LYNWOOD > Alma Martinez stood proudly in a City Hall parking lot Thursday as Southern California Edison workers installed eight new charging ports for electric cars. The Lynwood city manager said the city will be first among the lower-income gateway cities hugging the polluted 710 Freeway corridor to invest in electrified transportation. “We are so outside…
While various factors make it difficult to set the benchmark price for home charging, we can point to a national average price for a kilowatt-hour of household electricity, as documented by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For April 2014, the EIA shows an average retail price of $0.1231 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Of course, your price—depending on where you…
Remember that time you saw a tesla zooming down Juan B. Justo and Santa Fe? Exactly. You probably haven’t. Although precise figures on exactly how many electric cars there are in Buenos Aires are not available, the number is pretty low compared to countries like Norway where the market share for electric cars is a whopping 37 percent. Apparently those Nordic overachievers…
Your parking lot is the first thing people will see when they arrive at your property. It will affect the first impression they will have of your business so you need to make sure it is a good one. Most parking lots are paved with asphalt because it is durable and cost-effective. When maintained properly, asphalt driveways will look wonderful and last for decades…
Innogy SE, a subsidiary of German energy conglomerate RWE, announced that it has launched hundreds of blockchain-powered charging stations for electric cars across Germany through its e-mobility startup venture Share&Charge. Carsten Stöcker, senior innovation manager at Innogy Innovation Hub, which focuses on the development of digital business solutions…
According to most green technology experts, the scarcity of convenient public charging stations is one of the largest barriers to widespread adoption of electric cars. Until that problem is solved, early adopters must either plan their routes to overlap with charging stations using an app like PlugShare, or find a way to bring the charging station with them. Rick…
There’s little doubt the age of electric cars is upon us. With technology developments like wireless charging just around the corner, rival energy businesses and car manufacturer developments like the network of Tesla Supercharger charging stations competing for headlines, plus government and local authority initiatives all working towards extending EV charging infrastructure…
On Thursday afternoon, employees at AEP headquarters test-drove some of the latest electric car models on the market as a way to promote the corporation s latest undertaking: installing hundreds of electric charging stations throughout Columbus. As part of Smart Columbus, the city s initiative to invest in innovative and sustainable public transportation, AEP says…
An electric car can be charged using standard household circuitry. Electric cars offer the promise of cleaner air in communities where power is generated from renewable energy sources - such as solar, wind, hydroelectric or nuclear energy - that emit no pollutants into the air. Surprisingly enough, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are also a cleaner choice than conventional…
But for those who want to see the best of the country’s nature without polluting the air, the National Park Service announced on Wednesday that it will install up to 100 electric car chargers in parks across the nation. The project is a joint effort between the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, BMW and the Department of Energy. The partnership kicked…
Electric cars. They’re quiet, they’re great for the environment, and they’re creating a clientele who seeks hotels where they can charge up their vehicles after check in. Eco-savvy travelers are often willing to pay a little extra so their BMW, Nissan Leaf, Honda EV, or top-of-the-line Tesla can get back in business without delay. And it looks like hotels near and…
SAN FRANCISCO Apple Inc ( AAPL.O) is investigating how to charge electric cars, talking to charging station companies and hiring engineers with expertise in the area, according to people familiar with the matter and a review of LinkedIn profiles. For more than a year, Silicon Valley has been buzzing about Apple s plan to build an electric car. Now the company appears…
BMW is partnering with the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service to install 100 electric vehicle charging stations in national parks. In celebration of a new partnership between BMW of North America, the National Park Foundation, and the National Park Service (NPS), the first of up to 100 electric vehicle charging stations to be installed in national…
We have detected that your browser has disabled cookies. Please enable cookies in your browser settings or you may experience errors. Blink Network Features Blink Network brings all of our EV charging station information to one place. Via the Blink Network website or Blink mobile app, drivers can locate public EV chargers and see real-time station availability. EV…
