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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to Rockville

Federal Realty will install stations at Congressional Plaza and Rockville Town Square.

Environmentally conscious drivers looking to charge up their vehicles will soon have two new options in Rockville. Federal Realty Investment Trust announced Monday that it will partner with Miami, Fla.-based Car Charging Group Inc. to offer electric vehicle charging stations at two of the management company’s Rockville shopping centers: Congressional Plaza and Rockville Town Square. "Besides the obvious environmental benefits, a big advantage of electric cars will be the ability to conveniently charge your vehicle when you're already stopped somewhere on your daily routine," Michael D. Farkas, chief executive officer of Car Charging Group, said in a news release. "Because of its prime locations across the nation, Federal Realty's unique …

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Federal Realty Investment Trust and Federal Realty to Take Over Town Square Garages

Jerome Yurow

2:55 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Great idea! Now let's get some of those Renault ZE's with switchable batteries* and have Better Place (betterplace.com) bring in its automated battery exchange stations! *They don't have to be made by Renault, but cars with switchable batteries make the most sense and add to the car's value.   more ›

Monday, August 8, 2011

New Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Debuts in Bethesda

Gov. Martin O'Malley helped cut the ribbon on the new station Monday.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) was among the state, local and federal officials that gathered in Bethesda Monday to mark the installation of a new, solar-powered electric vehicle charging station. The station is located outside the SunTrust bank at 10401 Old Georgetown Road. The 18-foot, 1,410-watt “solar power pole” – which charges two electric vehicles – is the first electric vehicle charging station in the state to feature sun-tracking technology, using a GPS system to move solar panels mounted on a pole with the position of the sun. Designed to have a small footprint to fit in urban environments, the pole was developed by Columbia-based engineering and manufacturing firm Advanced Technology and Research Corp. The pole was …

Alan Strasser

5:57 pm on Friday, October 14, 2011

Bravo to all parties for this innovative project to support EV use. As someone who is about to install rooftop solar and will eventually use my solar energy to charge an EV (when I can afford one or retrofit by Prius), I wanted to ask:1- what was the total cost for this charging station and solar array? and 2- what parties paid what share? I ask since solar companies are now offering innovative …   more ›

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