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Sunday, March 31, 2013

New Chargers Added 24 hours to Saturday, March 30th, 2013


Plugshare now lists (My Addition) a total of 16,257 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. They List 16,311 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.


Over the last 24 hours - there have been 54 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, and 1 Restricted Charger, plus 37 New Photos, and 2 New home stations being shared. BC Lead the way on the most new listings with 24! 

Since starting this Blog - this is the most number of stations added to the PlugShare Network in one day. There was also a Quick Charger Listed new today!

The additions tracked are: 

  • New Public Chargers Added = 54
  • New Restricted Stations added = 1
  • New Photos Added = 42
  • New Home Stations Shared = 2

100 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today. Few Chargers added, Fewer public uses - a bit quieter day - but still not so bad!

The last item counted today - was 'New Photo of Milford Southbound Plaza'

Special thanks to Phil, Wall Outlet (Canton, GA), and Paul, Wall Outlet (Golden Valley, MN), for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):
  1. GreenWise Publix ChargePoint, Boca Raton, FL
  2. Palm Desert Civic Center Park, Palm Desert, CA
  3. District of Summerland Municipal Hall, Summerland, BC
  4. Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC (1st Pair)
  5. Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC (2nd Pair)
  6. City of Victoria - Public Works, Victoria, BC
  7. Canyon Lanes Bowling, Boston Bar, BC
  8. Armstrong Regional CO-OP, Armstrong, BC
  9. Okanagan College - Kelowna Campus, Kelowna, BC
  10. Port Alberni - Victoria Quay, Port Alberni, BC
  11. Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC
  12. District of Summerland Memorial Park, Summerland, BC
  13. Post Office, Summerland, BC
  14. City of Parksville Public Library, Parksville, BC
  15. Community Park, Parksville, BC
  16. 110 First St. Office, Los Altos, CA
  17. DeMontrond Automotive Group, Conroe, TX (1st)
  18. DeMontrond Automotive Group, Conroe, TX (2nd)
  19. Calhoun's Pelissippi, Knoxville, TN
  20. Calhoun's Turkey Creek, Knoxville, TN
  21. Smokey Mountain Brewery, Knoxville, TN
  22. Hardy M Graham Stadium, Martin, TN
  23. Calhoun's on Bearden Hill, Knoxville, TN
  24. Baker-Ripley on Rookin, Houston, TX (1st)
  25. Baker-Ripley on Rookin, Houston, TX (2nd ?)
  26. EZ Messenger, Phoenix, AZ
  27. Medtronic Inc., Tempe, AZ
  28. MainStay Suites Hotel, Alcoa, TN
  29. Parking Garage, St Paul, MN
  30. Steinbeck - City of Salinas, CA
  31. Southwest College - Garage, Los Angeles, CA
  32. Community Center, Novato, CA
  33. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC
  34. San Antonio Parking Lot, Los Altos, CA
  35. Eau Gallie Library, Melbourne, FL
  36. Downtown, Qualicum Beach, BC
  37. Marketplace IGA, Sechelt, BC
  38. Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
  39. Nedco, Victoria, BC
  40. Guildford Library, Surrey, BC
  41. Fanshawe College, London, ON
  42. UNBC Parking Lot B, Prince George, BC
  43. Maple Ridge Operations Yard, Maple Ridge, BC
  44. Duplicate Memorial Park, Maple Ridge, BC
  45. Memorial Peace Park, Maple Ridge, BC
  46. Coast Blackcomb Suites, Whistler, BC
  47. 1400 I Street, Washington, DC
  48. SemaCharge 19th St NW, Washington, DC
  49. SemaCharge C Street NW, Washington, DC
  50. Columbia St. Parkade, New Westminster, BC
  51. Murphy USA (#7305) - Quick Charge, Greenwood, IN **
  52. Murphy USA, 1235 Emerson Ave (Looks like an errant Station Listing)
  53. Sherwood Chevrolet, Tunkhannock, PA
  54. Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, CA 
New Restricted Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):
  1. SFU Faculty Parking, Burnaby, B.C.
At least one place had stations listed in this period that were in fact redundant/Mislocated listings. PlugShare/Xatori has been informed of them.

