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Empower Energies Completes Commissioning of Solar EV Charging Station in Ohio

Empower Energies announced the completion and commissioning of a new Solar Electric-Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at McCluskey Chevrolet at the King’s Automall in Cincinnati, Ohio. The eight-space installation has the capacity to charge about 3000 electric vehicles per year – from completely empty to full – directly from the sun.

6 Jun 2013

Solar Power-Assisted EV Charging Station for Research at Georgian College

Georgian College students and faculty will initiate cutting-edge research on power use, quality, consumption and costing for electric vehicles (EV) thanks to a first-of-its-kind charging station supported by PowerStream and Ford Motor Company of Canada.

3 Jun 2013

New Report Provides Insight into Opportunity in Indian Market for Electric Vehicles

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Opportunity in the Indian Electric Vehicles Market" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 28 May 2013

German-Italian Agreement to Enhance Existing Standard on Charging Plugs for Electric Vehicles

Representatives of German and Italian Standardization Bodies and experts of German and Italian industry have agreed to make a common proposal to CENELEC, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, to enhance the existing standard on charging plugs for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

28 May 2013

Vehicles Powered by Alternative Energy Sources Displayed at 21st Century Automotive Challenge

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute’s Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicle Research Laboratory will host the 21st Century Automotive Challenge on May 16-19 at Penn State’s University Park campus.

16 May 2013

Unique Integrated Motor Drive and Rapid Battery Charger for Electric Vehicles

Researchers at Chalmers have developed a unique integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Compared to today's electric vehicle chargers, they have managed to shorten the charging time from eight to two hours, and to reduce the cost by around $2,000.

30 Apr 2013

Analysis of Asia-Pacific Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Market

The increasing emphasis on reducing carbon dioxide emissions and ensuring that electrical vehicles (EVs) constitute 20 percent of the total vehicles on road by 2030 in several Asia-Pacific countries will lead to the expansion of the EV charging infrastructure market in the region.

From Frost & Sullivan 24 Apr 2013

Berkeley Lab Encourages Electric Vehicle Usage with Workplace Charging Facility

At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where the nation’s top battery scientists are working to achieve revolutionary advances in battery performance, electric vehicles (EVs) are not just a technology of the future. Growing numbers of employees are already using them to commute to work. To encourage even more to do so, Berkeley Lab has announced that it will start offering workplace EV charging.

24 Apr 2013

PowerStream and Georgian College Partner in New Research Initiative on Electric Vehicles

PowerStream and Georgian College are collaborating to better understand electric vehicles and their charging demands. A unique new applied research initiative will be conducted by means of a charging station, complemented by solar power, at the college's Barrie Campus.

20 Apr 2013

Lifespan of Lithium Ion Batteries Exceed Average Life Expectancy of Electric Vehicles

Scientists today answered a question that worries millions of owners and potential owners of electric and hybrid vehicles using lithium-ion batteries: How long before the battery pack dies, leaving a sticker-shock bill for a fresh pack or a car ready for the junk heap? Their answer, presented here at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), being held here this week, may surprise skeptics.

12 Apr 2013