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- In Japan, It Could Be Easier To Charge A Car Than Fill It With Gas
Japan now has more electric car charging points than fuel stations, but does that actually make it practical to drive an EV every day there? Read more »...
- Daimler, Bosch Criticize Tesla’s Superchargers For Lack Of Standardization
Daimler and auto parts supplier Robert Bosch are questioning Tesla Motors’ decision to build a network of Supercharger stations in Germany that can only be used by the U.S. carmaker’s vehicles. According to the two German companies, charging...
- Japanese Gas Stations Begin To Offer Ev Charging Services
With internal combustion-engined cars, whether they use gasoline or diesel, things are pretty simple: when you're low on fuel, you just drive up to a gas station and voila; fill up your car and continue your trip. Electric vehicles are a different...
- Seven Major Carmakers Agree On A Common Ev Charging Protocol
ACEA, the European car manufacturers’ association, recently called for a common electric vehicle charging standard to be adopted by all automakers. This would be the ideal solution for a unified infrastructure, which in turn, would further boost...
- Ikea To Install Blink Charging Stations For Evs At Select Us Stores
Household furnishing giant IKEA announced that it has teamed up with ECOtality to host Blink electric vehicle charging stations for EVs at select stores in the Western United States. The company said that it is considering 10 locations in Arizona, California,...
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Google Goes Electric, Sets Up 70 Charging Stations at its California Headquarters
Internet-giant Google has just adopted the largest workplace charging installation for electric vehicles in the U.S. with the completion of 70 “ChargePoint†stations at its Mountain View, California headquarters.
The new charging infrastructure will support both employee-owned EVs and “GFleet†plug-in vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF. And there are 250 more charging stations on the way, with the goal of making Google’s HQ parking facilities 5% EV-ready.
Read more »- In Japan, It Could Be Easier To Charge A Car Than Fill It With Gas
Japan now has more electric car charging points than fuel stations, but does that actually make it practical to drive an EV every day there? Read more »...
- Daimler, Bosch Criticize Tesla’s Superchargers For Lack Of Standardization
Daimler and auto parts supplier Robert Bosch are questioning Tesla Motors’ decision to build a network of Supercharger stations in Germany that can only be used by the U.S. carmaker’s vehicles. According to the two German companies, charging...
- Japanese Gas Stations Begin To Offer Ev Charging Services
With internal combustion-engined cars, whether they use gasoline or diesel, things are pretty simple: when you're low on fuel, you just drive up to a gas station and voila; fill up your car and continue your trip. Electric vehicles are a different...
- Seven Major Carmakers Agree On A Common Ev Charging Protocol
ACEA, the European car manufacturers’ association, recently called for a common electric vehicle charging standard to be adopted by all automakers. This would be the ideal solution for a unified infrastructure, which in turn, would further boost...
- Ikea To Install Blink Charging Stations For Evs At Select Us Stores
Household furnishing giant IKEA announced that it has teamed up with ECOtality to host Blink electric vehicle charging stations for EVs at select stores in the Western United States. The company said that it is considering 10 locations in Arizona, California,...