CleanTechnica » EV Charging Stations http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 City Of Raleigh Made $27,000 Last Year Via Tickets For Cars Parked In A Single EV Charging Spot http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/city-raleigh-made-27000-last-year-via-tickets-cars-parked-one-ev-charging-spot/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/city-raleigh-made-27000-last-year-via-tickets-cars-parked-one-ev-charging-spot/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76969 The city of Raleigh in North Carolina made over $27,000 last year (the administrative year ending on November 30) via tickets for non-EV vehicles parked in a single EV charging spot located in the city, according to recent reports. Impressive. (Is that the right word?) Still, you feel a bit bad for those that got

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/city-raleigh-made-27000-last-year-via-tickets-cars-parked-one-ev-charging-spot/feed/ 2 North American Tesla Supercharger Network Surpasses CHAdeMO In Charging Point Numbers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/north-american-tesla-supercharger-network-surpasses-chademo-charging-point-numbers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/north-american-tesla-supercharger-network-surpasses-chademo-charging-point-numbers/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:42:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76966 Tesla’s North American Supercharger network now features more charging points than the network of its CHAdeMO “rival,” according to the most recent numbers. As per said numbers, Tesla’s North American network now consists of 884 individual charging points spread across 141 Supercharger stations, as compared to the 776 CHAdeMO charging points now operational in the US.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/north-american-tesla-supercharger-network-surpasses-chademo-charging-point-numbers/feed/ 2 Angry At People Who Park In Front Of EV Chargers? This Flyer Should Make You Smile http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/angry-people-park-front-ev-chargers-ev-driver-created-flyer-make-smile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/angry-people-park-front-ev-chargers-ev-driver-created-flyer-make-smile/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:24:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76924 Have you ever made your way to a public EV charging station only to find that someone has parked their gas-guzzling non-EV right in front of it? Still pissed off about it? Lol, then I have just the thing for you. A kindred spirit on the Tesla Motors Club forum recently posted this wonderful print-out flyer:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/angry-people-park-front-ev-chargers-ev-driver-created-flyer-make-smile/feed/ 11 Chinese Technology Billionaire Plans To Surpass Tesla In Electric Car Market http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/leshi-plans-electric-cars/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/leshi-plans-electric-cars/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:36:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76779 With an aptitude for expertise that may match Tesla CEO Elon Musk, an equally young (2 years younger, actually) and motivated Chinese technology billionaire plans to surpass Tesla Motors by venturing into the production of electric cars in China, via his tech company, Leshi. His goal is not simply more money or conquest, as expressed in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/leshi-plans-electric-cars/feed/ 13 Tesla Leaves Lamborghini In The Dust (+ Other EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/tesla-leaves-lamborghini-dust-ev-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/tesla-leaves-lamborghini-dust-ev-news/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:58:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76868 In the video above, you can see the Lamborghini Aventador beats the Tesla Model S P85D to 60 miles per hour, but the P85D actually has the lead up to 50 miles per hour, with its insane torque. Enjoy the video and share with any gearhead friends of yours! Tesla A Peek into Tesla’s Battery

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/tesla-leaves-lamborghini-dust-ev-news/feed/ 8 Renewable Cities Conference in Vancouver — Be There! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/27/renewable-cities-conference-vancouver/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/27/renewable-cities-conference-vancouver/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:02:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76855 There are a lot of good cleantech conferences out there. It is quite hard for us to choose which ones we attend and which we skip. Clearly, I’m a big fan of the World Future Energy Summit (+ Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week as a whole) and EVS. But another big one that is new to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/27/renewable-cities-conference-vancouver/feed/ 4 Is Europe Leaving Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety Behind? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/is-europe-leaving-electric-vehicle-range-anxiety-behind/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/is-europe-leaving-electric-vehicle-range-anxiety-behind/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 18:43:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76799 Two major charging infrastructure expansions could soon make electric vehicle range anxiety a thing of the past in several European countries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/is-europe-leaving-electric-vehicle-range-anxiety-behind/feed/ 3 China Puts Billions Into Electric Cars & EV Charging Stations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/china-puts-billions-electric-cars-ev-charging-stations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/china-puts-billions-electric-cars-ev-charging-stations/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:33:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76727 China has no time to waste in mitigating air and water pollution, nor doing its part to cut global warming emissions. To help address these issues, China came up with a significant plan to adopt 5 million electric cars. The issue now is how to supply enough charging stations to fuel the cars. China’s current electric vehicle

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/china-puts-billions-electric-cars-ev-charging-stations/feed/ 8 Happy Winter Solstice From Ford (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-ford-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-ford-video/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:05:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76730 Or the day after the winter solstice, as it may be… Related: Ford EVs Spark A Revolution Linking Homes To Cars Ford Packs More Solar Power Storage Punch Into MyEnergi Lifestyle Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? 7 Solar-Powered EV Charging Solutions I Love Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs h/t Peter Sinclair

