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USA: Tennessee residents can get $2,500 rebate when purchasing Chevy Volt

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:14 +0000

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USA: EV charging provider releases real-time map showing point across US

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:32 +0000

Carbon Day Automotive, a leader in the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure market in the US, has published a map illustrating real-time clusters of publicly accessible charging stations (private installations are not shown) across the country, with new locations being added daily.

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ABB revs-up electric car charging network

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:30 +0000

(Reuters) – Chargers for electric cars may become a “billion dollar business” by 2017, said an executive at Swiss engineering firm ABB, which is teaming up with governments and companies such as RWE to roll out a network.

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USA: Adopt-a-Charger Inaugural Ribbon Cutting

dblo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:17:49 +0000

Join Adopt-A-Charger and the National Park Conservation Association for the Inaugural Ribbon Cutting of the first Adopt a Charger at Crissy Field in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

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USA: Clemson University to Trial Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Technology

dblo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:01:22 +0000

Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research announced as the first of five participants in the Apollo Trial Program to test Plugless Power(TM) technology

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USA: 50 People Will Win a Free Leaf Charging Station from Nissan’s Sweepstakes

dblo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:53:58 +0000

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Japan: Toyota Developing Charging Station Regulator for EVs and PHEVs

dblo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:51:23 +0000

Since launching the Prius in the 90′s, Toyota has kept innovating in this field, and now dreams of a world where there will be so many PHEVs and EVs that the existing electric grid, in the way it’s organized today, wouldn’t be enough.

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USA: Hendersonville to dedicate public electric charging stations for cars this week

dblo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:47:19 +0000

According to a press release from the city of Hendersonville, they will cut the ribbon on two public electric charging stations(PEC) on February 8th.

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USA: Stanford pioneering a wireless electric highway

dblo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:03:42 +0000

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USA: Car Charging Group Announces Partnership With Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

dblo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:51:19 +0000

Partnership Expands Car Charging Group’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Network and Supports Forest City’s Green Initiatives

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USA: Maybe future electric cars will be charged wirelessly while driving

dblo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:39:45 +0000

Stanford University researchers unveiled today theoretical results on a system for wirelessly charging, at up to 97% efficiency, electric cars as they drive down the road.

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USA: Snoqualmie unveils charging stations for electric cars

dblo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:57:32 +0000

The Snoqualmie City Hall will install an electric car charging station, according to a press release from the city.

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USA: 2011 U.S. Venture Capital Investment in Cleantech Steady at $4.9 Billion Despite Tough Economy

dblo — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:47:17 +0000

Industry continues to innovate and mature

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USA: Electric car in Hawaii

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:53:26 +0000

As part of the program administered by Hawaii’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), residents and businesses can apply for rebates and grants to purchase electric vehicles.

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USA: Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation, researchers say

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:46:36 +0000

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Russia green-lights electric cars

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:37:25 +0000

An eco-investment fund is rolling out thousands of charging stations for electric cars across Russia. But despite the green drive, critics say the future is not electric.

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USA: Bayer opens electric-car charging station

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Bayer Corp. opened an electric vehicle charging station at its U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh, one of only eight such stations within 100 miles of Pittsburgh.

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USA: EV charging stations power up Downtown Eugene

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:32:08 +0000

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USA: Ambient electromagnetic energy harvested as power source

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:04:56 +0000

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USA: Reliant and Pappas Restaurants Make Electric Vehicle Charging Convenient for Steakhouse Customers

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:54:37 +0000

–Companies work together to install charging station at steakhouse’s Houston location–

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USA: Are electric car-charging stations the new must-have hotel amenity?

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:51:17 +0000

It’s been a rough half–decade for the travel industry, and to compete for ever–scarcer tourism dollars, service providers have been forced to come up with new ways to attract customers—or in some cases (we’re looking at you, airlines), to make more money off the ones they have through added fees and higher prices.

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USA: Join us February 23rd for the Apollo Launch Event

dblo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:45:38 +0000

The Apollo Program follows five commercial partners as they trial Plugless Power wireless charging technology on their own electric vehicles

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USA: Sonoma County introduces plan for electric car charging stations

dblo — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:58:27 +0000

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USA: Charging stations installed for electric cars

dblo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:07:29 +0000

Over the winter break, the ACC Sustainability department installed electric vehicle charging (EVC) stations on campuses and locations housing college administrative offices in Austin and Round Rock. The charging stations are available for use by students and the public, and are part of the Green Car Parking program.

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Canada: City shows vision with charging stations

dblo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:33:43 +0000

The wise philosopher Kermit the Frog often reminds us that it’s not easy being green.

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Isreal: Better Place gets its Israeli battery swap system up and running

dblo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:38:32 +0000

Better Place has one of the more unique ways of dealing with exhausted electric car batteries. While it does offer charging stations which take quite a while to charge your battery, it also offers the option of simply switching it out. A 100 car fleet of electric vehicles will now begin testing the infrastructure which stretches across Israel.

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China’s Largest Electric Car Charging Station Opens in Beijing

dblo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:36:36 +0000

China’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping station has been put into operation in Beijing, sources with the city’s power supply authorities said Sunday

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GM Working with Automakers Toward Fast Electric Charger

dblo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:49:58 +0000

Chevy Volt team just said that GM is working with several other automakers toward producing a common fast charger for electric cars such as Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-Miev.

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USA: Santa Monica home to 7 new charging stations

dblo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:15:13 +0000

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USA: Community Hospital Long Beach Installs Electric Car Charging Station

dblo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:07:13 +0000

1:50pm | After months of research and hard work, a physician’s “green” dream has become a reality. Community Hospital Long Beach (CHLB) has opened two new GE WattStation Wall Mounts – to charge electric cars – for physicians, employees and visitors to use. The addition of the new wall mounts will help CHLB be a greener hospital by offering charging stations to the many visitors on their campus.

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