12 New Chargers Added 24 hours to Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Plugshare lists a total of 16,375 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 16,308 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 9 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, plus 24 New Photos, and 3 New home stations being shared. 

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 9
• New Restricted Stations added = 0
• New Photos Added = 24
• New Home Stations Shared = 3

98  People Checked into Public EV Chargers today. Few Chargers added, Few public uses - but a bit more today than yesterday!

The last item counted today - was 'New Photo of Sharp-Mary Birch Hospital, San Diego, CA' 

Special thanks to WindPowered, EV Plug (Vestal, NY), Rod, Wall Plug + NEMA 14 + Tesla HPC (Evergreen, CO), and John & Sheri, Wall Plug + L1 EV Plug (Portland, OR), for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

Looks like British Columbia (BC) Lead the growth today - with 4 Station Points.

New Public Stations today, by Name & Location:

1. Monical's Pizza, Watseka, IL - NEMA Plug
2. Loblaws Parking Lot, Port Credit, ON - EV Plug
3. The Towers Wildwood Plaza, Atlanta, GA - EV Plug
4. Hope and District Recreation Centre, Hope, BC - EV Plug x2
5. Carl's Jr, Los Angeles, CA - EV Plug x2, $
6. UBC University Services Building, Vancouver, BC - EV Plug x10
7. Thunderbirds Parkade, Vancouver, BC - EV Plug x8
8. Kitchen Associates, Inc., Sterling, MA - EV Plug
9. Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce, Morrow Bay, CA - EV Plug + Wall Plug

At this point there is nearly 1,000 more stations tracked than when this blog started on February 25th, 2013!

New Chargers Added - Mar. 19th - Wednesday, Mar. 20th, 2013 + News

Plugshare now lists (Their Numbers) a total of 15,992 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. 

Update: This was by about 5:00 PM. By 8 PM - 8 more were added - totaling 16,000 Listed Chargers. See image at the bottom!

Over the last 24 hours - there have been 4 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, plus 37 New Photos, and 2 New home stations being shared. 

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 4
• New Restricted Stations added = 0
• New Photos Added = 37
• New Home Stations Shared = 2

79 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today. 

The last person counted today - was 'Carlin checked in at Mini Richmond, BC'

Special thanks to Bob (Clifton Park, NJ), and Bruce (Tenafly, NJ),  for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

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

1. Kohl's, (Blink), McDonough, GA
2. Walgreen's, Lynnwood, WA
3. Sun Valley Acoustical Corp., Chico, CA
4. Alan Webb Mitsubishi, Vancouver, WA

Still a pretty quiet day! Even though more people used public chargers today - than yesterday - it was only 11 more people checked in today!

I am updating this post with the stats late, but as I do - Plugshare has reported rolling over 16,000 Electric Vehicle Charge Points tracked on their site!

News Bit's:

RENAULT : 170 teenagers discover the electric vehicle on the Ile Seguin thanks to Renault and Schneider.

Ile Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, March 19, 2013 - As part of Industry Week, Renault and Schneider Electric, with the support of the Boulogne-Billancourt town council and the SAEM Val de Seine Aménagement, invited 170 pupils from local high schools to discover the Ile Seguin site. (More).

Tesla revenue up 500% in the ‘year of the Model S’

After delivering the first few Model S sedans in June, Tesla also met its production goal of 400 cars per week by the end of... (More) 

Fuji Launches Slimmed-Down EV Charger.

Fuji Electric Corporation of America is releasing a new generation of UL-Certified 25kW DC Quick Charging Stations for electric vehicles, offering a slimmer, sleeker version aimed at a wider variety of applications and...(More).

Fuji Electric: DC Quick Chargers for Electric Vehicles (EV).

Fuji Electric’s newly designed FRC Series of Quick Chargers for Electric Vehicles offers the ability to charge a 25 kWh electric vehicle battery in less than 60 minutes. The systems feature the CHAdeMO interface for compatibility with currently available electric vehicles. Level 3 Electric Vehicle charging allows for quickly charging the vehicle battery directly, bypassing the vehicle on-board charger. This arrangement is faster and more efficient than...(More).

DC Quick Charging: Comparison Study of 25kW vs. 50kw.

The Fuji Electric Generation 3 DC Quick Charger features a scalable 12.5 kW Power Supply Architecture. This reduces the size and weight of the charger while providing a reliable 25kW Charge.

CHAdeMO interface and Less than 7-11 minutes Additional Charge Time, vs. 50 kW DC Fast Chargers. (More).

The Following image is a screen Capture of my PlugShare App on my Android Phone - Showing the Tally at ~ 8:38 PM tonight! (Added in July 3rd, 2013)

New Chargers Added - Mar. 18th - Tuesday, Mar. 19th, 2013

Plugshare now lists (Their Numbers) a total of 15,991 Stations

They use dynamic tracking to both add new - and remove redundant, or test stations that are dropped..

Over the last 24 hours - there have been 16 New Public Chargers added to the PlugShare network, plus 27 New Photos, and 2 New home stations being shared. 2 Restricted Stations were also added. The Small town of Seward, NE (Pop. 6,964) added 3 Public stations in their town today! That's about 1 public Charger per 2,321 people!

The additions tracked are: 

• New Public Chargers Added = 16
• New Restricted Stations added = 2
• New Photos Added = 27
• New Home Stations Shared = 2

68 People Checked into Public EV Chargers today. 

The last person counted today - was 'T-Bag Checked in at Burgerville, Portland, OR'

Special thanks to Pat Steele (Santa Cruz, CA), and Ajay (Rockville, MD)  for sharing their Home stations access with us today!

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

1. Casa de Fruta RV Park, Hollister, CA
2. AQMD Diamond Bar, CA
3. Ford Country - Dealership, Prosser, WA
4. Ray Brant, Marrero, LA
5. 1740 Stewart St., Santa Monica, CA
6. LeBlanc Nissan, Gonzales, LA
7. Natick High School, Natick, MA
8. Kohl's Merchant's Walk #444, Marietta, GA
9. Insight, Tempe, AZ
10. Polaris Realty, Vancouver, BC
11. Nedco, Prince George, BC
12. Waltham Woods, Waltham, MA
13. Seward Memorial Library, Seward, NE
14. Seward Senior High, Seward, NE
15. Concordia University, Seward, NE
16. Colton City Hall, Colton, SD

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

1. NEX 32nd St., San Diego, CA
2. Add Energie - Demonstrateurs, Quebec, QC

This is one of the average days of growth and activity, not so much and not so little!

California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project - Information.

The Sparrow Personal Transit Module was made in Hollister, CA

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)

Tesla Model S production reaches 400 cars a week capacity (Jan. 25th, 2013)

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)

Bill To Ban Tesla Dealerships Struck Down. (MARCH 14, 2013) 

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) 

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!