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If you buy an electric vehicle (EV), the purchase and installation of a charging station, part of the process will be. All chargers that are approved by the various manufacturers SAE J1772 compliant with standards for electrical vehicles and electrical connections.

If you buy an electric car you have to install a charging station in your house. Customers who want to organize their own equipment, must sign a waiver.

The Chevrolet Volt comes with a 110-volt charger that allows you to be free from your wall outlet at home standard.

The two new electric vehicles are significant differences in the size of their batteries. Chevrolet Volt as a hybrid vehicle may be at the GM describes the car as an extended EV (electric vehicle) with a smaller battery. Nissan believes that the paper is too strict an electric car. It has a much bigger battery, 2-3 times the size of the Chevrolet Volt. While the Volt has a battery used 16kW, rarely at full capacity. To increase the battery life is more than 80% LEAF must use its 24kW. The LEAF will be loaded into a standard 110 V for a full day fully charged. Installing a fast charger costs about 200th

If a surprising number of the first buyers of the Volt and the sheet, opt for a professional installation of the fast charger 240 V, should the use of very low until 2012.
With the release of these new electric vehicles have several companies used the EV market stress. AreoVironment is one of the first companies to build and install home chargers for EV fast. Because they have the first product on the market, they have been selected by Nissan as their installation company. To date, most other manufacturers of equipment have been linked to industrial applications.

These are the current major players in the market for charging stations.

ECOtality ECOtality was one of the leading manufacturers of EV chargers. Some industrial equipment such as forklifts, electric chargers used to power have their activities for a longer period, they used their experience in the market Minit-Charger for residential and commercial load. ECOtality manages a huge undertaking, called the EV project. The plan is to install thousands of charging stations in five states where EV will be released first. ECOtality installed charging stations produced by other companies. Although ECOtality done Level 1 and Level 2 charging stations, they do not produce fast chargers DC. ECOtality just their new line of Level 2 and commercial charging stations. These new stations are modern and stylish and can update its conservative image.

SPX SPX was selected by Chevrolet, the exclusive provider of services for the purchase and installation of the Chevy Volt Charger 240 volts to be fast at home. The purchase and installation of the house fast chargers Volt SPX coordinated. Level II 240 V charger fully charge a Volt in about 4 hours. SPX will work with owners to make their home electrical system is sufficient to support the installation of 240 volt chargers.

Nissan chose the contractor AeroVironment AeroVironment exclusive facility for LEAF EV. AeroVironment is known primarily for residential installations, but they produce and sell both Level 2 and rapid chargers, DC to commercial use. They are an established company that has made the drones for the army for a long time. They built the original charger for the precursor to the EV1, Impact, built in the 1990s. You also develop charging stations for the EV1, it is natural to make new versions of charging stations.

Coulomb Technologies is one of the largest manufacturers of EV loaded. Coulomb is the rapid development of their accession to the network load point to pull its members at one of their stations and immediately begins charging. So far, the majority of the 300 stations installed to date Level I start, but now, to install Level II and chargers. Clipper Creek

Clipper Creek not so well known, but they were selling magazines for many years. The design of this device is not as modern and stylish than some of the newer styles. They work more with industrial fleets as business or home. Clipper Creek chargers can be installed anywhere. You are responsible for the stations Tesla Roadster is the home office. These are only on Level II and chargers available in various configurations. General Electric

The latest player charged in the car market GE station. You’re new station watt charger. This first version is designed for commercial installations, but they will present a model home in the coming months. Stations Watt has a modern design. Renowned designer Yves Behar is responsible for the design of modern and elegant station watts. It is the first charging station with integrated Wi Fi.

PEP stations Ford began working with a company called PEP, to develop robust charging stations for intensive use. These chargers are made of concrete and steel. They are sold primarily to municipal and industrial sites. This company is relatively unknown to it that no “timetable” for the moment. As they are made of quality automotive material, they must be strong and robust. Another company called Better Place is known for its switching technology of the battery. Better Place is installing charging stations in Denmark and Israel. To date they have not model dwelling. However, they can introduce a model designed for the residential load.

Leviton

Another company, the power giant, Leviton. They are well established and have many service technicians. Leviton is especially a 10 year warranty on their “EVR-green” residential and commercial buildings charging stations. Leviton has also a standard installation is the first industrial connectors pre-wired into the system to their chargers Level II This system is for consumers to make their homes, “Plug-in ready” before buying an electric car. This system has a starting price of less than 0, including the installation and wiring is low installation costs and reduce installation time. pre-wired kits are required to be installed by a certified installer of Leviton, but once the system was installed, the station load level II you can easily be added by the consumer.

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