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September 15, 2013
Charging
7-Eleven Now Offers Quick Charging in New York City
The first-ever 7-Eleven to get a quick-charge station in the US is now operational and it's located in New York City. 7-Eleven "Deploying Green Charge Networks (GCN) energy storage solutions, 7-Eleven Inc. is the first retailer to offer fast-charging services for drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) in the New York City area." "7-Eleven and GCN worked with ...
15 September 2013
Charging
CHAdeMO: 3,073 DC Quick Chargers Deployed; 306 in US
LEAF and CHAdeMO charger According to the CHAdeMO Association, as of September 10, 2013 there were 3,073 DC quick chargers deployed around the globe. The bulk of them - 1,858 are in Japan, but Europe is going bold now with 897. In US, there are 306, which is almost 10% of the total, but not nearly enough if we consider that US is the largest market for Nissan LEAF - the m...
15 September 2013
General
BMW's DriveNow Car Sharing Service Expected to Add i3s to US Fleet in 2014
Map of DriveNow Locations BMW's DriveNow electric vehicle sharing program in the US is slowly increasing in popularity. i3 Expected to Join BMW's US DriveNow Program Though limited to only ActiveE electric vehicles and only offered in the Bay Area of California, BMW is finding that the US version of DriveNow is utilized quite often—not ...
15 September 2013
Sales
Danes Love The i3; Over 700 Ordered Already
More Than 700 Danes Already Looking Forward To Getting Behind The Wheel Of The BMW i3 Denmark is not know for auto sales; real Danes ride bikes, or take the bus. Danish Electric Mobility Operator (or EMO - not kidding) CLEVER Gives A LEAF A Booast From the outside many would consider them an 'environmental' country by nature, shunning ca...
15 September 2013
Charging
ClipperCreek Launches LCS-25P: World's Smallest Cord and Plug Connected 20 Amp Level 2 Charger
ClipperCreek must have been listening closely to us and, as such, responded to public demand by offering the world's smallest cord-and-plug-connected 20-Amp Level 2 charger available today. Ease of install and portability are the main reasons you'd buy this unit, which simply plugs into a 240-volt outlet. There's no hardwiring required, which means that this unit is highly portable. It'...
15 September 2013
General
Brusa Reduces Prices for On-Board Battery Chargers
Swiss company Brusa Elektronik announced price reductions for its on-board battery chargers NLG5 (about 3.5kW) and three-phase NLG6 (about 22kW). "Based on sustainable adjustments as well as optimizations of processes in the production, we are now able to pass the price advantage to our customers." Product Articel No Price NLG513 water cooled 11662 1300 Euro NLG513 air co...
15 September 2013
Video: 13-Minute Review of Smart Fortwo Electric Drive
If you're still on the fence over whether or not the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is the right fit for you, then perhaps you haven't read our in-depth review? Hill Descent Activated Or maybe you didn't catch that Fortwo Electric Drive price drop last month? Okay, so you're now fully up to date on the Fortwo Electric Drive and are seeking some additional d...
15 September 2013