Category Archives: Blink

Hendersonville City Square adds 8 more EV charging stations

Hendersonville City Square Solar Center has recently added 8 more Blink EV charging stations to the two they already had for a grand total of 10 charging stations. The total number of EVSE’s in Hendersonville is 20, so the solar … Continue reading

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Gas Stations are easier to find than EV Charging Stations

We took a trip to Portland TN today. Portland has two EV charging stations, at the City Hall and the city Ballpark. I dropped my wife off to get her hair cut and had half an hour to spend. I … Continue reading

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BP add an EV quick charge station in Nashville TN

When the EV Project was first announced a few years back, BP were listed as a company that would partner in the deployment of Quick Charge stations. Cracker Barrel were quick to take on the charging stations, however it seemed … Continue reading

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Blink Waive 2013 Membership Fees

Last year Blink Waived membership Fees for their services. It was assumed by many (including myself) that 2013 would see fees being charged for membership. I just received a fee waiver for 2013 Plus Membership. So what does that get … Continue reading

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Hard to find Charging Stations located at City Square

City Square in Hendersonville now has two electric vehicle charging stations. They are well hidden though. First indication I got of the stations was when I was driving down main street and saw on my navigation screen a charging station … Continue reading

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Smokey the Bear drives a LEAF

I came across an interesting video on Youtube. It’s a story of how the black bear solar institute in the smoky mountains in Tennessee have installed 24 EV charging stations at key points around the national park to encourage EV … Continue reading

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(Little) Hitler alive and well at Radnor Lake State Park

“No Sir”, said the kind staff member at Radnor Lake State Park Visitor Center, “You cannot park your LEAF in either of the EV spaces, they are not working”. While the state of the charging stations was regrettable, I was … Continue reading

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Third McDonald’s in Hendersonville gets EV Charging Stations

All the McDonald’s in Hendersonville now have EV Charging Stations. The other two McDonald’s were the first businesses to get EV Charging stations in Hendersonville. This time last year placement of the chargers was performed in premium parking spaces without … Continue reading

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ICE’d EV charging space hall of shame

I’ve decided to start a photographic hall of shame for ICE’d EV spaces here in Tennessee, to at least document the problem. An EV parking space is considered ‘ICE’d’ when a conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle occupies a space … Continue reading

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Free Blink Charging Sites in Tennessee

As of September 1st 2012, Blink Networks started to charge Blink Charging Station users a fee. This ranges from $1/hr to $2/hr depending on your ‘membership level’. Some site owners have elected to keep their charging stations free rather than … Continue reading

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