Creek have changed their policy towards EV’s. We are no longer welcome. Original Article: Bledsoe Creek State Park is friendly towards EV’s offering free charges if you ask the camp host kindly before hooking up. I recently … Continue reading →

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The EV Taxman Cometh

Posted on February 11, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Several states have proposed taxes for Electric Vehicles like the Nissan LEAF. The motivation to introduce these new taxes is based upon the fact that 100% electric vehicles use no gasoline so pay no tax per gallon of gas. The … Continue reading →

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Electric City USA, Nashville TN

Posted on January 1, 2012 by jpwhitehome

Nashville is well known as the center for country music, ‘Music City USA’. If one takes a look at the map of Electric Vehicle Charging stations, middle Tennessee finds itself at the nexus of EV charging stations. The Yellow markers … Continue reading →

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Cracker Barrel Blink EV Chargers operational in Hendersonville

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jpwhitehome

Hendersonville has got a third location with Blink Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers putting it on parity with Goodlettsville and Franklin TN!! I stopped by to attend the monthly Hendersonville Geek Breakfast networking event and got over an hour of free … Continue reading →

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