New Chargers Added - Mar. 8th, - Mar. 9th, 2013 and some interesting EV and Energy Articles

Over the last 24 hours - there have been 17 New Public Chargers (plus 1 Restricted Charger) added to the PlugShare network, plus 35 New Photos, and 3 New home stations being shared. 

Plugshare is now tracking 15,731 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 16
• New Restricted Stations added = 1
• New Photos Added = 35
• New Home Stations Shared = 3

101 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means that while it was double or triple the last few days, most people are still charging up at home, and just 101 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations! Maybe - with warmer weather - and new EV Buyers - comes more public charging, too!

Special thanks to 'Michael - All EV's Welcome', Terry, & Richard, for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Sill-Terhar Ford, Broomfield, CA
2. Dome Carpark, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
3. Churubusco, Monterrey, Mexico
4. Providence-Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hood River, OR
5. Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX
6. River Front, Marine City, MI
7. EQS, Vancouver, BC
8. 7th Street, Oakland, CA
9. Amador Garage, Hayward, CA
10. Urban Waters, Tacoma, WA
11. City Hall, Henderson, NV
12. Lougheed Town Center, 
13. SPMC - Jerico, Vancouver, BC
14. Timber Woods Camping Resort, Van Wert, OH
15. Airport Park, Concordia, KS
16. Dunkin Donuts, St. Petersburg, FL
17. City of Lakeland, FL, Public Parking Garage

New Restricted Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. PECO Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA

Today was a bit more of a normal day - with just one Restricted Station added to the network, and 17 regular Public Stations!

For a Few Points on what's happening in Electric Vehicles and Charging Networks, continue below:

Coca-Cola, GE join push for electric vehicle charging stations.

The case for electric vehicles: Electric vehicles—public policy and consumer benefits—part 3 of 3.

Partnership aims to make Northern Colorado leader in electric vehicles.

Beijing Unveiling Aggressive Policies To Speed Electric Vehicle Adoption. 

BUSINESS BUZZ: New Nissan Leaf now in local showrooms.

Carbon Footprint of Grid-Scale Battery Technologies Calculated by Stanford Scientists.

NRG Begins Operations at 26 MW Borrego Solar Photovoltaic Facility.

Volvo Rules-out “Quirky” Electric Cars.

Oh - by the way - since I started this blog, on February 27, 2013, there have been about 300+ EV Chargers added to the PlugShare Network!

New Chargers Added - Mar. 7th, - Mar. 8th, 2013

Over the last 24 hours - there have been 23 New Public Chargers (plus 17 Restricted Chargers - which most seem to be a mistake and they should be Public chargers) added to the PlugShare network, plus 16 New Photos, and 3 New home stations being shared. 

Plugshare is now tracking 15,694 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 20
• New Restricted Stations added = 17
• New Photos Added = 16
• New Home Stations Shared = 3

43 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means most people are still charging up at home, and just 43 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! (Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations!) 

Special thanks to Yoga Boy, Terry V, and JR for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Brentwood Town Centre, Burnaby, BC
2. West Vancouver Community Center,  BC
3. Gleneagles Community Center, West Vancouver, BC
4. Ohlone College - Fremont Campus - Hyman Hall, Fremont, CA
5. Montevalle Park & Recreation Center, Chula Vista, CA
6. 908 Jefferson, Seattle, WA
7. Arrowhead, Davie, FL
8. Building 351, Cleaveland, OH
9. Alameda, Oakland, CA
10. Summit Greenville, Jersey City, NJ
11. West Village, Davis, CA
12. Pemberton Comunity Centre, Pemberton, BC
13. 9th Ave. Garage - East, Columbus, OH
14. Lane Avenue Parking Garage, Columbus, OH
15. South Campus Gateway Station, Columbus, OH
16. Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI),
17. Ville de Joliette, Place Bourget, Jolliette, QC
18. Ville de Joliette, 415 rue Saint Viateur, Joliette, QC
19. Camosun College, Interurban Campus, Victoria, BC
20. Alameda / JCC, San Leandro, CA
21. Willows Lodge, Woodinville, WA
22. Cherokee Ford Dealership, ??
23. Comptrol Fuel Systems Inc., Burnaby, BC

