Charging Infrastructure

ChargePoint and Blink to offer interoperability

March 8, 2013
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Belong to one network, get access to the other In yet another innovation in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, two of the largest EV charge networks have developed a company that will allow the members of one network to use the other networks facilities. This opens the way to a much more convenient ownership experience […]

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70 Nissan LEAF taxis show capability in Mexico

February 13, 2013
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20 in Mexico City – 50 in Aguascalientes We’re not quite sure how we missed this when these LEAFs were first deployed in Mexico as taxis, but they have now been in service for over a year. Not only have they been successfully placed into service as purveyors of people, but they have helped to […]

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Nissan to add 500 DC quick charge stations in 18 months

January 31, 2013
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Nissan to take three prong approach – Dealers, Workplaces and Neighborhoods Nissan announced a partnership with NRG Energy, along with its subsidiary company eVgo®, to install 40 DC quick charge stations in the Washington, D.C. area. This will be the first quick charge network in the area. This installation will be the first of a […]

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California buys 10 Nissan LEAFs for its fleet

December 26, 2012
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State also makes public charging stations available In January of 2011 California Governor Jerry Brown signed an Executive Order mandating reduction of unneeded state owned fleet vehicles, and eliminating the purchase of new vehicles, with the exception of those needed for critical services, health, safety or security of the public. By July of that year, […]

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Three pending bills could help California EV drivers

September 18, 2012
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State could make EV ownership more attractive alternative than conventional vehicle ownership Three Assembly Bills put forth by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield have been approved by the legislature and await the Governor’s signature. Assembly Bill 2502 will ease the initial cost of electric vehicle (EV) acquisition by including the cost of the charging equipment into the […]

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Kohl’s adds more EV charging capacity

September 9, 2012
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Charging stations now in fourteen states Kohl’s Department Stores has just announced the installation of 36 additional charging stations in 18 additional locations by later this fall. This will bring the count to over 100 charging docks in 52 locations over 14 states. These charging stations will be available to Kohl’s customers at no charge […]

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California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Owner Survey Results

August 24, 2012
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California Center for Sustainable Energy completes EV Survey The California Center for Sustainable Energy surveyed more than 2,500 electric vehicle (EV) owners to provide the state with its most comprehensive data compiled to date regarding the usage of EVs in California. Of the 2,526 vehicle owners selected for the survey, 1,419 vehicle owners chose to […]

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DC fast charging coming to Southern California – slowly

June 10, 2012
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Unofficial word on the status of DC fast charging in SoCal While it would be wonderful to report that we will be seeing banks of DC fast charges as pictured above awaiting our use as electric vehicle (EV) owners, that is not likely to happen anytime soon. So what is happening? A much slower progress, […]

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Washington State gets 8 new DC fast charge stations

May 31, 2012
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Electric Highway becoming a reality – north of California Washington State’s Department of Transportation announced the opening of 10 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, eight of which feature DC fast chargers. The ten new stations include seven along Interstate 5 and three on US Highway 2. DC fast charge locations include Bellingham, Burlington, Tumwater, […]

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Ecotality files suit against California PUC

May 30, 2012

Seeks halt to statewide infrastructure plan ECOtality, the company behind the slow moving EV Project, has filed suit against the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to halt the implementation of the recently agreed upon development of a statewide infrastructure plan for the state of California. Even though ECOtality isn’t really making much headway on their […]

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