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GE unveiling charging stations for electric, hybrid vehicles

New Britain Herald -- PLAINVILLE — Last year GE Industrial Solutions unveiled a solar-powered carport to charge electric vehicles. Now it is unveiling new charging stations specifically for municipalities and businesses that will make charging an electric or gas/electric hybrid possible away from home.

The new Watt Stations, as they are called, are safe and easy to use, according to Chris Bowler, director of Marketing at GE Industrial Solutions in Plainville. Two of the chargers have been installed in the carport and he showed one to the media Tuesday.

“Imagine you have a hotel chain,” Bowler said. “You can use our software to manage the system globally.” It lets the owner set prices, monitor usage and generate reports.

The Watt Station, which is the newest of several types of chargers GE sells,

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 12:32:33 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse some day they will come in handy, esp. if they're charged by solar.
kyjlh Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,617 Points:651,660 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 7:26:56 PM Ignore kyjlh Report Abuse Taxpayers will end up paying for them.
SUPPER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:2,473 Points:1,287,745 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 8:35:05 AM Ignore SUPPER Report Abuse Ok
Alaydown Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,111 Points:822,545 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 2:06:41 AM Ignore Alaydown Report Abuse Aviator Rob, No fear mongering on mercury from me -- I'm just stating fact. Fear mongering belongs to DemocRATS. My other points on the light bulb are also facts. Unless you buy a CFL, the replacement number is not 7 times (a gross exaggeration by you). New or old CFLs still have long warmup times unless you buy the premium CFLs which take about 30 seconds or so to warm up, and they run hotter. Covered CFLs still take about 3 minutes to warm up. CFLs are also unhealthy because fluorescent light is unhealthy. The DemocRATS should NOT have banned the bulb. Your justification about the 4mg of mercury in CFLs that gets dumped into landfills is that it is okay because mercury thermometers had more mercury in them??? Mercury thermometers have not been available for sale for about 10 years or more, and they generally last forever unlike CFLs which would be bought in greater numbers per household and end up in landfills. As for coal, that might be a great selling point for tree huggers 10 years ago, but the EPA capped those emissions back then. I find it ironic that greenies try to justify dumping mercury in landfills with such arguments. It is also ironic how the lefties love to argue about "choice" except when it is NOT THEIR choice. The market should have decided instead of wrongly following the desires of a few special interest groups. No, it is not feasible to stock up on a lifetime supply of bulbs. I never attempted such a thing because I had hoped that this government would return to the sanity it had before the 2007 Congress imposed its mandates. We moved in the right direction in the 2010 elections, and hopefully we will go the rest of the way this November. As for the story on hybrids, nice try. Your claim is just your assumption for the reason -- not what the study wrote. Polk & Co. who did the study had not researched why only 35% were not repeat buyers. Their data includes many who traded in their hybrids and did not buy another hybrid. Their belief is that it is because of a number of factors such as price and competition. There are many conventional cars that are better and cheaper choices. It takes too many years and miles to justify the expense of a hybrid compared to a conventional car even at $4 per gallon. [Edited by: Alaydown at 5/7/2012 2:06:56 AM EST]
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,249 Points:2,254,020 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 1:04:28 AM Ignore 10k Report Abuse by the time they build enough charging stations, the EV will be dead..
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,126 Points:1,355,680 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:58:52 AM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Doesn't matter due to the short distance and length of even a quick charge. Only way it would work half way is quick charge over a lunch stop then proceed another distance & make sure you only want to travel the max of initial & one charge per day with an hour lunch stop in between.
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:5,513 Points:1,358,985 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:56:56 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse Ev's are not for me.
Mr Tex All-Star Author Dallas Posts:872 Points:2,492,810 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:53:42 AM Ignore Mr Tex Report Abuse Need charging stations along the highway, not just in town.
bobdec Champion Author Miami Posts:8,959 Points:1,768,845 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:52:24 AM Ignore bobdec Report Abuse Still would never buy an EV
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,062 Points:1,969,135 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:52:10 AM Ignore esquared Report Abuse Keep installing and we'll talk.
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,348 Points:1,539,755 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:52:08 AM Ignore danreino Report Abuse I'll give 10 cents for an 8 hour charge.
idigau22 Champion Author Washington Posts:23,405 Points:3,201,010 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:47:57 AM Ignore idigau22 Report Abuse EV? No Thanks!!
tml721 Champion Author Columbus Posts:12,610 Points:2,389,550 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:46:57 AM Ignore tml721 Report Abuse NOTHING will se t us free from oil importing accept DRILLING OUR OWN. have you ever heard of PLASTIC?? its made from oil! We live in the era of oil and till there's a true substitue we'll never stop using oil in all products.
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:45:52 AM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse I guess those charging stations will be using free electricity
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,079 Points:1,101,905 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:45:03 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse Technology will set us free of imported oil.
59glide All-Star Author New Haven Posts:857 Points:1,049,005 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:44:41 AM Ignore 59glide Report Abuse How much?
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:43:45 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ok
TekWare Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,161 Points:672,300 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:40:04 AM Ignore TekWare Report Abuse It's coming, and Big Oil seems to be doing everything they can to help.
badspots Champion Author Houston Posts:2,079 Points:675,145 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:40:00 AM Ignore badspots Report Abuse Not!
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,532 Points:1,857,395 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:39:46 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Not for me right now!
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,015 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:39:31 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse I've been seeing a lot of posts asking about how long it would take to charge and cost. There have been a couple of developments on that front. First, the charger. Almost all the new EVs coming to market now have a quick charge option. This will charge an EV from nearly dead to 80% full in 30 minutes and nearly all cars will still have some charge in them when they pull up to the charger. Now, as for cost. There are some companies that are currently installing these chargers in certain cities and plan to charge a subscription rate of $99 per month. This gives you unlimited charging from any charger in the network. As more chargers are installed, the subscription could become national, kinda like ZipCar. Another strategy is to install the chargers in front of stores, in order to encourage people to come in and shop. There's word that McDonalds and Starbucks are seriously considering this. You would not be charged for the electricity if you made a purchase, kinda like parking validation. And of course, municipalities might install chargers and have you pay for the electricity, much like you pay at a parking meter. In any case, I wouldn't expect a driver to pay more than $1.00 for a charge unless they were parked there for hours.
