The CHADEMO standard exists in the i-MiEV and LEAF, but a consortium of automakers are using the SAE J1772 committee to develop a completely different system, and hopefully electric car owners will benefit in the end. At this weeks EVS26 electric vehicle conference, the impending choice between DC fast charging…
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Schneider-Electric unveils new electric car DC Fast Charge station, compatible with the CHADEMO protocol, that has the vitally important UL listing, and which can be upgraded to the new SAE DC Fast Charge protocol once that is finished. This week at the EVS26 symposium in Los Angeles, Schneider Electric announced…
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350green is building, in Chicago, what will be the largest electric car fast charging network in the U.S., along the Illinois Tollway, the Chicago airports, and other areas in and around Chicago. On Thursday Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced an agreement with 350green and the Illinois Tollway to launch the…
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Yesterday California apparently made a big endorsement of the CHADEMO DC Fast Charge standard, a potentially ill-fated decision depending on a decision expected from the SAE J1772 committee this summer. Yesterday Gov. Jerry Brown announced California had settled a lawsuit with NRG, and that part of the agreement was for…
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2010 DOE Hydrogen Program and Vehicle Technologies – Annual Merit Review – June 09, 2010 – Theodore Bohn (PI and Presenter) Argonne National Laboratory Project ID #VSS025 The presentation covers interim design discussions about electric vehicle charging station infrastructure plans. It states the SAE PHEV-Grid initiative began in 2007, meaning…
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