San Jose Installs First Electric Vehicle Chargepoint

As support for electric vehicles sweep the world, thanks to better cars and the efforts of infrastructure projects such as Better Place, it is exciting to see the sparks that may spread into the massive uptake of plug-in vehicles.

In the latest Electric Vehicle infrastructure update Coulomb Technologies recently installed the first charging station in San Jose, California. Their Chargepoint features an ingenious design that is easily connected to an existing streetlamp and provides access to the municipal energy grid. As an incentive to try out the new technology they are currently offering access cards for a full year of free charging!

Original article: Jorge Chapa. Inhabitat. 14 January 2009. Read more…