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Nissan and San Francisco team up on EV charging in Bay Area

2010 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan is steaming ahead at full speed on its electric car plans but it's not ignoring the infrastructure elements required to make those vehicles a viable proposition. This week, the automaker announced a partnership with the city of San Francisco to help create the elements needed for success. The city is a part of the Bay Area EV corridor that covers the entire region from the Golden Gate bridge down to Silicon Valley and up through Oakland and Berkley on the east side. ... Read more →

Better Place and DSB to pilot electric car sharing for train travelers Domenick Yoney

Will trains and cars become the voyaging version of peanut butter and chocolate? Perhaps. Better Place is partnering with DSB, Denmark's largest rail service provider, to offer an electric car ...

Seattle electric vehicle advocates ready for new charging infrastructure, federal investment Sebastian Blanco

When Nissan announced the cities where the first 5,000 Nissan Leafs would be sold – Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region in Arizona – it picked those ...

Seattle mayor wants his city to be on bleeding edge of EVs Sam Abuelsamid

Seattle mayor Greg Nickels is a fan of electric vehicles and wants his constituents to feel the same way. In recent months, the Pacific Northwest city has signed a deal with Nissan to be one of the ...

Vancouver approves plans for mandatory plugs in new parking lots Sam Abuelsamid

We told you a few days ago that the city of Vancouver, British Columbia was considering mandating the installation of electrical vehicle charging ports in new parking garages. The city council has ...

Amsterdam gets the first Coulomb EV charging stations in Europe 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Dutch city of Amsterdam is the first European city to install networked charging stations provided by Coulomb Technologies. The first 45 Chargepoint stations (neé Smartlet) are being installed as part of a two-year demonstration project. Amsterdam plans to have 200 of the Chargepoints by ...

Nissan teams up with AeroVironment to charge electric cars in D.C. 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

"No electric vehicle charging company left behind." That seems to be the mantra over at Nissan with the announcement that it has partnered with AeroVironment and the District of Columbia to install infrastructure to accommodate the hundreds of electric vehicles it envisions will be put to use by ...

What are the benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

As electric vehicles (EVs) slowly emerge back into the transportation picture after 100 years of semi-hibernation, consumers may be faced with a paradigm quite different from the regular visits to the gas station most are used to. The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy ...

Plug-In Ecosystem update: in the pre-Volt era, GM working with dozens of utilities to build plug-in communities 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

During the Washington Auto Show in February, GM announced that cities like San Francisco and DC were likely going to be the first to get the Volt roll-out. Today, GM gave an update on how it is helping to bring about the infrastructure for the Volt and other Voltec vehicles - oh, and the rest of ...

UK to get extra dose of EV charging points in 2009 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

There are a number of hurdles to overcome before electric vehicles are truly ready to take the everyday driving mantle away from today's gasoline or diesel-burning vehicles, not the least of which is finding a proper location to recharge the car's batteries. There are a number of initiatives ...

Nissan gets a charge out of Ecotality in Arizona 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ecotality, an electric transportation and storage company, has been big-timing it lately with the likes of Nissan. Together with the Pima Association of Governments (PAG), they have formed an EV Micro-Climate Working Group with a goal of making Pima County, which encompasses Tucson, Arizona, the ...

General Motors and Iberdola to study EV charging infrastructure in Spain, UK 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors will be collaborating with Spanish energy company Iberdola on a feasibility study to determine the infrastructure needs to support plug-in vehicles in Europe. Similar studies are underway already between automakers and utility companies in the United States and elsewhere. The two ...

Project Green Leaf plans "Plug In America Infrastructure" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It appears that the forces behind an electric car factory in Florida have ambitions that reach far beyond the borders of the Sunshine State or the building of a gas-free car. With the launch of its new website, Project Green Leaf announces its intentions of creating a country-wide infrastructure of ...

China may get nation-wide charging network 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has quickly risen in a few short years to become the largest electricity transmission and distribution company in the world and plans to create a nation-wide electric-vehicle charging network. They had previously set up the infrastructure to charge the 55 ...

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