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ABB invests $10M in ECOtality

Green Car Congress

Net proceeds of the $10 million equity investment from ABB will be utilized by ECOtality as working capital to support the continuing requirements of the EV Project and will provide the Company with necessary funding to meet its anticipated expansion as a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

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Coulomb launches ambitious plan to electrify cars: 4,600 new charging stations

All Cars Electric

Coulomb Technologies unveiled ambitious plans today to install 4,600 new charging stations for plug-in vehicles in homes and commercial spaces across the U.S. — a project nearly half-funded by federal stimulus money.The news comes at a tenuous time for electric car makers and electric grid operators.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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ZAP hopes to leverage a stimulus from the government for plug-in forms of transportation. As part of this relationship, ZAP Hangzhou plans to begin the installation of manufacturing operations at Holley’s Hangzhou facilities in the near future. million vehicles in 2009, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40. percent of $1.9 Cleantech Group and Deloitte.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

“Energy” companies are poised to receive the lion’s share of $50 million dollars to install a few more H2 filling stations. In addition to the California funds there is federal stimulus money, $41 million by mid-April, being doled out to their projects, many of zero environmental benefit. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. In nearby Silicon Valley, companies are ordering workplace charging stations in the belief that their employees will be first in line when electric cars begin arriving in showrooms. February 15, 2010.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

The new digital meters are being installed by the thousands in many utility districts, and in SoCal Edison’s case, they expect to be fully installed by 2012. The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. To be honest, we’ll be very lucky to see that many.