ev charging standard Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 06:25:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 California Dreaming of Home EV Charging Throughout the State https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-dreaming-home-ev-charging-throughout-state-20141003/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-dreaming-home-ev-charging-throughout-state-20141003/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2014 06:25:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49470 Palo Alto, home to tech giants such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), VMware, Skype, and well, Tesla Motors started the ball rolling when it required that new houses be wired to allow plug-ins.  After all, the city is the headquarters of the iconic electric vehicle maker.  It looks that the idea has caught on and the whole […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-dreaming-home-ev-charging-throughout-state-20141003/feed/ 0 49470 CHAdeMO Charging Stations Up 1,200% in US https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chademo-charging-stations-us-20130125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chademo-charging-stations-us-20130125/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:31:51 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32065 While some drivers can get past the “limited range” of electric vehicles [EV], another major sticking point would be “recharge times.” Fast-charging stations, such as the Japanese standard CHAdeMO, or Tesla’s Supercharger Network, certainly make it easier to get around past the radius centered on your home charger. Fast-charging stations can typically give an 80% […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chademo-charging-stations-us-20130125/feed/ 0 32065 Tesla Model S Adapting to Japan’s Fast Charging Standard (CHAdeMO) [UPDATE] https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-model-s-adapting-to-japans-fast-charging-standard-chademo-20130113/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-model-s-adapting-to-japans-fast-charging-standard-chademo-20130113/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:49:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31304 Here in the US, there are a couple of different ways to get your electric vehicle [EV] charged. The standard LI 120V charger typically takes up to eight hours to fully charge your vehicle. The LII 240V charger is a little faster, up to four hours charge time, depending on your model. LIII 480V chargers […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-model-s-adapting-to-japans-fast-charging-standard-chademo-20130113/feed/ 13 31304 No Standard for Electric Vehicle Chargers in EU Makes Adoption Difficult https://www.greenoptimistic.com/no-standard-for-electric-vehicle-chargers-in-eu-makes-adoption-difficult-20121127/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/no-standard-for-electric-vehicle-chargers-in-eu-makes-adoption-difficult-20121127/#respond Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:19:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28871 Every automaker wants to have it their way, but sometimes a universal standard makes things smoother for everyone. For example, before the mid-1990’s every automaker had a different diagnostic port for computer communications and diagnostics. If you wanted to diagnose a check engine light, you had to have a different connector and sometimes a completely […]

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