Sears, Evatran reach agreement for wireless EV-charging stations

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in

Sears and wireless electric vehicle charging station maker Evatran have reached an agreement for Sears’ home-installation division to distribute and install Evatran’s Plugless Power stations.

The agreement allows Evatran to sell its stations at a single price in which both the product and installation will be inclusive. Upon receiving a request for [...]

Asia-Pacific region to get majority of DC quick-charge stations

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Asia, USA

DC quick-charge stations are robust units that promise to recharge plug-in vehicles from zero to 80-percent capacity in less than 30 minutes. While not required for EVs to work, these units make the concept of cross-country-capable electric vehicles believable and long distance electric-only journeys doable.
So, if DC quick-charge stations transform electric [...]

Is Costco really removing plug-in vehicle charging stations?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture

Recently, dissent has been bubbling up on plug-in vehicle discussion forums recently about Costco’s anti-electric vehicle nerve. Specifically, the shopping center giant has reportedly been removing a bunch of already-installed plug-in vehicle chargers at some California store locations. Plug In America responded with an action alert that saw hundreds of plug-in [...]

Select IKEA stores to get Blink charging stations

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA

What goes well with Scandinavian modern style furniture? How about Blink charging stations? Yep, that’s right. IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, has teamed with ECOtality to get Blink charging stations installed at ten of its stores out west by as early as fall 2011.
ECOtality will be in charge of installing the [...]

Italian beauty and absurdity extend to gas stations in Cuneo, Italy

Filed under: Etc., Europe, Design/Style

Italian gas station by Damilano Studio Architects – Click above for high-res image gallery

When luxury becomes a commodity, there’s little left but to make commodities luxurious. This is a newly constructed gas station in Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, designed by Damilano Studio Architects, and it’s rather pleasant to look at if modern [...]

LA will offer 1,000 resident $2,000 off home charging stations for electric cars

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a pilot program to ease the burden on plug-in vehicle owners by providing charging station rebates of up to $2,000. The value of the rebate will depend on the type of charger and equipment installed and is apparently limited to the first 1,000 [...]

Google Maps adds electric vehicle charging stations

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, USA

Google Maps shows charging stations near San Francisco, CA

Last week and without much fanfare, Google added plug-in vehicle charging station locations to its U.S. mapping service. In a blog post on March 9th, the Internet search giant said that it had teamed up with the U.S. government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory [...]

10,000 vending machine/plug-in vehicle charging stations coming to Japan by 2012

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Japan

Japan’s fascination with vending machines is likely unmatched. As of 2008, 5.5 million vending machines were installed across the island nation and those machines, unlike the ones here in the U.S., don’t merely dispense candy bars and soda pop. Some of Japan’s vending machines sell exotic items like live crabs and heads [...]

Vegan Juice: PETA to advertise on EV charging stations?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA
It would seem that PETA is thinking that electric car drivers might be the same who’d rather go naked than wear fur… or something like that. In any case, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging the City of Boston to place ads with green eggs and ham chickens that [...]

Number of operational gas stations in UK plummets to all-time low

Filed under: Etc., Green Daily, UK

Back in 1967, the number of gas stations in the UK hit a record high at 39,958. Flash forward to 2008 and the total had dwindled down to just 9,263. By 2009, despite the fact that the number of registered vehicles had soared past 34 million, total operational gas stations [...]

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