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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

Coulomb Technologies unveiled San Francisco's first ChargePoint America charge stations yesterday in a Priority Parking lot along the Embarcadero. The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. Nissan LEAF buyers are excluded.

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Tesla + Toyota

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: After being sucker-punched first by the recession and then by the closure earlier this year of the NUMMI plant with its nearly 5,000 auto-worker jobs, the Bay Area’s fourth-largest city is suddenly coming to — buoyed by last week’s news that electric-car maker Tesla will jump-start NUMMI. Despite an 8.4

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., February 15, 2010.