A new smartphone-based means of paying for electric vehicle (EV) charging while traveling on the West Coast Electric Highway fast-charger network in Oregon and Washington was recently unveiled by AeroVironment and by the developer of PlugShare, Recargo, via a press release. The new smartphone app will now allow drivers to … [continued]
The EV charging station developer and manufacturer AeroVironment recently unveiled a “next-gen” charging station for commercial/workplace installation, promising a number of different features that make it ideal for just such an environment, as per a recent press statement. It’s worth nothing here that the new charging station solution — dubbed … [continued]
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An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called the Puma AE was recently able to fly for 9 consecutive hours and 11 minutes, significantly longer than the rest of the aircrafts of this type. According to Green Car Congress, the Puma AE is solar-powered, and it achieved this flight length using Aerovironment’s … [continued]
10,000 Aerovironment chargers for electric cars have been installed in the US so far, and more may soon be installed at U.S. Fiat Studios. There are many at BMW dealers that offered the ActiveE, and at Nissan dealers. Even though Aerovironment is Nissan’s preferred charging station vendor, Nissan can … [continued]
AeroVironment today announced a new, home EV charging station that is both easy to install and movable (picture below). This new “EVSE-RS Plug-In” is actually an expansion of the company’s popular EVSE-RS home charging product line. The EV charging station is for a 240-volt outlet — it can just plug right … [continued]
Start saying so long to fossil fuels — 10 new electric vehicle charging sites from AeroVironment added along Interstate 5 and U.S. Route 2 The future is now looking far brighter for West Coast EV owners. The West Coast Electric Highway, a border-to-border endeavor in North America, has … [continued]
Interstate 5 on the American west coast just became part of electric vehicle history — a 160-mile stretch has just gotten 8 new fast-charging stations as part of the new […]
The micro wind turbine market has exploded in the last three years – heck, even the National Football League is on board with wind power – so now is a good time to update one of CleanTechnica’s most popular posts from 2008, “Top Five Micro Wind Turbines.” With three … [continued]
As we exit the age of oil, utilities have investigated the various ways that electric vehicles might help stabilize the smart grid.
In the last several years, utilities like PG&E have researched using spent batteries from electric cars for grid storage – once they are too worn out for recharging cars any more.
