Getting charged up for Electric Cars
Electrification company Ensto and energy firm Fortum have teamed up to develop a new type of recharging point for electric vehicles, where usability and safety were priorities in the development of the recharging point. Ensto which offers a wide variety of energy products and services is hoping to export the product into the growing electric vehicle markets, reports fortum.com.
Car manufacturers are continuing to develope electric cars, introducing new models of rechargeable cars to meet popular demand. Electrification of road traffic also becomes a requirement to a functioning recharging network, for example in the Nordic countries, electric cars can be recharged at home from the ordinary outlets intended for engine block heaters, however, recharging points still need to be installed in public places.
Ensto and Fortum’s fundamental design features for the new recharging point were; safety, ease of use, ease of installation in different areas, and the ability to modify functions. For example, where necessary, a GSM pay-by-cell-phone (mobile phone) technology function could be integrated into the recharging post, which could also be integrated with a parking meter function.
The Kaupinkallio parking garage in the Tapiola area of Espoo, Finland, will be the first to offer the new type of recharging posts and plan to have them up and running by the end of November.
Source;
www.fortum.com/ Press Releases (Ensto and Fortum developed a new recharging point for electric cars-29.9.2009)
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http://www.greenenergy.uk.com/Article.aspx?ARTICLE_ID=127