Electric Vehicle Authority

What is a plugin hybrid car? First, it's worth defining an all-electric car: a car that runs on high performance batteries which store cleaner, cheaper, domestically produced electricity and use an emission-free electric motor. Next, we'll define a hybrid car as one that gets all its power from gasoline but utilizes electric motors and regenerative braking to extend mileage and create efficiency. A plugin hybrid by contrast uses pure electricity, like an electric car, for the first emission-free miles and then switches to gasoline to continue driving as a backup once that has been expended. Like a hybrid or pure...

Today Coulomb Technologies announced that its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles have met Underwriter Laboratories (UL) listed CT2100 product family safety requirements and are compatible with the Nissan LEAF. Coulomb, which has the largest established installation of networked charging stations worldwide, successfully completed compatibility testing with the Nissan LEAF at the company's engineering facility in Farmington Hills, MI and made the official announcement today. Considering ChargePoint has the largest network of EV charging stations worldwide, shipping over 700 stations to 130 customers in 2009 alone, this is great news for future Nissan LEAF owners who may be planning...

As the proud owner of a 1997 Subaru Legacy Station Wagon and a 2002 Subaru Outback I have long wished for a Subaru Outback hybrid. Since 2001 when Toyota first introduced the Prius in the US, this was practically the first thing that came to mind for me. A chimera of sorts, the body of a capable but streamlined SUV with the fuel efficiency of a bicycle. It just makes sense, people who buy Subaru's enjoy the outdoors and are usually environmentally conscious. The Outback captures the functionality and style of an SUV without sacrificing too much in the way...

One of the most useful car add-on's I've used in recent years is the rooftop cargo box. I've owned several different models including Thule and Yakima and enjoyed the latest and greatest features such as dual side opening and easy install. Roof top cargo boxes are especially useful for skiing and camping trips where car space is limited, especially if you don't have a station wagon or SUV. The disadvantage and drawback to any cargo box is however, that it creates increased drag on your vehicle which decreases gas mileage and overall vehicle efficiency. This drag isn't nearly as bad...

Coulomb Technologies today announced it will deliver free home and public ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States. The ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5000 charging stations to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Fla., Sacramento, Calif., the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond, Wash., and Washington DC and is a strategic partnership with three leading automobile brands including, Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA.Coulomb currently has the largest established base of networked charging stations worldwide with more than 700 units shipped to more than...

Today Coulomb Technologies, the makers of ChargePoint, announced a partnership with three leading auto manufacturers including Ford, Chevrolet and Smart to provide customers of plugin hybrid and electric vehicles with in home charging stations free of charge. The project is being funded by a $15 million dollar grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in conjunction with the Department of Energy with an additional $22 million coming from installation and services sold by the company.The combined $37M total of the ChargePoint America program will fund private ChargePoint installations for electric vehicle customers in addition to public outlets in...

Six days ago Tesla Motors announced that it had bought Toyota's old NUMMI assembly facility in Fremont, California. Fremont is less than an hour drive from Palo Alto, and the rest of Silicon Valley, where Tesla was founded and is currently headquartered. Considering the plant just closed down in April, the timing couldn't have been better for Tesla which plans to use portions of it to manufacture its Model S.The Nummi plant was first opened in 1962, having been built by General Motors. After 20 years of operation it closed in 1982 and then reopened in 1984 as a joint...

Coulomb Technologies today announced their partner distributor ChargePoint Australia unveiled Sydney's first public ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in Derby Place, Glebe Australia. The station was installed by Visionstream and is managed by ChargePoint AU. The charging station will be used for Sydney's GoGet car share program. Below is the press release. For more information or photos, please contact Anne Smith public relations at 408-313-8089 Sydney Installs Nation's First Public ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles Australia's first public on-street electric vehicle charging station opens by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP. SYDNEY May 25, 2010:...

Coulomb Technologies, in cooperation with Green Power Technologies, today announced that its ChargePoint® Networked Charging for electric vehicles has been installed in Philadelphia's first energy efficient housing project, designed to achieve Platinum under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes Program residential community, Sheldon Crossing in Philadelphia, PA. The development, made up of 20 carriage-style homes, is located at 4711 Sheldon Street and will be officially unveiled on April 1, 2010 from 6-9 PM in conjunction with NBA Green Week. Special guests include the Philadelphia 76er basketball team, local officials, developers Denale Inc. and executives from Comcast...

Hybrid cars seem to be the green car of the 21st century. They are reliable, relatively affordable, and use far less gas than most other cars on the road. You see them everywhere; in supermarket parking lots, at the mall, etc. The number of people who own them seems to be growing considerably as well. Chances you know someone who owns a hybrid or have considered purchasing one yourself. So, just how reliable are these step-up cars that are leading us towards full electric vehicles of the future? Why do people enjoy them so much... or not so much? Armed...