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Google builds largest EV charging network for electric vehicles

Google has stated that it is counting itself as the largest electric-vehicle charging station operator in the United States with new and faster Level 2" chargers installed at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The new installation will bring in the total capacity of charging points to 200 chargers with 250 on their way. Moreover, Google is also including new generation of plug-in vehicles in its Gfleet car sharing program along with expanding its EV charging infrastructure. READ MORE »

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NC Electric Co-ops Restore Power for 43,000
PR Newswire
2011-08-28
    Crews continue to work in hardest-hit areas where 109,000 are still without power...
 
Newspaper delivery delayed by electrical issues
The State
2011-08-28
Home delivery of The State is behind...
 
Batteries are keeping electric vehicles from taking off
The Los Angeles Times
2011-08-28
Unless battery technology improves dramatically, most experts doubt that electric vehicles will overtake gasoline-powered cars. Batteries are often the most expensive component in an EV and also the...
 
Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2011-08-28
PORTLAND, Ore. To drivers passing by on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the structure rising above the parking lot is mostly unremarkable. But to the eco-elites who gathered in this green-leaning...
 
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Electric shock: City tariffs raised by 22%
Electric shock: City tariffs raised by 22%
The Times of India
2011-08-27
NEW DELHI: From next month, you will have to pay considerably more for the electricity you consume. Power watchdog Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday evening announced a 21.77% hike in...
 
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Biomass power producers form pan-India body
The Hindu
2011-08-25
Biomass based power producers from across the country have come together to form a pan-India body Biomass Developers Association with the objective of working together to harness the country’s...
 
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Sprott Power Corp. Announces Update on the Sale of Non-Core Hydroelectric Assets to Anyox Hydro ...
Canada Newswire
2011-08-24
TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2011 /CNW/ - Sprott Power Corp. ("Sprott Power") (TSX: SPZ), a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to...
 
Charging station
Charging stations move electric cars out of city
The State
2011-08-18
Charging stations that can fill the batteries of an electric car in 30 minutes or less are moving from the city to the country. A $2 million federal stimulus grant will finance 22 fast-charging...
 
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Do you spend more on coffee than electricity? Heavy drinkers fork out as much as £2,000-a-year
The Daily Mail
2011-08-18
Britons are spending more on coffee than their annual electricity bill, according to research published yesterday. A heavy coffee drinker consumes more than 21 cups each working week, forking out as...
 
First EV Charging Station in Barcelona
Electric cars get a charge out of Portland street
Houston Chronicle
2011-08-16
PORTLAND, Ore. - Electric car drivers will get a charge out of a block-long stretch of a downtown Portland street that's been dubbed "Electric Avenue," and it may also help the automotive industry and...
 
Ford Focus Electric
Ford's Focus Electric will offer solar flair: rooftop panels
Star Tribune
2011-08-14
Electric-car makers and solar manufacturers have long known they share the same potential customers -- highly educated and affluent people who are fascinated by technology and care about the...
 
Nissan Leaf
Nissan: Electric car gets early Kiwi plug
NZ Herald
2011-08-12
Nissan is expecting to launch its plug-in electric Leaf in New Zealand in December or January - but it is not sure if it will be the most advanced version with a fast-charge facility as standard...
 

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