Today CarStations.com entered public beta mode, inviting users from around the world to contribute the location of electric vehicle charging stations near them. Using this tool, anyone with a connection to the internet can share the address, GPS location, amenities and images associated with ev chargers. The goal is to help eliminate range anxiety for …
This afternoon I had the opportunity to meet up with the CEO of RideKick, Ken Schrader, right here in Mountain View! He brought along a prototype unit of the electric bicycle pusher design his company is releasing in Spring 2011 called the RideKick and I was able to take it out for a spin. Over …
Do you live in Colorado and own a Toyota Prius? Given the generous incentives and tax rebates this state offers you can convert your gasoline hybrid into a PHEV (plugin hybrid electric vehicle) using a $5,000 system and only have to pay about $1,000! Using technology from Plug-In Supply and Engineer your car will go …
This morning I spoke with two of the founding members from Ridekick International, Mark Wanger and his wife Dee. They’re developing a product to help bicycle commuters go further, carry more, and sweat less in a safe and affordable way. Just last year I wrote about a device called the Bidwell Pusher which has a …
I’ve always thought electric bikes were cool. Maybe I belong on the other side of the world; I hear they’re big in China? Somehow, whenever I try to rationalize purchasing one, my engineering friend compares it to a Segway that “solves a problem nobody actually has.” Traditional bikes are still cleaner than electric bikes and …
Coulomb Technologies and Aker Wade Power Technologies today announced the availability of their Networked DC Fast Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles (EVs). The ChargePoint® CT3000 family of Networked DC Fast Charging Stations are capable of charging the battery of electric vehicles in half an hour and are designed in accordance with the CHAdeMO standard. Additionally, …
Electric vehicles have had a bumpy road to adoption, we’re still in the transition phase from hybrid to pure EV and just like VHS, DVD and other technologies that have risen to prominence, electric vehicle charger types have been at war to become the format of choice. Contained here is a brief history of EV …
What is the difference between a plug-in hybrid and an electric car? An all-electric car uses an emissions-free electric motor powered by a high-performance battery pack. A plug-in hybrid uses both a gasoline engine and an electric motor. In theory, a plug-in set-up could be used with any type of hybrid, but in practice, it …
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 …
As the proud owner of a 1997 Subaru Legacy Station Wagon and a 2002 Subaru Outback, I have long awaited a Subaru Outback hybrid. In fact, it was the first thing that came to my mind when Toyota first introduced the Prius in 2001. It just made sense to me that people who buy a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Coulomb Technologies today announced their partner distributor ChargePoint Australia unveiled Sydney’s first public 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 …
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 …
If EV’s are the green cars of the future than hybrids are the green cars of today. They are reliable, relatively affordable, and use far less gasoline 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 …
A Discussion of the 2006 Documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? If you have never had any feelings for a car before, you will after watching this riveting and heartbreaking 2006 documentary directed by Chris Paine and released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment involving the creation, commercialization, and ultimate destruction of the electric car. Today, …
We knew this day would come, finally, a mobile phone app to help electric vehicle owners locate charging stations. This first release comes from an EV installer called Coulomb that makes Charge Point stations deployed around the world. Here at EV Authority e’ve created our own open resource with google maps to help identify charge …
I’m saddened to announce that initial reports from a plane crash this morning in Palo Alto California state that several top engineers from Tesla Motors have been killed in a plane crash that took out power throughout the city. Considering the leadership role that Tesla has taken in moving the electric vehicle movement forward this …
