What Does It Mean to Go Green® to the Average Consumer?
EV-Charge America of Las Vegas is now deploying smart electric vehicle charging infrastructure and stations so that consumers, corporations and municipalities can go green one-by-one, today.
Las Vegas, NV, February 09, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Momentum is suddenly building faster than anyone could have imagined to move the country and the whole world toward “Green”. But “what does it mean to go green”® to the average consumer? What can we do today that’s practical, affordable and economically sustainable in the face of our current economic challenges?
The answer is to deploy a smart electric vehicle charging infrastructure so that consumers, corporations, municipalities and the entire country can tangibly and rapidly, one-by-one, exchange their gas guzzling, foreign oil dependent, “dirty” vehicles for one of the new crop of efficient, clean and green electric and electric-hybrid vehicles that are just now hitting the market.
EV-Charge America in Las Vegas is currently installing Smart EV charging stations across the country, both directly and through new Dealers they are recruiting daily. The charging stations are being located in public and private parking areas, municipalities, governments, city streets and Interstates, to provide the conveniently necessary Charge-Points so we can re-charge electric vehicles virtually everywhere.
EV-Charge America CEO Bob Rosinski says, “The simplicity and small footprint of our new system means that anyone, anywhere can easily and quickly add a single EV charging station at their residence, their work, or request that retail and other businesses they frequent, install one in their parking areas for Electric Vehicle consumers.
We actually have a request form on our web site to facilitate this business site requesting process. Every business we talk to sees an immediate and significant advantage to providing this service as a new and innovative marketing tool that demonstrates that they are an environmentally responsible, corporate citizen.”
At the heart of this “Charge-Point” Network, and what makes it both economically and commercially sustainable is a smart, Global communications network that enables EV consumers to locate and access all of the EV charging stations via Google Maps on a computer, or by their car, hand-held device, or cell phone enabled GPS. They can see where the charging stations are, if they are available, or occupied, and the distance in miles or battery life.
Each user on the network is provided with a small RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag that they carry on their key ring that only works in the proximity of a charging station. When they arrive at a charging station, the RFID tag authenticates them as a subscriber to the service and the station is activated, electricity is turned on, and the charging unit further secures their plug-in cord so that it cannot be removed by anyone else.
This secure and encrypted internet authentication means that there is no need to carry coins, cash, or credit cards and there is no mark-up for credit card processing fees. The subscriber can transparently move from city to city and state to state with no concern for which power grid or who’s electricity they are using.
The smart charging stations are being installed in both 110 volt and 220 volt models and they are constantly monitored and maintained at a central control center that can reset the GFI breaker, or access, and service the units as needed, remotely 24/7.
If an EV is unexpectedly unplugged, or the charging session is preempted, or other problems arise, the vehicle driver is sent a text message by the smart charging station alerting them to the particular issue.
What further makes this system economically sustainable for all concerned is that it is a subscription service, much like the typical cell phone service today. Subscribers sign up for a monthly charging plan that runs the spectrum from unlimited charging sessions, anytime / any day (about $50 per month), to various other plans that include off-peak, nighttime and economy, limited charging sessions, depending on individual needs. This year the subscription service is Free, as EV-Charge America is picking up the cost of all new subscriptions for the balance of 2009.
But the real genius behind this system is the fact that the major share of the subscription revenue paid-in is returned to the various host location operators to cover their electric costs and overhead to maintain and monitor the system.
It is through this ground-breaking environmental / economic model that a Global network can ‘pencil-out’ long-term, so that the goal of a truly massive, “Green” environmental responsibility movement, can be initiated and sustained, world-wide in a tangible way, starting today, by each of us.
For more information about EV-Charge America and the Smart Charge-Point solutions, please visit their web site at www.ev-chargeamerica.com or contact their CEO Bob Rosinski directly at bob@ev-chargeamerica.com
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The answer is to deploy a smart electric vehicle charging infrastructure so that consumers, corporations, municipalities and the entire country can tangibly and rapidly, one-by-one, exchange their gas guzzling, foreign oil dependent, “dirty” vehicles for one of the new crop of efficient, clean and green electric and electric-hybrid vehicles that are just now hitting the market.
EV-Charge America in Las Vegas is currently installing Smart EV charging stations across the country, both directly and through new Dealers they are recruiting daily. The charging stations are being located in public and private parking areas, municipalities, governments, city streets and Interstates, to provide the conveniently necessary Charge-Points so we can re-charge electric vehicles virtually everywhere.
EV-Charge America CEO Bob Rosinski says, “The simplicity and small footprint of our new system means that anyone, anywhere can easily and quickly add a single EV charging station at their residence, their work, or request that retail and other businesses they frequent, install one in their parking areas for Electric Vehicle consumers.
We actually have a request form on our web site to facilitate this business site requesting process. Every business we talk to sees an immediate and significant advantage to providing this service as a new and innovative marketing tool that demonstrates that they are an environmentally responsible, corporate citizen.”
At the heart of this “Charge-Point” Network, and what makes it both economically and commercially sustainable is a smart, Global communications network that enables EV consumers to locate and access all of the EV charging stations via Google Maps on a computer, or by their car, hand-held device, or cell phone enabled GPS. They can see where the charging stations are, if they are available, or occupied, and the distance in miles or battery life.
Each user on the network is provided with a small RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag that they carry on their key ring that only works in the proximity of a charging station. When they arrive at a charging station, the RFID tag authenticates them as a subscriber to the service and the station is activated, electricity is turned on, and the charging unit further secures their plug-in cord so that it cannot be removed by anyone else.
This secure and encrypted internet authentication means that there is no need to carry coins, cash, or credit cards and there is no mark-up for credit card processing fees. The subscriber can transparently move from city to city and state to state with no concern for which power grid or who’s electricity they are using.
The smart charging stations are being installed in both 110 volt and 220 volt models and they are constantly monitored and maintained at a central control center that can reset the GFI breaker, or access, and service the units as needed, remotely 24/7.
If an EV is unexpectedly unplugged, or the charging session is preempted, or other problems arise, the vehicle driver is sent a text message by the smart charging station alerting them to the particular issue.
What further makes this system economically sustainable for all concerned is that it is a subscription service, much like the typical cell phone service today. Subscribers sign up for a monthly charging plan that runs the spectrum from unlimited charging sessions, anytime / any day (about $50 per month), to various other plans that include off-peak, nighttime and economy, limited charging sessions, depending on individual needs. This year the subscription service is Free, as EV-Charge America is picking up the cost of all new subscriptions for the balance of 2009.
But the real genius behind this system is the fact that the major share of the subscription revenue paid-in is returned to the various host location operators to cover their electric costs and overhead to maintain and monitor the system.
It is through this ground-breaking environmental / economic model that a Global network can ‘pencil-out’ long-term, so that the goal of a truly massive, “Green” environmental responsibility movement, can be initiated and sustained, world-wide in a tangible way, starting today, by each of us.
For more information about EV-Charge America and the Smart Charge-Point solutions, please visit their web site at www.ev-chargeamerica.com or contact their CEO Bob Rosinski directly at bob@ev-chargeamerica.com
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