Coulomb Announces First German Installation of Networked EV Charging Stations
By Scott Doggett September 8, 2009
Coulomb Technologies today announced the first German installation of one of the company's ChargePoint networked charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.
The public utility in Bochum has activated five charging stations installed by distribution partner 365 Energy Group. The ChargePoint charging stations are intended to ensure that in the future battery-reliant EVs can easily be charged in the Ruhr area metropolis.
Germany is not the first European country to install Coulomb Technology charging stations. The Netherlands has that distinction, as we reported in May.
Coulomb, which is headquartered in Campbell, California, said in a statement that Bochum selected Coulomb's ChargePoint charging stations for their advanced networking technology after testing the stations of three other suppliers.
One charging station was installed in the customer parking lot at the headquarters of the public utility. Another charging station was located at the housing association VBW in the Matthias-Claudius-Strabe. The locations of the other three ChargePoint stations have not been determined.
Coulomb Technologies' charging stations are used in homes, municipalities, office buildings and parking garages to allow consumers to charge their EVs wherever they live, work and shop.
Consumers subscribe to the ChargePoint Network and receive a ChargePoint Smart Card that allows them to charge their car at any charging station worldwide. More information can be obtained at the Coulomb Technology's Website.
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