Posts Tagged ‘charging stations’

  • AeroVironment to Install Electric Car Charging Stations in South Carolina
    Plug-In Carolina has selected AeroVironment to supply, install and support a network of public electric car charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. AeroVironment will build 60 to 100 fueling stations for electric vehicles in seven South Carolina cities as part of a contract with the nonprofit Plug-In Carolina, which is sponsored by the state’s major utilities. The...
    by at June 4th, 2010 at 06:06 am
  • Ford to Offer Free Charging Stations for Electric Vehicle Owners
    Ford is partnering with Coulomb Technologies, nation’s leading infrastructure providers for electric vehicles, to provide free charging stations to nearly 5000 of its first electric vehicle customers. Under the Ford Blue Oval ChargePoint Program, residents in nine designated markets could receive a free ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station with the purchase of a...
    by at June 2nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
  • Telekom Austria Turns Phone Boxes Into Electric Car Charging Stations
    Telekom Austria has announced plans to turn old telephone boxes into recharging stations for electric cars. During the test phase the service will be free of charge. Following commercial launch, charging stations will offer the possibility to pay via mobile phone using text messages, paybox or a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) card with a RFID chip. 13,500 telephone...
    by at May 5th, 2010 at 06:05 am
  • CHAdeMO to Standardize Electric Cars Chargers
    In a bid to promote the spread of the zero-emission vehicles Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Fuji Heavy Industries and the Tokyo Electric Power Company have formally established CHAdeMO Association to standardize fast-charge stations for electric cars. Last August, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries, and TEPCO started a preparatory committee. Then, TOYOTA joined...
    by at March 15th, 2010 at 02:03 pm
  • Beijing Plans Electric Bus Charging Stations
    Chinese capitol plans to transform part of the existing gasoline filling stations and increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations, making “integrated refuel and charge service stations” to provide both services. Beijing will build more electric bus charging stations in the near future because the only station is unable to meet the increasing number...
    by at February 2nd, 2010 at 05:02 am
  • Pepco Opens First Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
    Pepco has opened two electric vehicle charging stations today and gave Chevrolet’s new Volt plug-in a quick “fill-up” before its debut at this week’s Washington Auto Show. The company will purchase 10 Volts to support a study on the effects of vehicle charging on the electrical grid. “We are excited to be at the forefront of developing an infrastructure to supply...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am