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Charging station firm secures patent for Elektrobay

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Verifying Elektromotive, a UK-based firm that designs and manufactures electric vehicle charging stations, has been granted a patent for its Elektrobay charging station. Introduced in 2006, the Elektrobay was the first public charging station installed in the UK on the streets of Westminster in London.

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Elektromotive Lands EV Infrastructure Deal with KAUST in Saudi Arabia

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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( KAUST ), a new graduate-level research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, has commissioned UK-based Elektromotive to install 150 Elektrobay charging stations across its campus by September 2009—one of the largest single EV infrastructure deals so far.

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Renault and Athlon Car Lease Partner in Rollout of EVs

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Renault and Netherlands-based Athlon Car Lease International will cooperate in the joint delivery of Electric Vehicle (EV)-solutions to their mutual clients. —Hans Blink, President of Athlon Car Lease International. Athlon supports Renault’s EV project.

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Electric car revolution on display at Manchester museum

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Electric cars and how they are charged has become the latest additions to a new exhibition of transport in Manchester. Tags: Elektromotive costs electric car manchester MOSI museum recharging.

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Brighton becomes electric car second city

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Brighton is set to become the UK’s most electric vehicle (EV)-friendly city outside London, with a little help from Elektromotive, the electric car recharging point maker. Plans to install 20 Elektrobay roadside charging stations over the coming year are part of a concerted effort to encourage zero-emissions motoring in the city.

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Elektromotive continues European expansion

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It will be responsible for the installation of the first Elektrobay roadside charging stations, which are scheduled to be completed ahead of this month’s COP15 global climate change conference in Copenhagen, which takes place from December 7-15.

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Elektromotive heads to Belgium and Luxembourg

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Pilot schemes will begin almost straightaway, with 20 Elektrobay units to be installed in the country by the end of the year with further rollouts planned in 2010. The first project starts in Brussels at the headquarters of LeasePlan, the world’s largest vehicle management and leasing provider.