Since the invention of the automobile, the vast majority of U.S. cars and trucks have been fueled by oil. “Conventional” cars burn gasoline or diesel in an internal combustion engine, turning the wheels and moving the vehicle. In contrast, electric cars and trucks use electric motors to partially or entirely replace the internal combustion engine. Instead of…
We recommend getting a 50-amp charging station when buying an EVSE. The charge times are faster and will help extend the range of your electric car or vehicle. This also helps future proof your EVSE if/when you get an electric car that charges faster than today’s models. However, there are different types you can use depending on what you need. Level 1 Level…
Those new stations will be deployed around highways in the UK. ChargePoint wrote in a press release: “The UK market itself is at an inflection point. There are more than 90, EVs on the road today but this could reach 1.2 million by 2020 according to the Department for Transport. However, one of the major driver concerns currently is the frequency of charging…
How much does it cost to install an electric vehicle charging station at home? As electric vehicles become more and more common, we will likely see growth in home electric vehicle charging stations. For this example, we ll examine the cost of installing a standard 240V charging station , which typically costs $1100-$1200. Although DIY-ers can install their own…
The more electric cars are sold, the more used electric car batteries start to pile up–and right now, manufacturers don’t have many good options for dealing with them. The materials are cheap enough that recycling doesn’t always make economic sense. Batteries sit on shelves, or worse, go to landfill. But a startup has discovered a new use: Using old batteries…
It has probably happened to you before.You go to turn your ignition, and nothing happens. Maybe you hear a few clicks. Another dead car battery? You need to fix this and get your vehicle back on the road - fast. If you are prepared, you already have a good set of jumper cables in your car. Now all you need to do is to learn how to jump start a car battery. Choosing…
Fastned is one of the fastest growing independent electric vehicle charging network in Europe. After covering the Netherlands, the company is now expanding to London and Germany with new fast-charging stations “that are suited to charge the next generation of EVs at power levels of 150 kW to 350 kW”. Transport for London (TfL) is aiming to have 300 rapid charging…
The project was delivered with corporate partners GE and ERM, giving drivers with electric cars access to a charging station in the King George Square car park. Two parking bays located next to the toll booths at the Roma Street exit of Brisbane City Council’s King George Square car park are fitted out with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, supplied by…
It’s a tale as old as mobile technology time: buy a new phone or gadget, buy a new 12v car charger for it, repeat again next year. We’re here to give you some simple advice. Stop it. The days of device specific car chargers are over. Read on as we outline why you should switch and what products we recommend. Device Specific Chargers Are an Expensive Waste If…
State to spend $4.8M to install electric car charging stations A Ford Focus electric car from Metro Ford of Albany is plugged into a charging station during an unveiling of new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at Woodlake Apartments on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 in Albany, NY. The charging stations are part of a joint effort between NYSERDA and a federal and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As of 2011, more than 6, charging stations operated in 42 states. (See Reference 6) From fuel-efficient gas engines to all-electric cars and spanning SUVs to two-seaters, you now have a wide selection when shopping for a green vehicle. Hybrid vehicles run on both an electric battery and gasoline, with different processes for charging. Most hybrids on the road…
Depending where you live, electricity is rather cheap. Here s some math and some definitions, to take some of the mystery out of car batteries. Amp-hours: Car batteries have a range of capacities, measured in Amp-hours. The Ampère is the unit of electrical flow: 1 Amp is a flow of 1 Coulomb (unit of electrical charge) per second. An hour is 3600 seconds, an Amp-hour…
