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Two US EV Charging Station Firsts

Green Car Congress

A public station with charging ports for more types of Electric Vehicles (EVs) than anything before it opened Saturday in Woodland, CA near Sacramento. Teslas, RAV4 EVs, Ford Rangers, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, even EV conversions can be charged at the six-port station, in the parking lot of the new Woodland Gateway Shopping Center.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

EV Match

That’s why part of our mission at EVmatch is to make charging easy, reliable, and accessible to all. Since we started our work 4 years ago , we’ve made it easier to charge all over the country, including places typically considered to be “charging deserts” like parts of Texas, Michigan, and Illinois. Illinois is all in.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Green Car Congress

The 1 million test miles and more than 26,000 charging events have been accumulated in on-road operations across the United States and Canada. More than 215 PHEVs, representing 12 different PHEV models—mostly conversions—have made up the PHEV test fleet to date. Non-charging energy use (hotel loads) may be significant.

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Chatting with other EV folks

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

John Benson (aka JRAB) brought his functioning 914 DC EV conversion (originally from Electro Automotive) too. Brad Hippert, the president of Porteon (www.porteon.net), and I chatted about production of NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) in Portland soon.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

This subtopic seeks fuel-focused research on the facilitation or enhancement of advanced combustion regime engine operation– e.g., Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI), Low Temperature Combustion (LTC), etc. Subtopic 6A: Solid State Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Devices.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers. —Jon Lauckner.

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No Garage Space to Work In

Open Source Civic EV Kit

This is a bit of a dilemma because I only have a one-car garage and my current electric vehicle (the Porsche 914) is sitting in it, charging up. I don't live in the best neighborhood) I can plug in at night with a cord dangling outside, but that could invite mischievous behavior. Try to borrow garage space from a friend.