NIH debuts charging station pilot program
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently installed eight charging stations at its Bethesda, MD campus, as part of a pilot program to encourage use of electric vehicles. This program was...
View ArticleVideo: Installing an EV Charging Station in a Home Garage
This video documents the installation of an Aerovironment 240V, Level 2 charging station (EVSE – Electric Vehicle Service Equipment) in a garage for charging a 2012 Nissan Leaf. Applicable for any...
View ArticleDon’t ICE Me!
Getting ICEd refers to the situation that electric vehicle drivers encounter when an internal combustion engine or ICE vehicle blocks access to a charging station. This YouTube video shows how common...
View ArticleEV Charging at FedExField
The Redskins win over the Eagles was even sweeter for fans who drove a plug-in electric car to FedExField yesterday. EV drivers can charge at one of ten eVgo charging stations at the stadium. The Level...
View ArticleExploring the Tesla Model S
In this video, Bryan Murtha walks through the process of charging his new Tesla Model S at the public charging station at Kohl’s department store in Silver Spring, Maryland. He also explains some of...
View ArticleFederal Employee Can’t Plug In His Electric Car at Work
Charged up: federal employee fights to plug in electric car at work from Medill Washington on Vimeo. EVA/DC member, Bob Bruninga, talks about the frustrations of a federal employee not being able to...
View ArticleEarly Electric Car Charging
Early Electric Car Charging By Scott Wilson What follows is what I’ve learned on the subject of how exactly the first generation of antique EVs were charged. This is interesting, since there are many...
View ArticleThoughts on President Obama’s Executive Order on Federal Sustainability
On March 19, Pres. Obama announced an executive order designed to cut GHG emission from the federal government in half within a decade. This order has many moving parts, targets and reports. Several...
View ArticleOpportunities for Electric Vehicle Charging on Maryland’s Small Town Main...
L2 on Main Street (pdf file) This is a brief paper I wrote up on promoting Level 2 charging on small town Main Streets, focused in Maryland, but applicable anywhere. Why Main Street? Shopping Malls...
View ArticleMaryland Public Service Commission Public Conference on EV Deployment in the...
The Public Service Commission of Maryland is holding Public Conference 43 (“PC 43”) Thursday July 14, 2016 to explore the regulatory, technical, and financial barriers to the deployment of electric...
View ArticlePetition for Implementation of a Statewide Electric Vehicle Portfolio
The Maryland Public Service Commission is working on an effort entitled “Transforming Marylands Electric Grid” also referred to as PC44. One part of that overall effort relates to electric vehicles....
View ArticleGrants Available for Multifamily and Workplace Charging Through Electrify...
As part of the VW settlement, Electrify America and its partner SemaConnect are taking applications, first-come, first-served, for grants that cover installation, purchase and maintenance of charging...
View ArticleNice real-world EV owner review
Here is a review of the Chevy Bolt from a long-term (one year, 15k miles) owner of two. This is not a product endorsement, merely an example of the savings an EV owner can expect and the factors that...
View ArticleSpeaker Presentations from Roadmap 11
The Roadmap conferences have developed into one of, if not the largest annual EV interest gathering in the country. This years Roadmap 11 was held in Portland June 19-20. Many of the speaker...
View ArticleMaryland Utilities authorized to install 909 L2 EVSE’s and DC chargers
Utilities in Maryland have been granted approval by the Maryland Public Utility Commission for ownership of 909 EVSE’s, to be installed at multi-family locations (i.e. apartments, condos) and...
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