Posts Tagged ‘Video’
The EV Charging Station: Google’s Role
If you work at Google, then the EV charging station is part of your work environment. Google is, and always was, a company that promotes the electric car concept. Since Google is one of the hottest and most influential brands of our generation,
The world already knows about electric vehicles, mainly electric trains, but a number of other electric vehicles are also in wide use, such as light trucks; mechanical equipment such as forklifts, boats, motorbikes, electric scooters; airplanes and even spaceships.
“You can’t bore people into buying,” is a well-worn marketing proverb. Consumerism is a matter of desires, particularly with regard to automobiles, the most sensual consumer product after lingerie. That’s why it’s important for electric vehicles to be good-looking and exciting, so that potential buyers will not only want them but yearn for them.
Of the 741,600 Spaniards who purchased a car in 2011, 314 bought an electric car, a penetration rate of 0.04%. In France, 2,629 electric cars were sold. France is the second-largest car market in Europe, after Germany, while Spain is the fifth largest. Britain and Italy are ranked third and fourth.
The revolutionary influence that the electric car is having on our environment can no longer be ignored. True, it’s too soon for us to feel its contribution to the cleanliness of the air we breathe, since gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles still dominate the roads. But one can already see the future – in the form of electric car charging stations, which are sprouting up in many areas.
Just wanted to share with you this review by roadfly.com:
“The first widely available electric car is capable of driving about 110 miles on a charge.. The LEAF handles a lot better than expected and it’s acceleration was pretty impressive too.”
Will the new Chevy Volt live up to the hype?
EverydayDriver took the Chevy Volt for a test drive, watch the results.
Watch the new Google Tech Talk, it’s long but it’s worth it – the smart grid is a trending topic now days.
Even before the first newspaper headline on Smart Grid was printed, the utilities have been experimenting with TCP/IP in the back-end networks for a quite a long time.
Erich Gunther (EnerNex), presents a reference model and concept of network operations for the power industry, including a demonstration of how Internet Protocols can fit in that space.
Take a closer look:
A wonderful animated tour into the world of Smart Grid technology.
Scientific American explains the essential features of Smart Grid, because whether we want it or not, Smart Grid is a part of our future.
Learn more about parts and interaction of the parts of an automotive charging system: