charging stations Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 05:13:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 More EV Charging Points Installed In Germany, Still No Profit https://www.greenoptimistic.com/charging-points-germany-profit-20180726/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/charging-points-germany-profit-20180726/#respond Fri, 27 Jul 2018 05:13:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=66454 During the past year, Germany has increased the number of public charging points for electric vehicles by approximately 25%. This was said by the utility lobby BDEW on Wednesday. However, they mentioned that it is still an unprofitable business. 2,800 new public charging points have been added since the end of June 2017. Now, there […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/charging-points-germany-profit-20180726/feed/ 0 66454 Telefonix Level 1 Electric Vehicle Charger – Simple and Convenient, But Pricy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/telefonix-level-1-ev-charger-20130530/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/telefonix-level-1-ev-charger-20130530/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 18:25:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37836 If there’s any one thing that is keeping electric vehicles on the sidelines of the market, it is the lack of charging infrastructure. Unlike the nearly 100,000 gas stations that are available in the US to refuel a conventional vehicle, there were just under 6,000 public-access electric vehicle charging stations. For an electric vehicle owner, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/telefonix-level-1-ev-charger-20130530/feed/ 1 37836 LAX Scraps Free Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces to Generate Revenue https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lax-scraps-free-electric-vehicle-parking-spaces-to-generate-revenue-20130109/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lax-scraps-free-electric-vehicle-parking-spaces-to-generate-revenue-20130109/#respond Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:11:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31024 Despite setting up 38 charging stations in two different lots and offering electric vehicle drivers free parking spaces, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has decided to now charge EV drivers for the parking spots. The decision was based purely on numbers. The airport needs additional parking revenue, and the break for EV drivers was the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lax-scraps-free-electric-vehicle-parking-spaces-to-generate-revenue-20130109/feed/ 0 31024 New York's First EV Charging Station by Beautiful Earth Group https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-yorks-first-ev-charging-station-by-beautiful-earth-group-20091221/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-yorks-first-ev-charging-station-by-beautiful-earth-group-20091221/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:50:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5813 Lately the automotive industry had directed its attention to the Electric Vehicle market and to the green energy usage. But if the electric energy that will power the EV is obtained from fossil fuels the EV won't be green anymore. Because of that particular reason several solar-powered charging stations were developed lately to help EV use alternative energy.

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