UncleE Veteran Author Columbus Posts:372 Points:2,423,600 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:38:46 AM Ignore UncleE Report Abuse I saw my first Chevy Volt today. How long have they been on the market?
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miser709 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,268 Points:1,069,925 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:34:51 AM Ignore miser709 Report Abuse Who can afford a hybrid vehicle?
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:33:29 AM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse old and useless infromation for the 99 that cant even afford a electric/hybrid vehicle.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,788 Points:656,070 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:33:22 AM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse set it up.
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LCSTEELERBOB Champion Author Gary Posts:2,961 Points:720,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:31:14 AM Ignore LCSTEELERBOB Report Abuse clap, clap, clap
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,158 Points:672,410 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:29:40 AM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse Hummmmmmm
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,979 Points:1,779,615 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:28:59 AM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse This is still just a small step. The EV and hybrid have a long ways to go before they can meet the advantages with autos powered by fuel combustion engines.
RoadKing95 Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,554 Points:3,603,240 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:28:22 AM Ignore RoadKing95 Report Abuse PithyOpiner - can you tell me where you find a price of 16,000 to replace a battery pack. What I have seen is more like 3,000. The warranty is 10 years 150,000 miles. I read that Hyundai's is lifetime. I'm thinking we need to call BS on your opine.
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,485 Points:1,638,045 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:28:14 AM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse yeah, GE has to be in the middle of it!
GigHarborHound Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,532 Points:487,515 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:26:02 AM Ignore GigHarborHound Report Abuse Not impressed!!
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,015 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:25:49 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Uhh, libertyut, I don't know where you get your news but Obama isn't coming to take away your V8 engine. You wanna drive a gas car? Great. Nobody's stopping you. I don't understand why people feel so threatened by this technology. It's like it's the 19th Century and people are afraid that Thomas Edison is going to come in their homes and take away their whale oil lamps and make them get electricity. Do what you want. Just understand that it's a lot harder to get whale oil nowadays.
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,298 Points:1,902,005 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:25:32 AM Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse whatever
megadiesellv Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,474 Points:503,585 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:25:08 AM Ignore megadiesellv Report Abuse Don't buy electric cars.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,015 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:20:45 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Read the whole report, Alaydown. The reason why only 35% of hybrid buyers buy another hybrid is because they are still driving their first hybrid. There are people driving around in their 1999 2-door Honda Insight's. The hybrid used-car market is the tightest one out there. It's practically non-existent, compared to the rest of the market. Hybrid owners are notorious for holding onto their cars. Being cheap might have something to do with it. Being able to drive 400 miles on a $40 fill-up at $4.00/gal is a great incentive to keep driving that same car.
min_fuel Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,956 Points:722,545 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:20:12 AM Ignore min_fuel Report Abuse Right on libertyut
EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:16,685 Points:3,030,620 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:20:12 AM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse Hopefully we will have Charging Stations at Hotels
jadeusa Champion Author Dallas Posts:9,331 Points:1,824,015 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:19:24 AM Ignore jadeusa Report Abuse Another cost and time requirement for travel. We Americans are losing more of our freedoms every day.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:19:01 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Begin installing the stations. Don't wait until later. This will tell the customer that the industry is 100% behind electric cars.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,472 Points:2,080,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:17:23 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse Look out Mickey D's...
Matt G Champion Author Boston Posts:4,528 Points:2,772,065 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:17:09 AM Ignore Matt G Report Abuse Good
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,985 Points:2,526,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:16:08 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse how long to charge
libertyut Champion Author Utah Posts:1,350 Points:291,625 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:15:31 AM Ignore libertyut Report Abuse Oh goodie do we get to go 60 miles away from our home. Lets see how many charging stations in the United States. How much does it cost and how long to charge. Lets stay with gas until you idiots improve it a whole lot more.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,015 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:15:11 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse I have no need to exaggerate, Alaydown, unlike you with that mercury fear-mongering. A mercury thermometer has more than 100 times the amount of mercury in them and that was seven years ago when the compact florescents first came on the market. And if you're so concerned about mercury, I hope you understand that one of the largest producers of mercury is the coal industry. You can't separate the mercury that's present within the coal so it just escapes up the smokestack and into the air. So essentially, by using a product that needs 400% more power to operate than its alternatives, you are actually releasing far more mercury into the environment than if you crushed all the compact florescents in the world and just dumped them in the river. Also, how much energy do you think is necessary to manufacture the amount of glass to make replacement bulbs that you will need to replace seven times as often? The light bulb plant isn't run on happy thoughts. And finally, new CFLs don't have a warm up time and you can get them in any color temperature you want, from soft yellow to blinding white light.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,824 Points:1,430,750 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 12:15:00 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse TWO chargers? Does it take five minutes? Is it free? Is every possible parking space going to have a charger? [Edited by: granitestater at 5/7/2012 12:17:19 AM EST]
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