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ECOtality installs first DC fast charger in Tennessee

Green Car Congress

ECOtality and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store unveiled the first Blink Direct Current (DC) Fast Charger in Tennessee at the Lebanon Cracker Barrel location. This is the first of 12 Cracker Barrel locations statewide that will install DC Fast Chargers as a part of The EV Project.

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Cracker Barrel to install 24 Ecotality EV charging systems in select Tennessee locations; Level 2 and Fast Charge

Green Car Congress

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is becoming a major participant in The EV Project and will install 24 Blink electric vehicle (EV) chargers, provided by ECOtality, Inc., at select locations in “The Tennessee Triangle,” the 425-mile stretch of interstate highway that connects Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.

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Eaton Advances Integrated Solar-Assisted Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Collaboration with Tennessee Valley Authority and EPRI

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Additional stations are planned for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nashville, Chattanooga and another site in Knoxville. to develop and launch DC Quick Chargers, a key component in the charging of electric vehicle battery packs. Simple block diagram of the SMART system. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. DC Fast Charging: 38 minutes for an 80% charge at 105 amps or higher (CHAdeMO connector). 120V: Level 1 – 12 hours.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

hours for the 62 kWh battery 480V DC Fast Charging – To 80% in 30 minutes or less. Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive the 2023 ID4 AWD Pro S from Nashville to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Using an onboard 11 kW charger with an increased maximum charge rate of 170 kW, charge times are estimated to be: Just passing through.