electric vehicle infrastructure

Energy giants General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) have announced separate plans to further enter the electric vehicle (EV) market by launching new charging stations for homeowners.

Since its inception in 1971 AeroVironment, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAV) has developed electric transportation technology.

Last week, New York City unveiled its first of 100 ChargePoint® Network EV Charging Stations as part of the federally funded ChargePoint America program.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently approved a US$3.4 million grant to Coulomb Technologies for 1600 of their EV ChargePoint Networked stations to be installed.

Europe's first commercial smart-charging station for electric vehicles (EV) has opened for business in The Netherlands.

The biggest gripe against electric vehicle technology is the lack of charging infrastructure, however that is beginning to change, at least in California.

Five charging stations have been installed on Highway 101 between San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Four of the charging stations are currently on-line, with the fifth set to be ready by October.