Posts Tagged ‘charging’

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    Chevrolet Volt Owners May Soon Get Charged with Renewable Energy
    Chevrolet Volt owners could soon charge with renewable energy using a new solution from OnStar. The technology is enabled as OnStar receives a signal from PJM Interconnection that shows the percentage of available renewable energy on the grid. Data from this forecast is downloaded to the OnStar cloud, or Advanced Telematics Operating Management System (ATOMS). OnStar uses...
    by at January 30th, 2012 at 08:01 am
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    Volvo Working on Wireless Charging for Electric Cars
    Volvo has announced that it will participate in an inductive charging project called Continuous Electric Drive (CED) led by Belgian technological and automotive development specialists Flanders’ Drive. A Volvo C30 Electric will be delivered to Flanders’ Drive on May 19, to be modified for wireless charging. The handover also marks the formal starting signal...
    by at May 19th, 2011 at 05:05 am
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    Google Testing Plugless Electric Car Charger
    Google has installed a plugless electric car charger, designed by Virginia-based Evatran LLC, to charge up plug-in electric cars on its Mountain View, Calif. campus. Developed by Evatran LLC, Plugless Power is a Level 2 (7.7 kW, 240V at 32A) inductive charging system. Plugless Power is based on inductive technology, which has been used in electrical transformers for more...
    by at March 22nd, 2011 at 01:03 am
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    Sumitomo, Nissan and NEC to Promote Membership-based Charging Service for EVs
    Sumitomo Corporation, Nissan and NEC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote a new membership-based charging service for EV users that will be available for the first time nationwide in Japan. Under the MOU, the three companies will conduct a joint study to develop charging facilities which can provide continuous service to EV users and maintenance of...
    by at December 21st, 2010 at 08:12 am
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    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
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    Pre-Wired Homes for Electric Cars
    Homebuilder KB Home started to offer an option to pre-wire its “Built to Order” new home construction package – providing built-in technology so owners can recharge either plug-in hybrid or electric cars. The move comes from KB Home’s market surveys that showed buyers want greener homes that are not only “earth-friendly” but save them money as well. This...
    by at March 10th, 2010 at 06:03 am
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    GE and Juice Technologies Partners on Electric Vehicle Charging Devices
    GE and Juice Technologies announced partnership to create intelligent plug-in electric vehicle charging devices for U.S. and global markets. Electric vehicles will begin shipping in volume across the United States in 2010. Charging stations will be needed to meet the growing consumer demand. Chargers will communicate with power grid to determine best times to charge,...
    by at February 17th, 2010 at 09:02 am