A Number of the stations in today's additions are showing that they are in the AddEnergie Network - http://www.reseauver.com/index.en.html 

Thursday, March 14, 2013

New Chargers Added - Mar. 13th - Mar. 14th, 2013 + Links + Important News


Over the last 24 hours - there have been 33 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, plus 22 New Photos, and 7 New home stations being shared. New: now links added for Public Locations - for contact information and more.

Plugshare is now tracking 15,878 Total Stations! (Very Soon to hit 16,000 Stations Tracked!)

The additions tracked are: 

  • New Public Chargers Added = 33
  • New Restricted Stations added = 1
  • New Photos Added = 22
  • New Home Stations Shared = 7

70 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 70 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 W. Checked in at Walgreens, Cornelius, OR' (Comment.)

Special thanks to Chris (Woodacre, CA), Robert (Ashland, OH), Steve (Berkeley, CA), Azeem Sugar Land, TX), Sean (Los Angeles, CA), Don (Santa Margarita, CA), and Marion (Lake Elsinore, CA), for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible + Links Added Today):
  1. Kicking Horse Coffee Cafe, Invermere, BC
  2. Sun Valley Acoustical Corporation, Chico, Ca
  3. 19802 62nd Ave. S., Kent, WA
  4. Gord Anderson Automotive Group, Woodstock, ON
  5. Brant Renewable Energy, Paris, ON
  6. Richmond Hill Mitsubishi, Richmond Hill, ON
  7. Bennett Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC, Cambridge, ON
  8. Schlueter Chevrolet Limited, Waterloo, ON
  9. Scherer Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd., Kitchener, ON
  10. Lanoue Chevrolet Inc., Tillbury, ON
  11. Dave Hitchcock Chevrolet, Essex, ON
  12. Reaume Chevrolet Buick GMC, Windsor, ON
  13. Gus Evenberg Chevrolet Buick GMC, Tecumseh, ON
  14. Aitken Chevrolet Buick GMC, Simcoe, ON
  15. DeGroot-Hill Chevrolet Buick GMC, Tillsonburg, ON
  16. Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, ON
  17. Best Western, St. Catherines, ON
  18. Nanaimo District Secondary School, Nanaimo, BC
  19. Church Road Transfer Station, Parksville, BC
  20. MJB Auto, Coombs, BC
  21. Nanaimo Regional Landfill, Nanaimo, BC
  22. Country Club Centre, Nanaimo, BC
  23. Discovery Harbour Centre, Campbell River, BC
  24. Carl's Jr., Anaheim, CA
  25. Carl's Jr., Orange, CA
  26. Anaheim Police Department, Anaheim, CA
  27. ING, West Chester, PA
  28. MedAssets, Plano, TX
  29. KPRC Main Lot, Mill Bay, BC
  30. Santa Fe Safari RV Campground, Chanute, KS
  31. Western Sizzlin, Ooltewah, TN
  32. Champion Park (Beam/Chargepoint Charger), New York, NY
  33. Mansfield Community Center, Storrs, CT
New Restricted Stations today, by Name & Location (where possible):
  1. SD68 Facilities, Nanaimo, BC
Interesting News Bits:

  Plug-n-Drive has an Event Page - but it does not list Electric Avenue 2013 on the page.
http://plugndrive.ca/upcoming-events - so go to the blog for more info on that - 

  The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) website - www.caa.ca - is also a source of Electric Vehicle Chargers - on their website. (http://www.caa.ca/evstations/) I will track the ones I can, and identify them on the PlugShare network - with a link to the CAA site with each one I copy over! 

  From the list above - you can pretty much see I brought over 14 Locations onto the PlugShare Network in the Ontario Area (Largely West of Toronto), Filling in a number of spots that needed additional units listed. There were also 8 new additions in the BC area, provided by their local sources.

  If you want to drive your Electric Vehicle From Canada down to Florida (Or Any Vehicle - for that matter), if you don't have an International Drivers Permit (IDP), you may have some extra concerns beyond Range Anxiety. 


International Driving Law

  The state of Florida has passed into law a requirement for all non U.S residents, including all Canadians, to carry a valid International Driver’s Permit (IDP) when driving their own vehicle or a rental vehicle in Florida. See Florida Statute 322.04. See Points #1, & #2.




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