New Restricted Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. NTRC Building, Knoxville, TN
2. Canmet ENERGIE, Varenennes, QC
3. Universite Laval, Pavillion H. Biermans, Quebec, QC
4. Louis Tremblay, Quebec, QC
5. MTQ-CGER, Quebec, QC
6. TM4, Boucherville, QC
7. MTQ-CGER, Boucherville, QC
8. Stationnement d'Youville Quebec (#089), Quebec, QC
9. Hydro Quebec - Appel d'offres #14200869
10. Hotel de Ville de Quebec, Quebec, QC
11. Port de Sept-Iles, QC
12. Edifice H Quebec, Quebec, QC
13. Port de Sept-Iles, Pointe-Noire, QC
14. Universite Laval, Pavillion Pouliot, Quebec, QC
15. Boutique, Mere et Mouses, Longueuil, QC
16. MTQ-CGER, Lavala, QC
17. iGo Car Share, Evanston, IL

Since Quebec, Canada, is working on expanding their own Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in the public domain, I suspect these EVSE's (EV Chargers) are actually going - Mostly Public, but some 'boo-boo' slip and they all were copied - and made all Restricted.

On That Note - check out: 

Ontario fires up EV charging station rebate plan.

Companies Collaborate on E.V. Charging for All.

News to dream about:

Nissan to Market D.C. Fast Charger for Under $10,000.

Mitsubishi reveals electric plans at Geneva.

2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Headed to Canada as Fleet-Only Vehicle.

New Chargers Added - Mar. 6th, - Mar. 7th, 2013

Over the last 24 hours - there have been 17 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, 17 New Photos, and 7 New home stations being shared. 

Connecticut was the State with the  largest number of additional chargers added today, with 3 new charging points defined there in just one day! (Utah Came Second with 2 New Chargers Listed!)

Plugshare is now tracking 15,631 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 17
• New Restricted Stations added = 1 @ Central Co-Op, 1600 E Madison St, Seattle, WA
• New Photos Added = 17
• New Home Stations Shared = 7

42  People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means most people are still charging up at home, and just 42 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! (Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations!) 

Special thanks to Kathy, Karen, Jay, Shawn, Anthony, Tom, & Adam - for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Richmond Centre Sears Parking Lot, Richmond, BC
2. Fort Melon Park, Sanford, FL
3. Finch CHEV, London, ON
4. Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA
5. General Electric, Plainville, CT
6. Safeway Parking Lot, (No Address!!)
7. UPMC Presbyterian Garage, Pittsburgh, PA
8. Sunrise Chevrolet, Glendale Heights, IL
9. Zion River Resort, RV Park, Virgin, UT
10. Zion West RV Park, Leeds, UT
11. Palm Creek at Warms Springs RV Park, Moab, NV
12. Walgreen's, Little Elm, TX
13. Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD
14. Kirby Parks, Edwardsville, PA
15. Tim Horton's Restaurant 250, Oakville, ON
16. St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT
17. City Place Parking Garage, Hartford, CT

A Special Note To the new Electric Vehicle Dealers, Selling Chevy Volts, Nissan LEAF's, Mitsubishi iMiEV's, Mercedes Smart ED's, and Toyota Prius PHV's, and any other EV Dealers:

One Continuing Issue is the concept that a number of the Auto Dealers have - that their EVSE (EVCharger) Should be Only for Their Own Brand of Vehicle (NISSAN LEAF's only charging at a Nissan Dealerships, Chevy Volts Only charging at Chevy Dealerships, etc.)

What such dealers do not seem to understand - is their own balance sheets can be greatly affected by this - because besides being over protective, it is not very courteous, offers no Goodwill Investment in the community, and creates opportunity for bad blood. Particularly - when a Dealer let's you start to charge your nearly empty Electric Vehicle - then comes and unplugs you a few minutes later because your are not driving 'Their Brand' - which has happened now! (See the Activity stream on the PlugShare apps for today!)

Also - at the cost of charging up a iMiEV, or Nissan LEAF - being about 40 Cents worth of Electricity per hour - it takes a couple hours for them to consume 1 cup of coffee's worth of Electricity - at worst! 

That Same two hours of charging might be all they need to get home in a bit of a timely manner, and they will definitely thank you for letting them charge - and say good things about you doing so (even if you don't hear them directly)! 

On the other hand - you can imagine the comments they will share when you treat them  like beggars and bums, just because when coming into your dealership with a different branded EV for a charge - you think it won't 'Look Good' for an other brand to be plugged in at your shop or showroom location's EV Charger!

If you refuse to work in the EV Community as a member of the EV Community, and support other members of the EV Community - it would be best to simply not be a part of it.

