Comments on: Tennessee Gets in on Solar EV-Charging Stations

By: The 14 Biggest Companies You Didn’t Know Were in the Solar Industry | Earth and Industry

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:47:09 +0000

[...] Founded in 1911 as an axle and spring manufacturer, Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) is now a global manufacturing powerhouse, employing 70,000 people worldwide, working in a diverse collection of divisions from truck and automotive to aerospace and industrial plastics. Eaton's solar division is nothing to sneeze at either, offering packaged and customized solar power solutions, from utility-scale solar power to residential solar power controls, switches and electronic components. Working with the Tennessee Valley Association and the Electric Power Research Institute, Eaton has also begun developing solar-assisted electric vehicle charging stations. [...]

By: Nissan Spends $3.5 Billion On Solar EV Chargers In Tennessee | ecoAffect

Nissan Spends $3.5 Billion On Solar EV Chargers In Tennessee | ecoAffect — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:34:08 +0000

[...] ignited local excitement when it announced plans to install solar-assisted EV charging stations at its Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant and the new Nissan Americas headquarters in Franklin, [...]

By: Nissan Spends $3.5 Billion On Solar EV Chargers In Tennessee | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:01:04 +0000

[...] ignited local excitement when it announced plans to install solar-assisted EV charging stations at its Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant and the new Nissan Americas headquarters in Franklin, [...]

By: Nissan Spends $3.5 Billion On Solar EV Chargers In Tennessee | Crisp Green

Nissan Spends $3.5 Billion On Solar EV Chargers In Tennessee | Crisp Green — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:25:54 +0000

[...] ignited local excitement when it announced plans to install solar-assisted EV charging stations at its Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant and the new Nissan Americas headquarters in Franklin, [...]

By: kelley

kelley — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:31:12 +0000

Great article, except that the TVA & EPRI project just broke ground this week and won’t be finished for another 2 months. Here is the first one in the South:
http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/24/rural-tennessee-town-gets-solar-parking-lot-with-ev-chargers/

By: steve

steve — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:47:53 +0000

I love the idea of electric vehicles but unless projects like this one can succeed I can see no way of producing the electricity and the grid system necessary to carry it, in the amounts that will be needed if everyone switches to electric transport.