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Why Hotels and Other Short-Term Rental Properties Need EV Chargers

Blink Charging

Hotels and other accommodation businesses located in colder climates sometimes already have regular 120 Volt plugins installed in their parking spots to accommodate block heaters in the winter. Alternatively, the business can have some Level 1 chargers on hand to rent. .

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

Green Car Congress

Eaton’s quick charger can recharge the iMiEV to 80% of battery capacity in 25 minutes. Plug-ins such as the Volt and LEAF will be able to use the Evatran system with an adapter. Liberty PlugIns. Liberty PlugIns is providing Level 1, 2 and 3 charging stations integrated with metered parking.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. General Motors has announced its intention to mass-produce two PHEVs -- a Saturn VUE SUV, and the Chevy Volt, a series hybrid (where only the electric motor powers the wheels and the gasoline engine recharges the batteries).

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. I want to stick around to see the Volt come to market.

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