An Even Worse style of thinking I have come across - is not just 'My Brand Only' - but - 'My Stores Customers Only!' that means - if you bought the same brand elsewhere - you STILL won't be allowed to charge up your Plug-in Vehicle at their store - since you did not buy it there! Rest Assured - that is an extreme case of cutting your nose off to spite your face, no matter how much money you think you are saving - it will greatly affect your bottom line far beyond what you may ever learn - only because you put that kind of thinking out there!

The EV Community - and EV Drivers are not 'Cheap' - considering the much more expensive Vehicles they have bought - compared to a similar sized Gasoline Vehicle, so why treat them like they are Cheap Beggars? Instead - treat them as leads to your next customer - or clients for your brand - when you treat them with kindness, support them, and work to help them - they will do what you least expect - Remember you as a positive influence in their life - and talk about it in the same fashion! They might even refer a friend to your branded store to check out your products, EV's or other!

I might be wrong in this - but I think of it like the days of a Store Owner - who can't help you - referring you to his competition to get what you need, because - he truly wants to help you - not just make a sale!

What do you think? Add your comments below and tell me your thoughts about this! EV Drivers, and EV Dealers (Plug-in Hybrids [And EREV's] too!).

30 New Chargers Added - Mar. 5th, - Mar. 6th, 2013

Over the last 24 hours - there have been 30 New Public Chargers (Including 1 new listing in Germany) added to the PlugShare network, 17 New Photos, and 6 New home stations being shared. 

California was the State with the  largest number of additional chargers added today, with 6 new charging points defined in California in just one day!

Plugshare is now tracking 15,606 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 30
• New Restricted Stations added = 2
• New Photos Added = 17
• New Home Stations Shared = 6

37 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means most people are still charging up at home, and just 37 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! (Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations!) 

Special thanks to Paul, Josh Kessler, Michelle, M&L, Jim, & Jennifer for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Eddie Rd. EV Charge Station
2. Big Green Island - Cortes Island, BC
3. Apollo Group, Phoenix, AZ (X2)
4. W Hotel, Seattle, WA
5. 9th & Arch Parking Lot, Philadelphia, PA
6. Russell Creek Park, Plano, TX
7. 14th/J Parking Lot, Plano, TX
8. Civic Center North, Chula Vista, CA
9. Keith Alexander, Ann Arbor, MI
10. Creative Living Fellowship, Phoenix, AZ
11. CarCharging Inc., San Francisco, CA
12. Disney, Kapolei, HI
13. BIA of Hawaii, Waipahu, HI
14. AAA Ann Arbor, MI
15. AAA Dearborn Office, MI
16. MCCABCGBCEC, Boston, MA
17. Safeway, Pleasanton, CA
18. Garage at PO, Boston, MA
19. SOMO Village, Rohnert Park, CA
20. Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH
21. Tatem, Ithiaca, NY
22. Johnson County Justice Annex, Olathe, KS (X2)
23. CP QA, Sunnyvale, CA
24. Tesla Yorkdale, Yorkdale Mall, ON
25. Homewood Suites / Hilton Garden Inn, Bossier City, LA
26. Faulkner Chevrolet, Cadillac, Bethlehem, PA
27. Toyota of Maine, San Rafael, CA
28. Alterauge GmBH, dirket an der B9, Kettig, Germany
29. Parking Garage, !Not Enough Information to figure out a City, State Location!

Two Restricted Stations added, 1 at at La Fitness Parking Garage, Los Angeles, CA. & 1 at  GE WattStations, Bethesca. MD.

Big Green Island is enhancing EV Charging on the Islands between the Mainland and Vancouver Island, in B.C. See their Facebook Page Here, and their Website Here. Interested in getting a High-Value Parking Structure to work for you wile you make available Electric Vehicle Charging Points? Check out their brochure!

Since I began this blog on February 27, 2013, keeping a daily track of added charging station activity - there have been 126 new Electric Vehicle Charging Station Locations Added to the PlugShare Network Listings! That is in 1 week and 1 day! Almost 16 new Charger Listings average per day!

In addition, there were 32 Personal Home Charging Stations Shared in this week, for an average of 4 new Home chargers per day available and being shared on the PlugShare Network for the last 8 days!

Station #2 in the list above is essentialy at Hollyhock, which recently did an LED Light Fund Raiser: SVI Attendees Raise $10K for Hollyhock’s LED Light Project.

A Funny thing today - this time - more Public EV Charging stations were installed, and fewer people plugged in to them than most recent days! Maybe here is why: 

Juice for an EV: Why more electric vehicle owners use home charging stations. and this story: More Electric-Car Owners Install Home Charging Stations.

