Grant Installation Juice Volt 
Plugs and Cars
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. If you are a consumer, and you get a Volt, Smart, or Ford electric car, you probably qualify for a free home charge station. Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 13, 2011
Plus installation. All plug-in cars these days come with a 120-volt charge cord. This will actually be sufficient for many if not most Volt drivers, and quite a few LEAF drivers. An empty Volt pack will take 10 hours to fully recharge; an empty LEAF about 20 hours. My installation was pretty simple, so it cost me nothing.
Plugs and Cars
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
We chatted while he finished charging his LEAF at the recently installed Quick Charger at the new Market Street Whole Foods in San Francisco. Bill lives a good 60 miles from San Francisco, so he needs to get some juice to make his trip home after work. A standard 120-volt outlet - Level 1 in EVspeak. I''ll call him Officer Bill.
Plugs and Cars
MARCH 3, 2011
Unfortunately there are still damn few J-plugs (the new standard for plug-in cars) publicly deployed, despite the expectations created by the federal grants to the EVProject (Ecotality) and ChargePoint America (Coulomb) and ex-Mayor Newsom here in San Francisco. Here's what's going to happen: You get your new LEAF or Volt.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Giving drivers the convenience of charging their vehicles when they are away from home, charge stations have already been with us for some time and are now being installed in at a quickening pace. Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Finally, there are charging stations.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 30, 2009
The new plug-in vehicle will be able to exceed highway speed limits, go 100 miles on a charge and recharge in four to eight hours using a 220-volt line, similar to those for clothes dryers, said Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Thats short-sighted.
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