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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

Setec Powerr

The startup’s service is currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Los Angeles and Dallas. 20-volt Level 1 chargers and 240-volt Level 2 fast chargers. Many countries already run on 240-volt grids and only need a basic cable adapter to fast charge their cars.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

Green Car Congress

ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington DC.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Seamless integration of PHEVs into the electric grid will require close collaboration between the automobile and electric sectors.” That’s why this relationship with EPRI and the utility partners is so important.” ActaCell of Austin, Tex.,

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. Put the bumper sticker and your car and let everyone know.).

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

Green Car Congress

Plug-ins such as the Volt and LEAF will be able to use the Evatran system with an adapter. Schneider Electric’s EV charging solutions will include Square D smart charging stations and smart grid technology. Intelligent communication and smart grid integration capabilities will be offered in advanced versions.

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Yeah, I Got Your Chevy Volt, Right Here. Day 2 @ Plug-In 2009

Creative Greenius

If you’ve been wondering just how real the new Chevy Volt that gets 230 mpg in city driving is , well just take a look for yourself. At the 2008 Plug-In Conference in San Jose, Coulomb had the charging game all to themselves, but they were one of half a dozen charging players at this year’s show.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

charger is also required, though ideally the existing motor controllers might be used as grid chargers. Vehicle-to-grid interface technology is also particularly well suited to Plug-in vehicles. Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project.

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