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Sunday, April 7, 2013

15 New Chargers Added 24 hours to Saturday, April 6th, 2013, Now 16,515 Stations Tracked!


Plugshare lists a total of 16,515 Stations
They use dynamic tracking to add new - and remove redundant, or test stations, but for those that are dropped, or removed, it is done manually, so simply adding in the new additions - does not equal the total numbers, and sometimes - new additions are listed - but need to have their duplicate entries purged. My count is 16,434 Stations. I have not listed all duplicate stations and they may not have purged them yet. I may have counted 1 as a count for one listing - but it might represent multiple chargers, hence some of the differences.


Over the last 24 hours - there have been 13 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, plus 38 New Photos, and 2 New home stations being shared. 

The additions tracked are: 

  • New Public Chargers Added = 8 Locations, 13 Chargers
  • New Restricted Stations added = 0
  • New Photos Added = 38
  • New Home Stations Shared = 2

71  People Checked into Public EV Chargers today. 

The last item counted today - was 'New Photo of Warnock Lake, Atchison, KS

Special thanks to Pierre, Daryl, Tesla Model S HPWC (Emerald Hills, CA), and Randy, EV Plug (Chelan, WA), for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location:
  1. Juan de Fuca Library, Colwood, BC - EV Plug x2
  2. DUPLICATE Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) Parking Lot - EV Plug x2
  3. 1520 Irving Street SW, Tumwater, WA - EV Plug
  4. Bayer Material Science Parking Lot, Baytown, TX - EV Plug x2
  5. Plaza Del Sol, San Diego, CA - EV Plug x2, $
  6. Giant Eagle Market District, McKees Rocks, PA - EV Plug x2
  7. Lakeshore RV Park, Chelan, WA - NEMA 14
  8. Warnock Lake, Atchison, KS - 240V Wall Plug
No Restricted Stations were added today.

A New Highlight Color was introduced.  Fuschia - was chosen to highlight - odd Chargers that are not so commonly used, so as to bring your attention to their difference. 

I Have already mentioned the use of Orange as the Highlight Color for Stations that Charge a Fee - along with the $ sign, and Lime Green for Highlighting CHAdeMO Listings in my Blog Descriptions.

News Bits:


If you’re thinking that you’d love to have a Tesla Model S, but it’s just too expensive, we have some good news. Elon Musk, one of the cofounders of Tesla Motors and the CEO of the company, said over Twitter that a smaller car is on the way in about three to four years that will cost in the neighborhood of $30,000 at today’s prices.

Musk said that the small sedan would be about the size of an Audi A4 or BMW 3 Series, have fewer standard features than the Model S, and would start at about $30,000 in 2013 dollars, not including inflation. He said that it will have a range greater than...(MORE)

It may surprise EV newbies to learn that an electric car’s charger is found on board the vehicle. It’s the equipment buried in the guts of the car that takes an AC source of juice from your house, and converts it to DC—so your car’s battery pack can be charged.

That's a fact. But it doesn’t stop nearly everybody from calling the wall-mounted box that supplies 240 volts of electricity a “charger.” Actually, that box, cord and plug has a technical name—Electric Vehicle Service Equipment or EVSE—and if you have an EV, you’re going to want to install one at home.

So, it’s slightly misleading to say we’re providing guidance about chargers, because we’re really talking about buying an EVSE—which is essentially no more than an electrical device allowing drivers to safely connect an electric car to a...(MORE)

Thanks for Viewing the Blog today and Supporting this activity by your presence here. 

Other ways to support this activity is to Add a Photo or two to the listing the next time you use a Charger, Or provide a note with your Check in as to great services in the neighborhood, or how well the chargers are located.

You can Also follow up the announcements of new blog Posts on my Personal Twitter Account or the EV Fest Account, as well.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

New Chargers Added 24 hours to Tuesday, Mar. 26th, 2013


Plugshare now lists a total of 16,128 Stations

They use dynamic tracking to both add new - and remove redundant, or test stations that are dropped, so simply adding in the new additions - does not equal the total numbers, and sometimes - new additions are listed - but need to have duplicate entries purged. They List 16,144 Stations.


Over the last 24 hours - there have been 9 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, 2 Restricted Stations, plus 43 New Photos, and 5 New home stations being shared. 

