The array of initiatives such as the “Plugged-in Place” project and eco incentive programs in diverse locations of the United Kingdom have made the ownership and the use of electric vehicles a reasonable option. The support of more than 40 regional partners across both public and private sectors along with a remarkable funding of £7.8 Continue reading →
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In the latest baby steps to build out infrastructure for electric cars, Indianapolis International Airport has added three new charging stations in its parking garage. via Indianapolis airport adds three EV charging stations | SmartPlanet.
Electric vehicles are a big worry for many utilities. Over the last few months, I’ve had several interesting conversations with Europeans responsible for electric vehicle pilots in places such as Denmark, Germany and Portugal. Based on the results of their research and their real-world pilots, I learned of six frequent fears that turn out to Continue reading →
Everyone has a trick up his sleeve to save on the electric bill around the house, so why not seek the same on the road? Today General Motors and GE announced the launch of the first real-world pilot of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles, which will allow motorists to up the energy efficiency on Continue reading →
The president also wants to see a million electric vehicles cruising our highways within the next five years. Those plug-ins could help reduce our reliance on crude oil, but they could also stress the nation`s power grid. Austin, Texas is one of the first U.S. cities to get electric cars, but as Diane Eastabrook reports, Continue reading →
ECOtality, a developer of electric transportation and storage technologies, has unveiled plans to install its Blink Level 2 residential charging station at residences across Tucson city in the US state of Arizona. ECOtality, as project manager, will install Blink electric vehicle (EV) chargers in homes throughout EV project regions nationwide to support the launch of Continue reading →
Lime Energy has received a contract for $1.5 million from a company to design and install charging stations for its fleet of electric delivery vehicles at select distribution centers throughout the country. Lime has added electric vehicle charging solutions into the suite of efficiency services it offers customers in order to help them reduce their Continue reading →
Bloomberg News reported that China Southern Power Grid Co is building electric car charging stations in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, and in the Guangxi provincial towns of Nanning and Guilin to speed efforts for developing a smart grid. via Steel Guru : China Southern Power Grid builds electric car charging stations – 168183 – 2010-10-03.
Imagine driving across America using a fuel so new you have to carry your own supply wherever you go. At the start of the 20th century, before the era of ubiquitous gas stations, drivers did just that as they tested the limits of cars like the Ford Model T, which ran on gasoline, kerosene or Continue reading →
As I wrote in my two-part series on big-box electric charging, the stores might soon be offering “fast charging” (just 10 minutes to half an hour) in their parking lots. Best Buy is in the lead there. But for safety reasons the big boxes may have to employ the equivalent of gas station attendants to Continue reading →
The gleaming, squeaky-clean future promised by electric cars comes with a burden: The region’s electricity infrastructure will have to be ready to charge all those big, thirsty batteries. The first thousand-vehicle fleet of Nissan Leafs is scheduled to flutter into San Diego County beginning in December, followed in short order by plug-in hybrids like the Continue reading →
Looks like Australia and Poland were just the beginning: Coulomb Technologies is looking to roll out nearly 5,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the US, effective immediately. If one of those cherry-red push pins is pointed at your neighborhood, you'll likely see the stations popping up at local businesses soon, and if you're looking to Continue reading →
in hybrid vehicle (PHV) trial in Strasbourg, being conducted jointly by EDF and Toyota. The 135 chargers provided by Schneider Electric are being installed in the parking lots of partner companies and at the homes of participating Strasbourg residents. The installation and maintenance of the charging infrastructure is being handled by Samep, a Strasbourg-based company Continue reading →
General Electric and Nissan plan to research “smart charging” technologies for electric vehicles to help consumers take advantage of cheaper electricity rates and keep the power grid stable. The two companies on Monday announced a memorandum of understanding to undertake research mainly at GE’s Niskayuna, N.Y., smart-grid lab for three years. The first phase of Continue reading →
In the suddenly zooming story of electric cars, it’s the cars themselves that have tended to hog the spotlight. Later this year, Nissan and GM will be the first to unveil their hyped first attempts at cars they hope will appeal to both America’s inner motorist and its inner environmentalist: cars that get much or Continue reading →
California has been selected as one of the states to participate in the DOE sponsored EV Project. With that honor they will get first choice on the Nissan Leaf 100% electric vehicle due out in December. That means zero emissions. The fact that California has a great electric charging infrastructure already in place helped out Continue reading →
A line will start forming this week for people wanting to buy mass-produced electric cars, but the vehicles’ rollout could be hindered by a shortage of Bay Area charging stations. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. will begin accepting online reservations for the fully-electric Leaf vehicle on Tuesday for a $99 fee. via Electric cars searching for Continue reading →
To date, vehicle recharging has been random with little thought placed on system demand. Fast forward and it is apparent that PHEV’s will increase expodentially and be concentrated in metropolitan areas. Utility planners have been reviewing scenarios where large numbers of plug in vehicles converge on a geographic location, i.e. Cambridge, MA or Palo Alto, Continue reading →
