Plug-In 2010 brings forward Coulomb home charging station and fancy Blink charger
Photo: engadget.com
Last week’s Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose (the self-purported conference for cutting edge, current and future plug-in hybrid and electric transportation technologies) has brought out two new electric vehicle charging stations of note: Blink by ECOtality and Frog Design, and CT500 by Coulomb Technologies.
The Blink EV chargers have been developed to be eye-catching and in hopes of being a “new icon for a smart EV ecosystem.” These chargers are developed to look and fit nice inside any residential garage, cluttered with the normal bats and hats. The claim is a full charge in two to six hours, which we have to admit is pretty good. So I suppose its practicalities (and not just its looks) is what got it a $230 million public-private fund to install around 15,000 charges in 16 U.S. cities.
The Coulomb CT500 holds its own – what else can you expect from a company that is already making sweeps nation-wide to install its ChargePoint stations. The CT500 is meant also to be for residential use that packs a whopping 7.2 kw punch. Still no word on how much it costs though…we imagine not more than the car you plan on plugging in.
Video of the ECOtality Blink EV Charger after the break…
