Charging Infrastructure

[TEG]

Plug it in, Plug it in, Santa Cruz Wants to be an Electric Car Capital - Santa Cruz, CA Patch

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The long-awaited future arrived in Santa Cruz Thursday as Mayor Ryan Coonerty cut the ribbon on the city's first public electric vehicle-charging station, one of 50 expected to open in the county by year end.
The station is behind the old Sentinel building, which has become a home to advancing and green technologies...

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[TEG]

Fast DC Charging Is Picking Up Speed Pike Research

...While electric vehicles are only being delivered by the hundreds today, plans for clusters of fast DC charging stations around major cities and along highways are fully underway. During the next 18 months it may be more of a challenge to find enough cars to warrant the chargers’ existence than it will be for EV drivers to find a fast charge station...

 

[zack]

Wow, there's so much bias against EVs in that article that it makes me grit my teeth.

 

[TEG]

http://www.ecotality.com/pressreleases/20110427_Macys.pdf

ECOtality to Install Blink® Electric Vehicle Chargers at Macy's Department Stores​

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Macy's Becomes the First Major Department Store Chain to Join The EV Project
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SAN FRANCISCO – April 27, 2011 – ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today that Macy’s (NYSE:M) has become an EV Project partner. Through the partnership, ECOtality will install ECOtality’s Blink Electric Vehicle (EV) Level 2 Commercial Pedestal Charging stations at Macy’s store locations in the San Diego Metropolitan area. Macy’s will work with ECOtality to pilot the use of Blink EV chargers, and if successful, may expand the project to more locations within The EV Project.
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City Begins Planning for Surge in Electric Cars - Palo Alto, CA Patch

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Early adopters of EV charging stations in Palo Alto include Stanford Shopping Center and Creekside Inn, in addition to SAP and ten residential customers. Five more charging stations are coming online this summer thanks to $25,000 in Department of Energy grants plus about $10,000 more from the Utility. Those will be installed at City Hall, Bryant and Alma Street Garages.
The Utility will have to figure out how best to charge for these stations, given the increased load. UAC members seemed favorable toward a model in which the city leases property to private companies that own and operate charging stations and recoup costs via a time-of-use rate...

 

[TEG]

http://www.autoobserver.com/2011/04/feds-to-award-5-million-more-for-ev-charging.htmlFeds to Award $5 Million More for EV Charging - AutoObserver

 

[Lloyd]

Note that they finally termed the Volt appropriately as a PHEV!

 

[Jaff]

...somebody had better tell GM...:biggrin::wink:

Note that they finally termed the Volt appropriately as a PHEV!

 

[TEG]

Google, DOE building definitive electric-car map | Green Tech - CNET News

 

[TEG]

San Francisco to provide free electric car power until end of 2013 | Dan Schreiber | Local | San Francisco Examiner

Electric-vehicle chargers will be made available free of charge at city-owned parking garages and at San Francisco International Airport until the end of 2013, Mayor Ed Lee’s office will announce today.
The nearly 90 new plug-ins are designed to provide a “top-off” supplement for the home chargers of electric-car owners, who now make up only a small fraction of The City’s total traffic. Three hours of charging time could return 80 percent of the power to the battery of a Nissan Leaf; it would be completely full in about six hours, officials say.
Installation is set to begin next month, and all of the new stations should be in place by year’s end. The Mayor’s Office hopes the charging stations will reduce drivers’ “range anxiety” that comes from the newly available models that are completely dependent on batteries and carry an 80- to 100-mile limit.


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set to provide the Bay Area with 2,750 new chargers, including 30 public “fast chargers,” which can juice an electric car battery in 30 to 45 minutes.
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(A CHAdeMO at SF airport would be very handy for me.)

 

[TEG]

http://www.oilandgasobserver.com/news/simon-to-provide-ev-charging-stations/005476

The initial installation has been completed at Simon's Florida Mall in Orlando and will be complete at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, CA later this month. One 'Level 2' charger, which has the capability to "top off" or partially charge a customer's electric vehicle in a 60 to 120 minute time frame, is now operational near the food court entrance at Florida Mall. One dual unit, with two 'Level 2' chargers, will be installed in the parking deck between Macy's and Bloomingdale's at Stanford Shopping Center.

These EV charging stations will be self-service and easy to operate. Shoppers will be able to just "pull up and plug in" and leave their vehicles at the charging station while they are enjoying time at the mall. Charging will be free during an introductory time period and then a nominal fee will be assessed...

EV Drivers Can Now Shop Charge | Biofuel Blog War

Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce

Ribbon Cutting - Stanford Shopping Center


Date:

5/10/2011


Time:

10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM
Location:


Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA

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Stanford Shopping Center is installing EV chargers! Join us as we cut a ceremonial ribbon to commemorate this innovation.

 

[SByer]

(A CHAdeMO at SF airport would be very handy for me.)

I assume you're talking about short term parking for passenger pick-up? Or is it just a convenient stop on the way up to the city? Otherwise I think the same dollar quantity of Level 2 chargers would do better in long term...

 

[TEG]

I assume you're talking about short term parking for passenger pick-up? Or is it just a convenient stop on the way up to the city? Otherwise I think the same dollar quantity of Level 2 chargers would do better in long term...

Yes, short term parking. For passenger pick-up or just making a quick pit stop as I go past the airport.
(I wasn't noting it as a good location for CHAdeMO so much because it is an airport, but rather it is well located for those going between the South Bay and the city... Maybe a 50% charge in 15 minutes on the way up, and another 15 minute "pick me up" on the way back.)

Yes, slower J1772 would be fine for long term parking.

 

[TEG]

Stanford Shopping Center is installing EV chargers!

Two AeroVironment J1772s.
There is supposed to be a Tesla there (along with the Th!nk) for the "Dog and Pony" show tomorrow.

 

[jaanton]

Oakland Airport has a bunch of level 2 coulumbs installed in long term parking. Some opening event on the 18th. I might be displaying my Tesla there along with friends' Volt and Leaf.

 

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EV Charging Station Comes Online at Stanford Shopping Center - Palo Alto, CA Patch

 

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Electric car charging station unveiled in Ellensburg - Daily Record: Top Story

 

[jaanton]

This is an old page from the CA ARB, but it has lots of presentations and is an interesting look back a couple years. PG&E's presentation has a nice page on the I-80 deployment.

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure

 

[vfx]

Tennessee

Was not sure where to put this link...

VerdeGoh!s Blog

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We have many exciting things planned for the new location. First, we are in negotiations to have an on-site Coffee/Food partner. We also will have free NEV (neighborhood electric vehicle) charging, 220-Volt (Tier II) charging for bigger electric cars

 

[TEG]

Blink app coming soon.