Electric cars: What if you live in a flat?
In the street where I live no one yet owns an electric car – because there are no driveways on which to charge them.
In the street where I live no one yet owns an electric car – because there are no driveways on which to charge them.
The new model Nissan Leaf will be the first electric vehicle in Australia that can send power back to a home battery using vehicle to grid technology.
(REPOST: Petroleum Economist)Two of the main European players have taken their first steps into the market and can be expected to beef up their offerings in future, as can petrol station operators around the world, as EVs rapidly gain market share from California to Guangdong.
(REPOST: SkyNews)Electric car chargers that are able to return power back to the grid network are being trialled by Newcastle University.
(REPOST: Clean Energy News) The Council is installing 57 lamp post charging points in total across the borough, allowing motorists to plug their electric vehicle directly into chargers installed in Council lamp posts.
(REPOST: The Guardian)BP will add rapid charging points for electric cars at its UK petrol stations within the next two months, in the latest sign of an oil giant adapting to the dramatic growth of battery-powered cars.
We visited a working prototype Zappi charger on Orkney and Robert was so impressed that MyEnergi kindly agreed to fit one in his garage which also allowed the company to test and adjust it to function with the Tesla Powerwall.
(REPOST: Solar Power Portal)The Lincolnshire-based firm has been backed by ex-Tesco chief and prolific investor Sir Terry Leahy and Bill Currie, founder of the William Currie Group which specialises in tech sector investments.
(REPOST: The Press & Journal)The developer said it expected a rapid increase in demand for home car-charging infrastructure in the coming years.