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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. And if you're located in California, the California Energy Commission portion of the grant to Coulomb will pay for installation. Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power.

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Who knew?

Plugs and Cars

The units I found quite accidentally are Free Juice Bar dual-connector units. Free Juice Bar, as the name implies, dispenses electricity to cars without networks to join, credit cards to wave, or phone calls to release the precious, if not dear, electrons. And probably not cheap. Good for them. And one on Google's map.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Plus installation. My installation was pretty simple, so it cost me nothing. As I write on July 13th I’ve recently been contacted by the contractor who installed the unit, but I’m still waiting for the service call. They’ve kept my LEAF juiced, after all. The result will be simple, safe and cheap.

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Fast-Charging vs. Home-Charging: What Is Better for EV Owners?

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Understanding Fast Charging Fast charging, or DC fast charging, is a high-power, quick way to add juice to an EV battery. Upfront Installation Costs – The cost of installing a Level 2 home charger is an upfront expense of $500-$2000.

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We’re the New Renewables

Cars That Think

JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. This WindBox turbine, installed on the roof of a building in Rouen, France, is 1.6 We choose images that reflect an important advance, or a trend, or that are just mesmerizing to look at. household).

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Then, as electricity entrepreneurs expanded power generation and transmission capacity, they faced the new problem of what to do with all the cheap off-peak, nighttime electricity they could now produce. With funding from the California Air Resources Board , the team installed an AC-150 drive in a Volkswagen Beetle.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

This is by no means cheap, but is relatively competitive with the higher-end wake boats from companies like Nautique or Malibu (Nautique has its own electric wake boat , which starts at $312k). The Sport is also capable of 225kW CCS DC charging, for the few marinas that have installed DC fast chargers (there’s one in Tahoe ).

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