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Coulomb Technologies Signs Exclusive Distributor for Charging Stations for Australia

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Coulomb Technologies has signed ChargePoint Pty Ltd to an exclusive distribution agreement for its charging stations in Australia. The pilot projects will be used to evaluate charging behavior, energy grid load analysis and environmental and societal impacts. Tags: Brief.

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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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Coulomb Technologies, the developer and provider of a family of products and services that provide a plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure ( earlier post ), announced a series of infrastructure wins (two European, one US) in late May and early June. KHLim’s CO 2 neutral area produces its own green energy through wind, heat and solar.

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Australia gets charged up by Coulomb

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With the first mass produced electric vehicles scheduled to arrive in Australia in 2010; and most manufacturers expecting to release models in 2012; the country is having to act fast to establish the necessary infrastructure to make its green car ambitions a reality.

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German Automakers Propsing Integrated Global Standard for a Modular Connector System for EV Charging

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Automakers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen are proposing the standardization and global acceptance of a modular connector system for electric vehicle charging. The design makes the charging connector suitable for charging with single- and three-phase alternating current. Earlier post.).

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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Opel is developing three battery-electric versions of its Meriva small MPV as research vehicles to participate in the MeRegioMobil research project funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology. Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies. Charging time with 230V is approximately 3.5

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DOE Announces $100M Available for ARPA-Es 3rd Funding Opportunity; Focus on Grid-Scale Energy Storage, Electrical Power Technology, and Building Energy Efficiency

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ARPA-E’s second solicitation announced in December, 2009—which has yielded nearly 500 concept papers—focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for biofuels, carbon capture, and batteries for electric vehicles. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT).

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. For instance, they may have solar panels on their roof or could, via their utility, opt for energy from renewable sources.