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-ford-video/feed/ 3 BMW Developing EV Charging Network To Challenge Tesla’s? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/bmw-developing-ev-charging-network-challenge-teslas/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/bmw-developing-ev-charging-network-challenge-teslas/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:35:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76685 The pseudo-rivalry between BMW and Tesla Motors looks set to continue into the foreseeable future, judging by recent comments made by BMW’s head of EV sales and strategy for North America. BMW is apparently looking to spread its new DC charging stations all throughout the US next year — chargers utilizing an SAE standard plug,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/bmw-developing-ev-charging-network-challenge-teslas/feed/ 86 EV Battery Experts Discuss Battery Costs & More (Interesting Video Discussion) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/ev-battery-costs-battery-experts-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/ev-battery-costs-battery-experts-video/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:53:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76694 Today is clearly a video catchup day for me. This last one of the day is a super interesting discussion about electric vehicle (EV) batteries. It includes the CEO of LG Chem (which provides EV batteries to GM for the Chevy Volt and Renault for its electric vehicles, as well as others), Prabhakar Patil; the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/ev-battery-costs-battery-experts-video/feed/ 41 JB Straubel Interviews & Presentations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/jb-straubel-interviews-presentations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/jb-straubel-interviews-presentations/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:32:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76691 Following up on the Elon Musk interviews and videos I shared earlier today, I’ve also got a couple of great ones featuring Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel, who I think really doesn’t get enough credit for his brilliance and passion. The Economist Here’s a great quote buried in an article in The Economist for which JB Straubel was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/jb-straubel-interviews-presentations/feed/ 1 4 Elon Musk Interviews, Tons of Awesome Quotes http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/elon-musk-interviews-quotes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/elon-musk-interviews-quotes/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:38:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76673 I’ve been saving up a number of Elon Musk interviews for awhile but haven’t been able to get to them. So, now I’m getting to them all at one time. Below are links to the full interviews, or videos of the interviews when they were videotaped, but I’ve also gone ahead and pulled out some of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/elon-musk-interviews-quotes/feed/ 30 Siemens & Duke Energy Show Off Lower-Cost Smart Charging Technology For EVs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/siemens-duke-energy-showoff-lower-cost-smart-charging-technology-evs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/siemens-duke-energy-showoff-lower-cost-smart-charging-technology-evs/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:13:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76642 A recent 18-month-long research partnership between Siemens Energy Management Division and Duke Energy, created with the intent of reducing EV charging technology costs, has borne fruit, according to a new press release. The two companies recently demonstrated the results of the collaboration at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, Kentucky — utilizing a Ford

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/siemens-duke-energy-showoff-lower-cost-smart-charging-technology-evs/feed/ 1 Tesla Battery Swapping Station To Open In California http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/tesla-battery-swapping-station-open-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/tesla-battery-swapping-station-open-california/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 01:00:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76650 Originally published on EV Obsession. The Tesla Motors battery swap lives! Pack swap now operating in limited beta mode for SF to LA route. Can swap battery faster than visiting a gas station. Tesla blog out soon. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2014 Honestly, the Tesla Motors battery-swapping pilot program has got to be

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/tesla-battery-swapping-station-open-california/feed/ 20 The EV Tipping Point Will Come Quickly http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/the-ev-tipping-point-will-come-quickly/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/the-ev-tipping-point-will-come-quickly/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:23:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76568 Originally published on the ECOreport. An Interview With Fastned CEO Michiel Langezaal; Why The Mass Adoption Of EVs Is Inevitable  Though the Netherland’s EV sales are picking up, Fastned’s co- founder & CEO Michiel Langezaal does think they will reach  the national goal of 200,000 electric cars on the road by 2020. According to Michiel this number

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/the-ev-tipping-point-will-come-quickly/feed/ 18 Atlanta Falcons & ChargePoint Score A Touchdown With EV Chargers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/atlanta-falcons-chargepoint-score-touchdown-ev-chargers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/atlanta-falcons-chargepoint-score-touchdown-ev-chargers/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:39:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76459 The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and ChargePoint have scored a touchdown by boosting electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure within Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons and ChargePoint had a kickoff event at their most recent home against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Georgia Dome on December 14th to educate fans about EV charging. The Atlanta Falcons training facility, Georgia World Congress

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/atlanta-falcons-chargepoint-score-touchdown-ev-chargers/feed/ 2 “Western New York In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:13:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76488 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest. Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on CleanTechnica because we think it’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/feed/ 3 Nissan & Kia Get Serious About EV Advertising (+ Other EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/nissan-kia-ev-advertising-ev-news-4/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/nissan-kia-ev-advertising-ev-news-4/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:28:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76425 Here’s another massive link drop of cool EV stories that we haven’t covered on CleanTechnica. From EV advertising leadership to Tesla, Tesla, Tesla…. Enjoy! (Be sure to check out all of our EV stories too!) Non-Tesla EVs Nissan & Kia Up Spending On EV Advertising SunSwift Crowdfunding Campaign Raises $30,000 In 10 Days Acura NSX

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/nissan-kia-ev-advertising-ev-news-4/feed/ 1 The Truth About Tesla’s Demand http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/truth-teslas-demand/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/truth-teslas-demand/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:15:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76352 By Michael Grinshpun Summary High finished goods inventory does not imply that Tesla has an inventory because there is a pipeline full of cars being shipped at the end of the quarter. Regional monthly fluctuations in registration are caused by allocation of deliveries and do not represent fluctuations of demand like some Tesla bears suggest. Short

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