I hope this blog and these stories are getting your the information you want and need, or are just curios about but they deliver the answers! Robert

New Chargers Added - Mar. 4th, - Mar. 5th, 2013

Over the last 24 hours - there have been new Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, New Photos, and New home stations being shared. 

California was the State with the  largest number of additional chargers added today, with 5 new charging points defined in California in just one day!

Plugshare is now tracking 15,548 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added =  12
• New Restricted Stations added = 0
• New Photos Added = 9
• New Home Stations Shared = 3

48 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means most people are still charging up at home, and just 48 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! (Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations!) 

Special thanks to Patricia, Shaka, & Kelsi for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. City of East Lansing, MI
2. Uptown Parking, Cleveland, OH (X4)
3. King Chevrolet Buick GMC, Longmont, OH
4. Whole Foods, {Location = ????)
5. 22470-2253 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge, BC (Coming Soon)
6. Ford of Murfreesboro, TN
7. Graybar Canada, Niagar Falls, ON
8. North Highlands Library, Antelope, CA
9. KIA of Elk Grove, CA
10. Fairfield City Hall, Fairfield, CA (X2)
11. San Joaquin Valley APCD [Air Pollution Control District], Fresno, CA (X2)
12. CVS Pharmacy, Granite Bay, CA

When Checking in to any of these Public EV Charging Stations - you can leave either a green Thumbs up - positive comment, or a red thumbs down negative comment - depending on your experience at them!

Hope this post has information that helps you, informs you, and keeps you in touch with your EV's Growing Field of Charging Locations & Choices! 

New Chargers Added - Mar. 3rd - Mar. 4th, 2013

Over the last 24 hours - there have been new Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, New Photos, and New home stations being shared. Texas was the State with the  largest number of additional chargers added today - particularly - Houston, as to a single location (City), with 10 new charging points defined in just one day!

Plugshare is now tracking 15,533 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added =  17
• New Restricted Stations added = 1
• New Photos Added = 26
• New Home Stations Shared = 3

61  People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means most people are still charging up at home, and just 61 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! (Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations!) 

Special thanks to Dana, Dan, & Steve, for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Fairmont Hot Springs, Anaconda MT
2. Providence Train Station Garage
3. Mitchell Cycle Inc., Mitchell, ON
4. Pappas Bros Steakhouse, Houston, TX
5. Houston Transtar, Houston, TX
6. Memorial Park - Tennis Center, Houston, TX
7. Mohegan Sun, Montville, CT
8. Ampco Parking, Houston, TX
9. McKinney Parking Garage, Houston, TX
10. eVgo - 4 Houston Center, Houston, TX
11. Central Parking, Houston, TX
12. Houston Heights Library, Houston, TX
13. 3300 Main, City of Houston, TX
14. eVgo - Houston Pavilions, Houston, TX
15. Staples, Indianapolis, IN
16. Winters Community Center, Winters, CA
17. Northeast Utilities, Windsor, CT

Restricted Stations, 1 = Executive Valet Parking, Suffield, CT.

Now - for some of my readers - Maybe I am preaching to the Choir, but anyway - Some additional information and references on Using of Electric Vehicle Charging stations:

2012 Florida Statutes- 366.94 Electric vehicle charging stations.
(3)(a) It is unlawful for a person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle that is not capable of using an electrical recharging station within any parking space specifically designated for charging an electric vehicle.
(b) If a law enforcement officer finds a motor vehicle in violation of this subsection, the officer or specialist shall charge the operator or other person in charge of the vehicle in violation with a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as provided in s. 316.008(4) or s. 318.18.

Another Suggestion for areas where such or similar laws exist - Post the Phone Number of the Local Police Establishment on the listing in PlugShare, and make up a Sticker / Sign of the same parking control content and Post it at your local Public EV charging Point!

Living in Vancouver, B.C.? - Have a Business there? Want to offer EV Charging? Check this out - "Electric Vehicle Charging Station Incentive Program - Get Your Customers Charged Up with up to $4000 off an EV charging station. 

Metro Vancouver is pre-qualifying up to 75 eligible businesses and non-profit organizations to host an electric vehicle charging station as part of the Provincial Community Charging Infrastructure Fund (CCI)."

  Having a Charger like this with a Pedestal Base - allows for a Sign to be incorporated behind it, as well as painted on the pedestal, and (if the Parking Spot is painted) the parking spot can also be a place to identify the Illegality of Parking if not for Charging!

Along the lines of the above incentive information - here are some of B.C.'s Current Goals in this direction, as Business Vancouver shares "Province announces second phase of electric vehicle charging stations", which states "A total of 570 charging stations are expected to be installed under the program by March 31, 2013."

