Study: More than 1M EV chargers coming to U.S. by 2015

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily While it’s been debated that the majority of electric vehicle (EV) owners will find little need for public chargers and will instead choose to juice their EVs up at home each night, a study from the clean technology market research firm Pike Research indicates that chargers are coming anyways.

SF Bay Area receives $5M grant to fund installation of 5,000-plus chargers

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily As the U.S.

Auto execs question need for widespread public charging infrastructure

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily Earlier this week, automotive execs came together to discuss the future of the industry at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, MI. As Green Car Advisor reports, one of the sessions at the seminar was titled “Full-scale Deployment: Making the Business Case.” This particular session focused on discussing the need for widespread deployment of public charging stations. However, the discussion quickly turned around as many panelists argued that there’s simply no need for a public charging infrastructure in the U.S

ChargePoint America installations underway, two more chargers ready for use in San Jose

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily By October 2011, the ChargePoint America program, assisted by Coulomb Technologies, is expected to complete installation of 4,600 free public and home charging stations funded by a $15-million grant from the U.S. government

New battery charger is supposedly really fast - from 0 to 50 percent in just 3 minutes

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily What if you could charge an electric vehicle (EV) in about the same amount of time that its take to fuel up a gasoline car? Would EVs reach mainstream status if charging them was a simple, three minute procedure?

Another cost of going electric: Installing home charging gear

Filed under: EV/Plug-in Chevrolet Volt home charging - Click above for high-res image gallery It doesn’t matter if you are switching from Windows to Mac, AT&T to Verizon or cable to satellite, there are usually some unanticipated costs associated with the change.

ClipperCreek now taking orders for EV charger with new J-1772 coupler

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , USA If you are looking for an electric vehicle charger with the new North American standard plug-end (SAE J-1772 ) for either your own garage or for the convenience of your customers, ClipperCreek has just announced that they are now taking orders for that very beastie. With delivery set for May, the company’s American-made CS-40 connects to a 208V - 240V feed and puts out a continuous 32 amps and should retail for about $3,000

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