The first thing Desmond Wheatley tells me about his solar-powered EV car charging system is you don’t need great weather to make it work. “The highest concentration of photovoltaics anywhere in the world is in Germany, ” he says. “The weather is appalling in Germany. Raining, cloudy and gray all the time. And it works very well there.” Cloudy and gray is a good…
This week Honda’s European division opened what it calls the continent’s most advanced public charging station allowing for fast charging with different types of connectors. The new station in Offenbach, Germany has 940-volt capability with four cars able to charge up to a maximum of 150 kW. Power comes from an overhead carport canopy layered with solar panels…
Optimistic government officials and automakers want to put millions of electric cars on American roads in the next decade. There are a lot of issues to be solved to make that happen (limited range, insufficient infrastructure, high costs, to name the big three), but if we ever get there, we’ll be faced with a new problem: How to ensure the country’s aging electrical…
This an example model 2013 Ford Focus E-Hatch has 6 alternators at 110 Amps high output at 30 Mph and above 6 alternators x 14.5 Volt Output X 110 Amp Alternator = 9570 watts/hr road drag on wheel generator too much incline driving through hills and friction wear on the belts, bearings, pulleys ect. has lets say 1.2 times needed watts = aprox 12, watts. So really…
Because residential charging is convenient and inexpensive, most plug-in electric vehicle (also known as electric cars or EVs) drivers do more than 80% of their charging at home. Charging in a single-family home, usually in a garage, allows you to take advantage of low, stable residential electricity rates. The cost to run your car over the course of a year can…
It’s happened to us all before. You touch your car, door knob or even your cat and –ouch! – receive a small electric shock. They may seem to come from nowhere, but these unsettling (though harmless) shocks are all caused by sneaky static electricity. What’s static electricity? Static electricity is produced when two materials rub against each other, causing a…
Israeli startup StoreDot s fast-charging battery. Photo courtesy of StoreDot. On Wednesday three-year-old startup StoreDot, said that it s raised $18 million in funding from the investing arm of Korean electronics giant Samsung and Russian investor Roman Abramovich. The company, which has raised $66 million in total, plans to spend the latest investment on getting…
Will Shafroth, President of the National Park Foundation plugs in a BMW at a charging station at the Thomas Edison National Historic Park in West Orange. This was the first of 100 charging stations that BMW will install at National Park Service sites. (Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) The first electric vehicle charging station to be installed by BMW…
Programs Below are the programs that New Jersey is currently offering in association with electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure. It Pay$ to Plug In It Pay$ to Plug In: NJ’s Electric Vehicle Workplace Charging Grants Employees spend one-third of their day with their car sitting in the parking lot while working. This makes workplaces ideal locations…
Nissan predicts the number of public EV charging locations in the UK will grow from 4, 100 to 7, 900 by 2020. Photograph: Kenny Williamson/Alamy Public electric vehicle (EV) charge points will outnumber petrol stations in the UK by the end of the decade, marking a potential tipping point in the adoption of zero emission vehicles. That is the conclusion of a new…
Introduction Every month we sell many of our cloud-connected smart charge points across Europe. With electric driving becoming more popular with more people choosing to swap their fuel-hungry car for a cleaner EV, it is also important to know how the charging actually works. How long does a car need to charge fully? And what types of charge points are there?…
There are many reasons for considering making an electric car the next car you buy or lease. Besides the many environmental benefits, the promise of energy security, the silky-smooth driving experience with instant torque available without delay, and low maintenance, one of the best characteristics of electric vehicles is how little they cost to operate. Just…
A clean, green environment is something everyone can agree on. The Marriott on the Falls shows our commitment to the environment by providing a free electric car charging station for hotel guests of our Niagara Falls Hotel. Benefits of Electric Cars Regular vehicles operate on petrol, although a growing number are changing to electric cars that work on batteries…