Victoria B.C. Times Colonist shares "10 electric-car charging stations planned"  (For Victoria)


Electric vehicle rebate program under-subscribed - "

The City of Vancouver has adopted a number of EV adoption policies, including a requirement that all new condo developments include EV charging stations."

Bloomberg News shares "Brazil May Require Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Next Year"

In any case - you can see there is definite Infrastructure Growth - both currently - and planned!

New Chargers Added - Mar. 2nd - Mar. 3rd, 2013 - Plus February 2013 for Toronto/GTA, Including Name, City, State.

Being the Weekend, it is interesting to see just how much activity is on the PlugShare network today!

91  People Checked into Public EV Chargers today, which means most people are still charging up at home, and just 91 needed a little extra or did not have a home charger! (Or they were checking out charging stations before they needed them - to get a feel for the locations!) 

Over the last 24 hours - there have been new Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, New Photos, and New home stations being shared. 

Plugshare is now tracking 15,506 Total Stations!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added =  11
• New Restricted Stations added = 1
• New Photos Added = 36
• New Home Stations Shared = 3

Special thanks to JR Saunders, Carl Langschmidt, & Daniel for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Olympic Trading Post (Sign), Port Townsend, WA (120V)
2. Petaluma, CA Visitor Center, 
3. Tahoma Market, Fife, WA
4. Portland Oregon
5. Assumption College, (Visitors Lot) Worcester, MA
6. Sea World Double Tree, Orlando, FL
7. Fred Beans Nissan, Doylestown, PA
8. Dyer City Hall, Dyer, IN, 
9. Vermont Law School Parking Lot, Royalton, VT
10. Nissan Research Center, Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, CA
11. Outlet Stores, Hillsboro, TX

Even on a quiet Saturday to Sunday run, there were still 15 Chargers added to the PlugShare Network. Of those only 1 was a restricted station - at The Naval Base of San Diego, CA - Navy Exchange (Groceries Store for the Base). While it is true that also 3 of them were private or personal stations - they were still made available and sited and listed for all to ask to use!

As I Read the comments - the number of EV Charging Spots ICE'd (blocked by Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles) seems a bit down, but also - the number of EV Owners Taking (Impatiently) the Charging Cord from one EV while it is charging, and putting it into their vehicle seems like just Rude, if not Arrogant (I am more important than you - so I am going to charge my vehicle, forget you!) For the ICE Drivers - consider this note for them.

It would seem like the rules I grew up with -  - never leave home without telling someone where you are going and for how long, or leave a note with the info if you can't tell someone directly - or similar to them - much like the farmers rules, would be a good fit here: If the gate is open when you come to it - leave it open, if it is closed, close it behind you! 

In EV Terms - it might go like this - if you really need the plug the other guy is using, and you can't be patient and figure out where the owner is - at least leave your info tucked under the wiper (Business Card, a Note with Name and Ph. #), and an explanation as to why you unplugged him, that you - yourself, might accept, if it happened to you! Maybe - tuck a $5 in the window.  

Here is a little extra help on the matter:

Electric Charging Station Etiquette for Plug-In Cars

What EV, PHEV and ICE Drivers Should Know

For my Local Followers: 

Local to the Toronto / GTA 'Nearby' - for the Month of January, 2013:

9 Charger Check-ins at Public Chargers in the GTA in February.

• New Public Stations = 8
• New Restricted Stations added = 0 
• New Photos Added =  5
• New Home Stations Shared = 1 - by Ron A. (Thanks Ron)

New Nearby GTA Public Stations for February, by Name & Location (where possible):

1. Agincourt Nissan, Scarborough, ON
2. Matt's, Ancaster, ON
3. Yorkdale Ford Lincoln, Toronto, ON
4. Dean Myers GM Dealership, Toronto, ON
5. Tim Hortons Head Office, Oakville, ON
6. Blackberry Bldg. 10, Waterloo, ON
7. Oakville Yamaha, Oakville, ON
8. Thornhill, ON

Now with the continuing growth - I have just one question - how long will it take us (Canada and the USA) to be able to be equal to Estonia?

See: Estonia Launches World's First Nationwide EV Fast-Charging Network - for a better understanding of that question! 

Maybe - if Nissan can deliver - it won't be long:

Nissan to Triple the Number of Electric Vehicle Fast-Chargers in the U.S.

I Hope your are enjoying the regular updates on this blog and the subject matter I sometimes add!