Archive for the ‘Electric Vehicle’ Category

Jan06

Cracker Barrel to Install EV charging Stations at 24 Tennessee Restaurants

One key infrastructure item slowing the acceptance of pure electric vehicles is a lack if EV charging stations.  Cracker Barrel is helping to build out the infrastructure using locations along highways

Cracker Barrel Restaurants will install EV chargers from ECOtality at 24 locations in Tennessee.  Many of the locations are identified … see map below.

Jan06

Cracker Barrel to Install EV charging Stations at 24 Tennessee Restaurants

One key infrastructure item slowing the acceptance of pure electric vehicles is a lack if EV charging stations.  Cracker Barrel is helping to build out the infrastructure using locations along highways

Cracker Barrel Restaurants will install EV chargers from ECOtality at 24 locations in Tennessee.  Many of the locations are identified … see map below.

Dec16

Electric Car Revenge

Inside look at industry manuevering to commercialize the electric car. Revenge. Producer Stefano Durdic and Director Chris Paine study key players driving the resurgence of electric vehicles (EV).

Dec16

Electric Car Revenge

Inside look at industry manuevering to commercialize the electric car. Revenge. Producer Stefano Durdic and Director Chris Paine study key players driving the resurgence of electric vehicles (EV).

Dec02

Zero Tailpipe Emission Hybrid Electric Bus Uses Dual Batteries

piloted by GE research team.  The team integrates a high-energy density sodium battery with a high-power lithium battery into a dual power system to optimize performance for acceleration and range.  …

…   “While significant advances in battery technology have been made, further reductions in the size and cost of batteries will be needed to enable the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

Nov14

GE Makes Committment to Electric Cars – to Purchase 25,000 EVs

GE logo

General Electric announced that they would purchase 25,000 EV by 2015.  This is the largest EV purchase announced so far and will get GE closer towards their goal of having half their global fleet being EV by 2015.  

Nov12

LEED Green Housing in Phila, Pa offers Electric Car Chargers

Sheldon Crossing

Sheldon Crossing in Manayunk (Philadelphia) Pa offers the latest in GREEN LIVING.   In addition to being LEED certified they offer a Coulomb Technologies electric  car charging station.

" … will earn a Platinum LEED certification … homes will use less energy, water, and natural resources … "  Features include " … solar panels, vegetative green roofs, insulation, plumbing, HVAC, water purification and smart home automation …"Coulomb Charing Station

Sep27

Costco to Offer Updated / Upgraded Electric Car Charging Parking Spotse

Electric car charging stations at Costco

Costo was an early adapter of charging stations for electric vehicles … they ere just a little ahead of the curve.  So Costco is updating / upgrading their charging stations.electtric cr chargers

California is going to be a leader in this as that is where experts expect to see the most electric cars.

Sep25

GE Better Place Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy

GE and Better Place will collaborate to advance the development of the electric vehicle infrastructure.  The partnership will leverage technology standards, create financing for batteries development, and expand into deployment into fleets.  …

Sep09

Smart electric vehicle infrastructure optimizes charging

Networked mobile charging integrated with electric vehicle intelligence will optimize the placement of recharge stations.  …

…   “To determine where the stations are needed, in-car sensors would monitor the level of charge in the battery and periodically report this to a central operations centre … ”   …