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BusinessWire: ClipperCreek announced today that it is supplying Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSEs) to support the Tesla Motors Roadster. ClipperCreek will be supplying its newly designed and UL listed TS-70, which will enable the Roadster to charge at the highest continuous rates in the industry...
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Mystery man ‘AbstractLogic’ has created a ‘ Drivable radius map ’ that produces images like this: Instead of simply drawing a circle around a point it looks at the roads to evaluate the true distance. Not a bad reach for the Tesla Roadster shown in the picture, would you try NY to DC? MPT
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Today I received a letter from Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) in support of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities regarding Governor Corzine’s Energy Master Plan to place a premium on Basic Generation Services (BGS)… lost yet? Here’s the rub, anyone using more than 2500KWh’s...
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10 minutes drive north of Sacramento, the new charging station has a multitude of connectors for Tesla Roadster, Conductive charger (RAV4 EV) and NEV standard outlets. The opening ceremony will be this Saturday at 10am. The current cost? Free. Full story at the Daily Democrat
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I'm staring down a long highway and I think that I can just make out, in the distance a Stop sign; yes, that's what it is, and it seems to have a Hydrogen symbol on it. I think that's the end of that road. Recently, UK car magazine and TV show Top Gear looked at the all battery powered Tesla...
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Coulomb Technologies completed their first charging station in downtown San Jose CA just this month, January 6th 2009. I spoke to Coulomb’s Jim Solomon and Mike DiNucci and it’s clear that the company is fast-tracking deployment and positioning themselves as the new ‘gas station’...
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Coulomb Technologies made their debut in downtown San Jose, CA on Tuesday. The charging point is connected to an existing street lamp and costs $2k to install; this contrasts sharply with the $B's required to install Hydrogen fuelling stations. Sam Perry; Tesla #100 owner was on site to charge up...
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This image was taken by blogger 'CelticSolar', a commenter on PlanetTesla. The picture shows the solar array that Intel installed on their Hillsboro Jones Farm Campus. You're looking at roughly 500 panels... the output? 100kW or, five roadsters charging at full rate with spare to boil a dozen...
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GreenCarCongress is reporting on an agreement between GM Europe and Iberdrola Spain on a plan to produce a feasibility study on real cost of a plug in world. Let's hope it's favorable; similar studies have concluded that there will need to be a significant investment in power generation infrastructure...
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Intel manufacturing advanced batteries; sounds like the stuff of economic evolution well, it might happen; let's hope it does. Engaget's Thomas Ricker picked up the story on WSJ. Apparently former Intel chairman Andrew Grove is pushing them to consider a new venture -- becoming a manufacturer...
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CNET has posted an article and video of the GM Volt showing off the 2011 Volt at the Electric Drive Transportation Association's Conference & Exposition this week. Some good details about charging and typical usage. More at http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10114274-54.html?part=rss&subj...
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Coulombtech.com today announced its plans to showcase advanced standards based charging technology for plug-in vehicles. Using a network of charging stations announced in November ( http://www.coulombtech.com/press_releases/release_20081120.php ) for the roll out in Q1 2009 customers can subscribe to...