Home charging
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Yesterday, Nissan announced that it had reduced the price of its official 2012 Nissan Leaf home charging station to make it more affordable to Leaf drivers. But while Nissan has dropped the price of a standard supply and installation of the Nissan-branded Aerovironment charging station from $2,200 to $1,818, we think it still isn’t low enough. Here’s why. Installation costs will vary For owners who live in houses with enough electrical capacity left to provide the necessary 7.2 kilowatts of power to the charging station and have a breaker box within easy reach of the proposed...
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Lowe’s: “Let’s Build An Electric Car Charging Station Together”
If you’re the kind of person who thinks that a fun weekend consists of redecorating your bathroom, landscaping your garden or perhaps making your own shelving units from scratch, you’re probably familiar with Lowe’s, the Home Improvement Store. But what you may not know is that as...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Fisker Karma Electric-Car Charging Stations Have EV1 Roots
When you buy an electric car, you will most likely need a charging station. As buyers start to bring home plug-in cars, they will also expect their dealer to help them acquire and install a 240-Volt charging station (technically known as an EVSE, though few people call them that). Startup Fisker...
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Want a $500 Electric Car Charging Station? So Does the DoE
If you’re in the market for an Electric car you’ll know that besides the obvious financial burden of paying for the car itself you probably want to budget a few thousand dollars extra to account for the installation of a dedicated electric car charging station in your home. At the...
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Want A 2011 Nissan Leaf? Get That Charging Station In First!
If you're on the U.S. waiting list for a 2011 Nissan Leaf, we certainly hope you already have a charging station already installed in your garage. Bloomberg caught wind that some consumers are having their orders dropped temporarily until they install a plug-in charger at home and present the...
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Electric-Car Warning: Check Your Utility Bill Carefully!
It is apparently quite possible that the local utility company that provides the power to charge your new electric vehicle may not have "all its ducks in a row" when it comes to charging you properly for that electricity. I recently bought both a 2011 Nissan Leaf and a 2011 Chevy Volt, and well...
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Anyone who's stored a car in a rural area has heard stories of the chaos wreaked by nesting squirrels. Engine compartments stuffed with leaves, twigs, nuts, and even entire furry families can cause overheating and sometimes fires. But now a new peril has come to light against which electric-car owners may have to guard: Rodents seeking warmth can be attracted to their high-voltage battery packs and other components when the car is plugged in to recharge. While gasoline vehicles go cold when they're switched off and parked, the batteries of electric cars stay warm as long as the vehicles stay...
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Electric Car Pioneers Want Simple Sockets, Not EVSE Charging Stations
Less than two months after the first 2011 Nissan LEAFs and 2011 Chevrolet Volts arrived in the eager hands of their new owners, there is an increasingly large group of owners worldwide who are wanting to ditch the confines of dedicated electric vehicle charge points and plug in where-ever they can...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Sprint To Connect Ecotality’s Electric-Car Chargers Nationwide
Electric car charging company Ecotality announced today it has partnered with Sprint to its electric car charging stations. The partnership will make stations searchable on GPS and will enable billing services and the ability to track data on charging habits. This is one of many examples in recent...
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“Unlimited Juice” Electric Vehicle Charging Plans: Good Idea or Exploitation?
We often get asked by readers just how much it will cost to run an EV. And while we’re able to say that an EV costs less to run once purchased than a gasoline car we’ve had to guess refer them to their local utility company for exact pricing. So what if you could enter into a monthly...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Need Juice? 7 Home Charging Solutions for Your Electric Car
You’ve read the reports, drooled over the spy shots and saved your pennies for an all-electric or plug-in hybrid electric car. But do you know how you’re going to charge your new car at home, the office or at your parents’ place? There are many different chargers available now or...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield