Tag Archives: Tesla

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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Cheeky Tesla Driver prompts Newton Nissan to padlock their DC Quick Charge Unit

Posted on May 2, 2015 by jpwhitehome

Update: 2015-05-23. DC Fast Charger no longer padlocked. I visited Newton Nissan for a quick charge and was glad the parking space was open on a busy Saturday afternoon. I was greeted however with a padlock on the quick charge … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Electric and Hydrogen vehicles – what is the future?

Posted on December 4, 2014 by jpwhitehome

Toyota have announced a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle and claim this is the future of motoring. The name of the car, Mirai,  means future in Japanese. Is this really the future? To be able to answer that question first we … Continue reading →

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Tesla Model S welcomed at Nissan HQ

Posted on November 3, 2014 by jpwhitehome

A Tesla driver from Georgia was visiting Nissan HQ in Franklin TN this morning and he/she took advantage of the visitor charging stations at the Nissan HQ building. The charge port is in the rear on the Model S, so … 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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DC Fast charger blocked by an EV parked overnight

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jpwhitehome

“Sorry sir, the keys are locked up and we can’t move it.” The sales staff were very helpful and apologetic but they could not move a LEAF parked in the bay reserved for Quick Charging. So how did that happen? … 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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Three More Tennessee Dealer Quick Chargers Installed

Posted on January 2, 2014 by jpwhitehome

According to Plugshare.com three more Tennessee dealers have had Quick Charge Units installed recently. This now makes 5 Dealer Quick Charge units are now installed and operational. Of the three new ones One is at Nissan of Murfreesboro just a … Continue reading →

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