Monday, August 16, 2010
California spends $1.9M to upgrade existing plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily
As you may already know, the state of California has an existing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, most of which has been in place for more than a decade. This includes approximately 3,000 charging stations, some of which are in need of repairs; others require some sort of reconditioning or replacement. Rather than simply remove these chargers from service, the California Energy Commission (CEC) is choosing to enlist the help of ClipperCreek, EV Connect and Tom Dowling to upgrade everything.
The CEC will provide the aforementioned companies with $1.9 million to completely overhaul the state's legacy chargers. All of the existing chargers will be updated to the current SAE-J1772 standard to accommodate an onslaught of EVs entering the market from companies such as Nissan, Chevrolet, Coda Automotive, Ford and Fisker. Work will commence this fall and should be completed by early 2011.
ClipperCreek, under its previous name of EVI, installed more than half of the state's existing chargers and believes that the upgrade work will be relatively simple and, in most cases, won't require removal of the actual charging unit. ClipperCreek chief executive officer, Jason France said:We felt we made a solid offer to the State considering many of the existing units were ones we installed in the 90s. This opportunity allows us to update California's EV infrastructure with the new standards that accommodate all new EVs coming to market.Follow the jump for more info.
[Source: EV Connect]
As you may already know, the state of California has an existing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, most of which has been in place for more than a decade. This includes approximately 3,000 charging stations, some of which are in need of repairs; others require some sort of reconditioning or replacement. Rather than simply remove these chargers from service, the California Energy Commission (CEC) is choosing to enlist the help of ClipperCreek, EV Connect and Tom Dowling to upgrade everything.
The CEC will provide the aforementioned companies with $1.9 million to completely overhaul the state's legacy chargers. All of the existing chargers will be updated to the current SAE-J1772 standard to accommodate an onslaught of EVs entering the market from companies such as Nissan, Chevrolet, Coda Automotive, Ford and Fisker. Work will commence this fall and should be completed by early 2011.
ClipperCreek, under its previous name of EVI, installed more than half of the state's existing chargers and believes that the upgrade work will be relatively simple and, in most cases, won't require removal of the actual charging unit. ClipperCreek chief executive officer, Jason France said:We felt we made a solid offer to the State considering many of the existing units were ones we installed in the 90s. This opportunity allows us to update California's EV infrastructure with the new standards that accommodate all new EVs coming to market.Follow the jump for more info.
[Source: EV Connect]
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