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Electrify America’s flagship urban EV charging station is indoors

Baua Electric

Located in San Francisco’s South Market neighborhood, two blocks from the Bay Bridge, the new “flagship” site has 20 chargers providing up to 350 kw of power, according to Electrify America press release. Porsche has also presented charging lounges , so far focused on Europe.

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This Car Charger Bot Will Also Hold Your Spot

Cars That Think

Early adopters, slated for late 2023 or early 2024, include The William Vale hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Opera Plaza in San Francisco; and a Holiday Inn Express in Redwood City, Calif. From its home base, Ziggy slurps up a 50-kilowatt-hour charge from the grid, batteries, or solar power.

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Notes from the road: a guest post from Portland

Revenge of the Electric Car

Long recognized as an EV hotbed alongside our brethren Seattle and San Francisco, Portland never disappoints when it’s time to round up and roll out. The EV wagon train encircled andlassoed their extension cords into the Oregon State University Solar Charger, which had made its way up from Corvallis, OR earlier in the day.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. The transportation market is in the process of getting fragmented beyond all recognition.