Direct Energy is partnering with NRG Energy to deliver the first privately-funded electric vehicle charging solution in the United States. NRG’s eVgo fueling package is designed to provide EV owners complete charging solution via what the companies describe as “the creation of an ecosystem of partners to deliver flexibility and ease.” via Direct Energy and Continue reading →
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One of the first things you will notice driving through Houston, is a city that loves its automobile. Most in this Texan metropolis are perfectly happy driving a mile just to get a carton of milk. But as an attempt to shed its reputation as being an oil city, Houston is getting one of America’s Continue reading →
Today’s announcement that GE will be buying 25,000 electric vehicles for its fleet and fleet customers underscores how EV technology has leapt off the drawing board into daily life. While GE’s home and public WattStation EV chargers have been getting the lion’s share of attention, GE’s technology is interconnected all along the EV infrastructure chain Continue reading →
US electric vehicle infrastructure specialists Coulomb Technologies and Aker Wade Power Technologies have unveiled their networked dc fast-charging stations. The ChargePoint® CT3000 devices can charge the battery of electric vehicles – including the Nissan LEAF and the Mitsubishi i MiEV – in just half an hour. via Coulomb Technologies and Aker Wade unveil networked fast Continue reading →
The Volt is weeks away from its consumer launch, with the first retail production car expected to roll off the assembly line on November 11th. GM has announced they expect to begin an advertising blitz for the car which will start during the World Series. Though GM has made it clear form the beginning , Continue reading →
Madison Gas & Electric Co. will install a total of 24 charging stations in and around Dane County for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Coulomb Technologies of Campbell, Calif., and MG&E announced plans on Tuesday to install 18 additional of the ChargePoint charging stations, bringing the total to 24. The charging stations are Continue reading →
GE and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure startup Better Place announced a partnership this morning. The collaboration will build compatibility between the products of the two companies, finance battery purchases abroad and push for greater EV adoption. The companies will help finance the purchase of 10,000 EV batteries in Israel and Denmark and will make GE’s Continue reading →
Eastern Washington drivers who buy electric vehicles over the next five years will be able to install home charging stations without a lot of red tape or excessive paperwork. Dave Holmes, Avista manager of applied research and development, said there are two basic types of charging equipment available for electric cars. Level 1 chargers are Continue reading →
Good stuff happens at these events, but sometimes the more interesting news is in the hallways. I bumped into and spoke with the entrepreneurs behind early-stage EV charging station startup, 350Green — CEO Mariana Gerzanych and President Tim Mason. In their view, the biggest transition in the 100-year history of the auto industry will happen Continue reading →
For the second time in two months consumer electronics heavyweight Belkin has demonstrated its commitment to products that monitor and manage energy consumption. This morning the company, known for its slick wireless electronics and Apple accessories, announced that it has made “a significant” equity investment in Juice Technologies, a 2-year-old company that makes electric vehicle Continue reading →
Austin's electric utility is getting ready for an influx of energy-efficient cars that will be able to recharge their battery systems by plugging into the city's electric system. Austin Energy expects to build one or more public charging stations for those greener vehicles, called plug-in hybrids, within the next year or two, said Karl Rábago, Continue reading →
ClipperCreek has begun delivery of the only UL listed, fully SAE compliant charging stations on the market. The ClipperCreek CS-40 charge stations, which have a 30 Amp charge rate, have been tested and meet the requirements of the National Electric Code (NEC625) and SAE-J1772, a North American standard for electrical connectors for EV’s maintained by Continue reading →
Electric vehicles make most sense if their batteries are charged using electricity from renewable energy sources – but the supply of ‘green’ electricity is not always adequate. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany have now developed an intelligent charging station, which can adapt recharging times to suit energy supply Continue reading →
If you lived through the substantial blackout of 2003, you’re likely wondering how the upcoming rash of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles will affect our electrical supply. According to automakers and utility companies alike, if so-called “smart charging” is implemented, the “green” cars will have little impact. via Smart Charging Could Reduce EVs’ Impact on Continue reading →
Daegu, South Korea: SunPods Inc. of San Jose, CA. and their Pacific Rim strategic partner Semi-Materials Inc of Seongnam City, Korea made their first Asian product demonstration of the revolutionary SunPods’ EV Plug-N-Go™ Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging System Station at the International Green Energy Expo Korea 2010. The world’s first factory-built-to-order integrated solar powered Continue reading →
Axion Power International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AXPW), the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC® batteries, today announced that it had been awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. The grant will be used to assist in the development and deployment of an Axion PowerCube(TM) battery energy storage system using the Company’s proprietary PbC Continue reading →
Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent charging system that previews how its production vehicles will interact with the grid. The unnamed system enables all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners to restrict charging to when electricity prices fall below a certain threshold, or even “when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind Continue reading →
Parked in a row at its Dearborn proving grounds, Ford showed off a trio of electric cars: A Transit Connect commercial van (to be introduced next year), a battery electric version of the Focus (coming in 2011) and an Escape-based plug-in hybrid (2012, but not as an Escape). The cars (a $14 billion investment for Continue reading →
There is a chicken and egg situation with large scale adoption of electric vehicles. Electricity is everywhere (more or less) meaning electric vehicles could theoretically be recharged pretty much anywhere. All that’s required is to install appropriate electrical outlets for electric vehicles to plug into. That requires an investment of money, but so long as Continue reading →
GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart grid software, and Coulomb Technologies today unveiled the first ever smart grid enabled smart charging stations for electric vehicles. The integrated solution using Coulomb’s ChargePoint™ Networked Charging Stations for plug-in electric vehicles and GridPoint’s smart charging software application extends municipalities and utilities ability to manage vehicle-charging load. Utilities Continue reading →
