Charging station
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Earlier this week Swiss-based Nation-E announced the Angel Car, a vehicle which the company says will aide stranded electric cars with flat battery packs. Designed to help alleviate the range anxiety many commentators cite as the major hurdle to widespread EV success, the Angel Car is only a phone call away. Think of it as the AAA of the electric car world. But with the average daily drive of a car well under the 100 mile range of highway-capable electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Coda Sedan, are emergency mobile EV chargers really necessary or are they a phenomenon only really...
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Car Charging Station-Maker Coulomb Raises $15 Million to Expand Network
Coulomb Technologies, a leader in roadside charging stations and infrastructure, announced a $15 million third round of funding, which it will use to further develop its network of electric vehicle charging stations. The company has inked partnerships with Leviton and Siemens, which will add their...
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40 Percent Of U.S. Adults Want To Test Drive An EV
In news that will no doubt be music to the ears of any manufacturer planning to sell an electric vehicle, new research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) finds that two fifths of US adults are interested in test driving an EV. The study reveals that consumers are interested in the...
Antony Ingram -
Almost 1 Million Electric-Car Charging Points In U.S. By 2015, Analyst Says
While early adopters won't need many public charging points for their electric cars, conventional wisdom has it that the public at large probably will. And according to a May report by Pike Research, that's exactly what will happen. The clean-technology market research firm predicts that by 2015...
John Voelcker -
Up From the Ashes: CA Refits 10-Year-Old EV Charging Stations
Everything old is new again. At least that's the hope of the California Energy Commission (CEC), who have just announced that they will be overhauling many of California's old charging stations. California has long been the at the centre of EV development and thanks to several EV programmes in the...
Antony Ingram -
Charging the 2011 Chevrolet Volt: What You Need To Know
We've covered the 2011 Chevy Volt a lot here at AllCarsElectric.com, and for good reason. It'll be one of the first affordable and usable EVs to hit the market. Of course, it isn't just a simple electric vehicle. The Volt uses a small gasoline engine as a range extender to allow the Volt to travel...
Antony Ingram -
If there's one thing any advocate of the electric car gets asked more than anything else, it's about range: "How far will it go? How long does it take to recharge? 8 hours!? I'd take me weeks to travel across the country!..." Help is at hand though, as there are several organizations here in the U.S. whose aim it is to develop an electric vehicle infrastructure that's comprehensive and advanced enough to make EV travel as convenient - if not more so - than it is in fossil-fuel powered cars. Representatives from ChargePoint America, ECOtality, the Eaton Corporation and General Motors were all...
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Charging Your Electric Car At Home: What You Need To Know
One of the most important aspects of electric-car ownership might not be how they drive, or how far you'll go on a charge, but how you'll actually charge it in the first place. That's why we asked "What comes first, the car or the charger?", with many potential EV owners waiting for a public...
Antony Ingram -
SF Bay Area Soon To Be Home To 5,050 More EV Charging Stations
Infrastructure for electric transportation is heating up. Companies like Coulomb Technologies and Ecotality are already deploying electric vehicle charging stations region by region. And just today, general Motors said it was gearing up to announce a charging partner for its forthcoming Chevrolet...
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Even In Motor City, Charging Electric Cars Will Be Cheap
Buyers of electric vehicles can already benefit from several different tax credits, both from the federal government as well as their own respective state authorities (in some cases), but now they stand to benefit on their power bills as well. Detroit Edison, an electricity utility based in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran