Category Archives: Level 2 EV Charger

Hendersonville City Square adds 8 more EV charging stations

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

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

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

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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All Electric Garage

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

This weekend the White family went all electric. No we haven’t lost our minds, Karen’s Altima is in the shop and was retained over the weekend. We were offered and took a loaner vehicle. A LEAF of course The Altima’s … Continue reading →

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Hard to find Charging Stations located at City Square

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

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

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

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

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

“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

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

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

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

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

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

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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Charging away from home – cables and adapters for the EV driver

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

As a new EV driver one seldom drives further than half the total vehicle range, i.e. you can go to and fro from your destination without having to charge the vehicle. With increased confidence as to how far the vehicle … Continue reading →

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