In the beginning, arranging for the charging station installation will be part of the purchasing process of buying your first Electric Vehicle (EV).
You won’t be able to buy the car unless you are willing to install a charging station your home. For Volt customers who prefer to have a 240 V rapid charger installed, SPX service solutions is the exclusive contractor for the installation of their rapid charging station.
GM describes the car as an extended range EV (electric vehicle) with a smaller battery.
Now there are a number of companies entering the charging station market. AeroVironment was the first company to devote itself to developing and building Level II home charging units. Most of the other companies that are developing and building charging stations focused on industrial units for commercial and municipal installations.
Below are the current companies that manufacture Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Now called ECOtality North America, ECOtality has been producing electric charging stations for quite a while. Industrial equipment such as forklifts have used electric charging technology for some time. ECOtality also installs stations made by other manufacturers. ECOtality builds both level I and level II chargers but does not make fast DC charging equipment. ECOtality has recently introduced a new line of commercial and home Level II charging stations.
AeroVironment was chosen to be the exclusive home charging installation contractor for the Nissan LEAF.
General Electric
The newest entrant in the EV charging station market is GE. They just introduced their new Watt Station charger.
PEP Stations
Leviton is including a 10 year warranty on their “Evr-green” home and commercial charging stations. The Leviton Evr-Green charging stations can support both Level I and Level II charging and will integrate with Charge Point charging stations.
Currently these are the main players in the electric car charging market place.
EV Charging Stations For The New Generation of Electric Automobiles
An electric bike can simply be confused with other vehicles like scooters or motorcycles. There are many rules involved when riding an electric bike. Electric bikes do not have a flammable engine. This makes electric bikes a transportation method all their own. The advantages of an electric bike are apparent.
February 6th, 2012
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