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CAR CHARGING GROUP & THE NORWALK PARKING AUTHORITY JOIN FORCES TO BRING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO NORWALK, CONNECTICUTA First in Municipal Parking Areas in Fairfield County, CT Car Charging Group Inc. (OTCB: CCGI) announced it has joined forces with the City of Norwalk and the Norwalk Parking Authority (NPA) to help residents prepare for the use of electric vehicles (EV) with the installation of EV charging stations in three municipal garages in Norwalk in Fairfield County, Connecticut. These are the first EV car charging stations to be installed in any municipal parking area in Fairfield County, CT. "We are proud to be the first in the region to install car chargers in our public parking areas improving resources and options for motorists to use alternative vehicles and minimize Norwalk's carbon footprint as we move towards becoming a greener city," said Mayor Richard Moccia. Car Charging Group will install Level II ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs which are manufactured by Coulomb Technologies. The 7.2 kW output delivers Level II (208/240 VAC @ 30 A) charging via the standard SAE J1772(TM) connector and fixed 18 foot cable. The 2 kW output delivers Level I (120 VAC @ 16 A) charging via a standard NEMA 5-20 receptacle protected behind a locking door. Both outputs can deliver energy simultaneously.
The Norwalk Parking Authority, an enterprise fund, is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the city's municipal parking system consisting of four parking structures, six surface lots and on street parking. The car chargers are part of the Norwalk Parking Authority's commitment to making operations more sustainable. Other recent green initiatives include the installation of solar powered pay stations, environmentally friendly lighting at all Norwalk Parking Authority garages and the use of a T3 scooter for security at the South Norwalk railroad station which costs only 10 cents per day with little or no maintenance compared to using a gas truck. "Our goal is to assist businesses, residents and visitors with their parking needs. With the impending arrival of the first electric cars from mainstream companies, drivers will be on the hunt for a charging station, not a gas station, and the Norwalk Parking Authority is preparing to open a wave of charging stations over the next year to meet their needs," says John Federici, Chairman of the Norwalk Parking Authority.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec 14, 2010 - announced a pilot program with Equity Residential, one of the nation's largest owners and operators of apartments, to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. In the initial stage of the agreement, Car Charging Group will install and maintain EV charging stations in eight locations including Cambridge, MA, Washington, D.C, Coral Gables, FL, Deerfield Beach, FL, Seattle, WA, Redmond, WA, Los Angeles, CA and San Diego, CA. Residents at these locations will have the ability to charge their electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids with this easy to use and conveniently located amenity. "Car Charging Group continues to believe that the multifamily residential market is vital to the success of the EV Industry. Where will the millions of Americans who live in high rise buildings go to charge their vehicles at night? asked Michael D. Farkas, CEO of Car Charging Group. "With most of Equity's units located in high growth population areas we are certain that its residents will find access to our charging stations to be increasingly useful as the first fleet of electric vehicles will hit American roads en mass this winter." "Apartment and condo residents often do not have access to their own personal garages," continued Farkas. "As more and more plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles become available we need to establish a charging infrastructure in order to make it as simple as possible to charge these vehicles at convenient locations for these drivers.
All ChargePoint networked EV charging stations are managed by the ChargePoint® Network and provide EV drivers the ability to locate and navigate to the charging station from any smart phone and the ability to detect charging station availability from a smart phone or Google Maps. The ChargePoint Network also facilitates EV trip mapping, driver billing, 24/7 driver assistance, and greenhouse gas and energy savings (kWh) measurement. A recent report, "Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment," estimates that there will be 4.7 million residential, public, private and workplace charging stations installed globally during the period from 2010 to 2015. And in the U.S. there will likely be almost one million charging stations by 2015. "We are currently working with forward thinking businesses, property owners and municipalities across the nation to build out the necessary infrastructure to support the mass adoption of EVs," said Car Charging Group CEO Michael D. Farkas. "We envision a vast network of charging stations that will make designated electric vehicle spots as ubiquitous as handicapped spaces in the near future."
About Car Charging Group, Inc. Car Charging, Inc. is a company dedicated to a clean, sustainable environment and an economically strong, energy independent America. It join hands with the US government's initiative to turn dream into reality. Aided by U.S. government tax incentives and grants, Car Charging seeks to be at the forefront of the electric car revolution. Investing in infrastructure now will facilitate a seamless transition to electric cars. Car Charging, Inc. installs electric car charging stations in convenient locations across North America. It seeks to identify as many convenient locations as possible to ultimately provide easy access to the end user - the electric car owner. The charging stations are provided and installed by Car Charging, Inc. at no cost to the business/property owner. The benefits for the host is the ability to provide his customers or constituents with the service of convenient car charging and at the same time benefit from a percentage of the revenue from the station. Car Charging Group, Inc. is an owner and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with the mission to create a nationwide infrastructure enabling EV and PHEV owners to charge their EVs anytime, anywhere. As part of its strategy, the Company owns, provides, installs and maintains electric vehicle charging units and works with its landowner partners to identify appropriate locations for its charging stations. The Company provides convenient, safe and affordable charging stations away from home in customer friendly public locations including municipalities, shopping malls and parking garages. An estimated 40 million plug-in electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf, GM Chevy Volt, Fisker Karma, Tesla Model S as well as many others are expected to be on the road by 2030. Car Charging Group and other companies in the EV industry realize the need to establish charging station networks throughout the transportation infrastructure to provide easy access to energy everywhere drivers live and work. By investing at the forefront of the electric car revolution, Car Charging Group seeks to become the leading provider of electric car charging services. The Company launched its operations nationally in September of 2009 and is expanding its operations internationally.
In the ChargePoint® Network, each local group of charging stations automatically forms a robust self healing Radio Frequency (RF) mesh network managed by a single gateway charging station—a version of the networked charging stations incorporating an embedded CDMA or GSM cellular modem. The CT1000 family is dedicated networked Level I (120V @ 16A) charging via a standard NEMA 5-20R outlet. Up to 127 charging stations can communicate to and be managed by a single gateway charging station which, in turn, uses the local cellular network to communicate with the CPNOS.
ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations provide many advantages over non-networked charging stations:
The Norwalk Parking Authority is a financially self sustaining organization responsible for the operation and maintenance of the municipal parking system in Norwalk. The Authority is committed to collaborating with community organizations while providing exceptional customer service to parking customers. The Norwalk Parking Authority can be reached at (203) 831-9063 or at the web site at www.norwalkpark.org. For information about Tesla and Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles please refer to www.teslamotors.com and www.chevydealer.com.
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