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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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Electrics touted at Paris car show, but await their moment
Austin American Statesman
2016-09-29
When will electric-powered cars become a practical choice for ordinary people? The question hangs in the air at the Paris auto show, where Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors are showing off...
 
City of Fort Collins Announces Winner of the Innovate Fort Collins Electric Vehicle Charging Challenge ...
Nasdaq Globe Newswire
2016-09-29
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The City of Fort Collins, Colorado State University, and Innosphere, Colorado's leading technology incubator, have announced the winner of the...
 
What the Paris car show says about the future of electric cars
The Christian Science Monitor
2016-09-29
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NEMA Revises Premier Standard on Magnet Wire, ANSI/NEMA MW 1000-2016 (NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
Public Technologies
2016-09-29
(Source: NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association) ROSSLYN, Va.-MW 1000 is the premier standards publication for general requirements, product specifications, and test procedures for the...
 
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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Deiss introduces the new Volkswagen electric car during a press conference at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
Meet the I.D., Volkswagen’s first purely electric car on track for 2020
Crunch
2016-09-29
Volkswagen did indeed debut its first dedicated electric car at the Paris Motor Show, as heavily teased. The I.D. revealed at the show is still labeled a “concept,” but VW says...
 
File - This Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo shows server banks inside a data center at AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.
Is the worldwide web a waste of water?
BBC News
2016-09-29
Researchers at Imperial College London made headlines last year when they claimed that up to 200 litres of water could be involved in the download of a single gigabyte (GB) of data. It's a shocking...
 
In this July 8, 2014 photo, a condensate storage tank which was prepared for tornado is unveiled to journalists at Sendai Nuclear Power Station in Sendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan.
Thousands Work Daily at Japan Nuclear Plants That Sell No Power
Bloomberg
2016-09-15
More than 6,000 workers cycle through the world’s biggest nuclear plant every day to operate and maintain a facility that hasn’t sold a kilowatt of electricity in more than four years. The buzz at...
 
Chute d'eau du Costa Rica - Guanacaste.
Costa Rica Has Been Running On 100% Renewable Electricity For 76 Days... And Counting
IFL Science
2016-09-09
Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause for Costa Rica – this Central American nation has been running on 100 percent renewable electricity for 76 consecutive days. This follows on from 150 other...
 
Hunter Baker surveys flood damage to his neighborhood near the flooded Black Creek following heavy rains in Florence, South Carolina, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015.
Hermine Turns Deadly As Storm Pummels Florida, Georgia
WorldNews.com
2016-09-02
Hermine tore across northern Florida on Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, killing one person and raising a storm surge that destroyed beachside buildings and...
 
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Battery Maker Helping Power China Electric Car Boom Plans IPO
Bloomberg
2016-09-01
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., China’s second-biggest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, is planning an initial public offering to fund an expansion as the government pushes to boost the...
 
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Hunt for India’s Missing Electricity Follows Rural Power Lines
Bloomberg
2016-08-31
India is looking to its countryside to understand how more than 20 percent of power distributed by state retailers goes missing. Rural Electrification Corp. plans to install equipment that will...
 
In this Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 photo, a Mophie Juice Pack Air rechargeable battery case for the iPhone is shown in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Battery Breakthrough Doubles Life of Smartphones and Electric Cars
Newsweek
2016-08-19
Smartphones, electric cars and other consumer electronics could receive a big boost following a breakthrough that doubles the life of rechargeable batteries. SolidEnergy Systems, a startup founded by...
 

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