The additions tracked are: 

  • New Public Chargers Added = 9
  • New Restricted Stations added = 2
  • New Photos Added = 43
  • New Home Stations Shared = 5

86  People Checked into Public EV Chargers today. 

The last item counted today - was 'Stephen Checked in at PSU Electric Avenue, Portland, OR'

Special thanks to Aliyha (City of Orange, NJ, Plug?), Kat (Decatur, IL, EV Plug), Matt' L2 Charger Aerovironment, (Fortson, GA, EV Plug + Wall Plug), John and Betsy (Bakersfield, CA, NEM 14, EV Plug, Wall Outlet), and Condos and Castles (Toronto, ON, EV Plug), for sharing their Home station access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (& Links where possible):
  1. Country Club Centre, Nanaimo, BC
  2. Nissan Dealer, Zelienople, PA
  3. Capilano Mall, North Vancouver, BC
  4. Capilano Mall, (Copy)
  5. Oregon Mutual Insurance, McMinville, OR
  6. Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
  7. Universal City Walk, Los Angeles, CA
  8. Continental Corporate, Auburn Hills, MI
  9. University of San Diego -- Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Parking structure, San Diego, CA

New Restricted Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):
  1. Victoria Motor In, Niagara Falls, ON - Wall Outlets
  2. Work Safe BC, Richmond, BC Wall Outlet, EV Plug

Friday, March 15, 2013

New Chargers Added - Mar. 14th - Mar. 15th, 2013 + Tesla News


Plugshare is now tracking 15,931 Total Stations!
(Very Soon to hit 16,000 Stations Tracked!)


Over the last 24 hours - there have been 27 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, and 1 Restricted Charger, plus 20 New Photos, and 1 New home stations being shared. New: now links added for Public Locations - for contact information and more.

8 New Stations Showed up in Spartanburg, SC - because I discovered Plug In Carolina website - and last night I added those to the PlugShare Website, as well!

The additions tracked are: 

  • New Public Chargers Added = 27
  • New Restricted Stations added = 1
  • New Photos Added = 20
  • New Home Stations Shared = 1

64  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 64 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! 

The last person counted today - was 'Robert H. Checked in at City of Eagleville, TN'

Special thanks to John (Wooster, OH), for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible, + Links):
  1. Richfield Bloomington Mitsubishi, MN
  2. Harbour Centre Parking, Vancouver, BC (Duplicate?)
  3. Johnson Parkade, Victoria, BC
  4. Town of Woodstock, Woodstock, GA
  5. Montgomery County, Community College, Pottstown, PA
  6. Sports Arena, Lake Cowichan, BC
  7. Lafayette & Boynton, Bronx, NY
  8. Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
  9. Community Centre, Shawnigan Lake, BC
  10. 5th St. Garage, Napa, CA
  11. Santa Fe Christan (Duplicate?), Solana Beach, CA
  12. Spartanburg City Hall, PIC (Plug In Carolina), Spartanburg, SC
  13. Spartanburg Public Works, PIC, Spartanburg, SC
  14. N. Church St, PIC Stations, Spartanburg, SC
  15. Magnolia St. PIC, Spartanburg, SC
  16. QS/1 W John St, Spartanburg, SC
  17. Spartanburg W Broad St PIC, Spartanburg, SC
  18. E Kennedy St, PIC, Spartanburg, SC
  19. Spartanburg Marriott, PIC, Spartanburg, SC
  20. Walgreens, San Mateo, CA
  21. Metrotown Parkade, Burnaby, BC
  22. Holyoke Mall Parking, Holyoke, MA
  23. Gila Country RV Park, Globe, AZ
  24. Municipal Hall, San Francisco, CA (Potential Error?)
  25. Shari's Cafe and Pie, Sherwood, OR
  26. Ladysmith - Town Centre, Ladysmith, BC
  27. Blue Mounds State Park, WI

New Restricted Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible + Link):
  1. Cox, San Diego, CA

Interesting News Bits:

  CAA - the Canadian Autombile Association - has their own EV Charger Search page - http://www.caa.ca/evstations/ - just add your Postal Code (Zip Code? I did not try yet)

Musk has pushed Tesla Motors to double its weekly output of the Model S all-electric luxury sedan over the last three months and is now approaching full capacity of 400 vehicles a week – 20,000 a year – Automotive News says. ...(More)


Elon Musk regrets not saying more about NYT Model S review 
(
Mar 13th 2013) Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk has always taken pains to pitch how far his cars can go when sufficiently charged. The man himself is proving he can go quite a distance as well.

Sufficiently chafed by a review of the Tesla Model S in The New York Times that said the electric vehicle's single-charge range was far less than advertised, Musk called the February 8 article a... (More)

A group of automobile dealers represented by the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association attempted to block Tesla Motors from opening their own stores. They consider Tesla Motors’ method of exclusively selling automobiles online through factory-owned Tesla Motors stores “highly threatening” to the lock that they have on automobile sales. Despite their best efforts though, their bill banning...(More