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. 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 - 

http://evfest-electricavenue.blogspot.com/

  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.

CAA is the only organization in Canada authorized to issue an International Driving Permit.

February 21, 2013 - CAA sends the Governor of Florida a letter asking to amend IDP law.

EV News:

GM working on electric car with 200 miles range, says CEO.

The Sunrise EV2 Project Homepage - The Longest Range EV Ever Built.

In 1996 at the NESEA Tour de Sol, GM's EV-1 attained 125 miles per charge, Ford's EcoStar attained 235 miles per charge, and the Solectria Sunrise achieved 375 miles on one charge. That was with 1996 technology. (A Comment form the above GM Article)

The first electric cars in Ukraine. Video.

In Ukraine the first production electric car.

Honda Fit EV Heads East While Nissan Leaf Simply Shrugs.

The small Honda Fit EV, with its EPA combined city/highway estimated driving range rating of 82-miles, of late has only been available for lease in California and Oregon. Those who have been clamoring (?) for one of this small electric cars along the Eastern seaboard can now climb into one as well via plans by the automaker to release them in selected markets in Massachusetts, Connecticut,... (More).

Tesla gives Uber a Model S boost at SXSW, so come on and take a free ride.

The number of cabs per capita in Austin is probably quite reasonable for a city of under a million, but during SXSW, taxis can be difficult to come by, plagued by ridiculous traffic and a surge of carless visitors. So, to make our way from last night's Engadget+gdgt event to our hotel -- a roughly 15-mile drive north of the city center -- we turned to Uber's Android app. Selecting the UberX option, we were told, would net us a free ... (More)