Coulomb Introduces New ChargePoint Blackberry App

December 7th, 2011

Coulomb Technologies New ChargePoint Blackberry Application

for Electric Vehicle Drivers Now Available

 

New Features Include Reservations, Detailed Charging Station Information and Home Station Charging Status

 

Campbell, Calif., December 7, 2011 – Coulomb Technologies today introduced its latest ChargePoint application, for Blackberry smart phones.  Now available for free from the Blackberry App World store, the updated ChargePoint app provides electric vehicles (EV) drivers new features including the ability to locate and check occupancy status and make reservations for a charging station, more detailed station information including pricing and the ability to view your home charging station and its status. Coulomb’s ChargePoint apps continue to be the industry’s first and only mobile apps that give EV drivers real-time charging station status, reservations, smart phone payments, location information and navigation.  All ChargePoint apps provide station information from Coulomb’s ChargePoint® Network, the largest network of public charging stations and EV drivers in the world. To download the ChargePoint app for Blackberry: click here

 

“ChargePoint-enabled apps are the only apps that give EV drivers access to real-time charging station status,” said Pat Romano, president and CEO at Coulomb.  “Using ChargePoint gives essential information for drivers needing to charge.  These newly added features mean that Blackberry users can enjoy all the rich features and driver services to make their driving experience that much more enjoyable.”

 

The ChargePoint mobile apps provide an easy way to access the world’s largest EV charging network, with features to locate stations near a specified address, get turn-by-turn directions, and even start and stop a charging session directly from a smart phone.  Additionally, these apps allow drivers to utilize the ChargePoint Network’s new reservation feature.  Drivers can now locate reservable stations, and then make, view, and cancel a reservation timeslot directly from their smart phone.

 

ChargePoint app features include the ability to:

  • Find charging stations near you or near any specified address
  • Locate reservable stations, and then make, view, and cancel reservations
  • Get turn-by-turn directions to charging stations
  • See the real-time availability of charging stations
  • Start and stop charging sessions
  • Get directions from your current location to where your vehicle is charging
  • See your energy used, greenhouse gas savings and time spent charging
  • Receive real-time notifications for your current charging session
  • View station details including charging station capabilities, price, and total cost after completing a charging session
  • Search and filter for stations by availability, usage status and cost (including searching for ones that are free of charge)
  • View your ChargePoint driver account information
    • View the status of your home charging station

 

Some features require a ChargePoint Network driver account.  To create an account, or activate a ChargePoint card, go to www.mychargepoint.net and click Sign Up. To download the ChargePoint app for Blackberry: click here.  To download the ChargePoint app for Android click here. The ChargePoint app for iPhone is available for 4G : 4.3, iPhone 3GS : 4.3.2 and iPad : 4.2.1; click here download.

 

 

 

Press Release: KCP&L Begins EV Charging Pilot Program Using ChargePoint Network

November 15th, 2011

KCP&L Begins Electric Vehicle Charging
Pilot Program Using Coulomb Technologies’ ChargePoint Network

Utility Taps ChargePoint Network for Data Gathering at Eight Partner Locations: Retail, Manufacturing Plant, Corporate Office, Municipal, Community College and Hospital.

Campbell, Calif., November 14, 2011 – Coulomb Technologies today announced that KCP&L, an investor-owned utility headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is using Coulomb’s ChargePoint® Network to access essential electric vehicle (EV) charging station data collected for a three-year pilot program in and around the Kansas City region.  The program consists of eight diverse program-partner EV charging sites including a community college, hospital, manufacturing plant, corporate office, municipal and retail locations.  The charging network is used to gather data from EV drivers including usage, number of charging events, number of kilowatt hours used and how it translates to greenhouse gas savings.

KCP&L selected Coulomb distributor Carbon Day Automotive and its local reseller LilyPad EV to install the 10 EV charging stations throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.

“We are pleased that ChargePoint Network is the enabler for this pilot project to provide data collection for vehicle use and charging patterns,” said Pat Romano, president and CEO at Coulomb Technologies.  “This program highlights a new industry of clean transportation in the Kansas City area and the need for and benefits of EV infrastructure throughout the region.”

KCP&L’s pilot project is funded by U.S. Department of Energy award DE-EE0002538, an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant project awarded to the Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC). KCP&L is working with the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition, a program of MEC, to administer the grant.

“In order to fulfill the requirements of this pilot program we needed a turnkey networked electric vehicle solution,” said Roland Maliwat, KCP&L sustainability products manager. “ChargePoint Network was a great solution to help us meet those requirements.”

ChargePoint Network provides access to essential charging station data.  It includes: a web-based application that lets KCP&L customize their EV charging operations to measure and manage their success, 24/7 driver support, and access to the largest and most brand-loyal network of EV drivers in the world.

For more information about KCP&L’s pilot please visit the website at www.kcpl.com/stations.

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About LilyPad EV

LilyPad EV is the Kansas and Missouri reseller for Coulomb Technologies. LilyPad EV sells, installs, and maintains Coulomb Electric Vehicle Charging Stations under Midwest distributor Carbon Day Automotive in Chicago. LilyPad EV proudly partners with area Plug In Readiness Task Forces, and other interested parties, to actively help regions prepare for the arrival of plug in vehicles. LilyPad EV is a member of the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri Plug in Readiness Task Forces. Our purpose is to ensure that people who purchase electric vehicles will be able to charge them as necessary…where they live, work, play, and shop. Our business model helps organizations move towards their sustainability goals while creating new revenue streams. Visit www.lilypadev.com for more information or contact us at info@lilypadev.com.

 

About KCP&L

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.

 

About Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition and U.S. DOE

Administered by Metropolitan Energy Center, the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition is a public/private partnership among fleet managers and manufacturers, vendors, and service providers in the alternative fuel vehicle sector. Kansas City’s coalition has been active since 1996 and is a proud partner with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program since 1998. Clean Cities’ vision is energy independence and cleaner air through clean fuels and advanced vehicles adoption. The Coalition’s mission is to promote this vision in the greater Kansas City area and beyond. In 2009, the U.S. DOE awarded the Coalition $15 million, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to deploy more than 300 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and install or upgrade alternative refueling at more than 30 locations in our 3-state region. The grant, DOE award DE-EE0002538, provided funding for KCP&L’s EVSE project. For more information about MEC and the Coalition see www.kcenergy.org.

 

About Carbon Day Automotive

Carbon Day Automotive (Chicago) is the leading electric vehicle charging station company in the Midwest as the exclusive distributor for Coulomb Technologies in 10 states, which includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Lake County Indiana. Please visit www.CarbonDayAutomotive.com for more information.

 

 

Press Release: Recargo brings ChargePoint Network Location and Availbility to EV Commuity

September 13th, 2011

Recargo Bringing Coulomb Technologies’ ChargePoint Network Locations and Real-Time Availability Status to EV Community

Automatic Updates Deliver Authoritative Content, Convenience for EV Drivers Seeking Charge Stations

LOS ANGELES–Recargo, Inc., developer of mobile applications for drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and connected cars, today announced that it has added automatic charging station location and availability status updates to the Recargo mobile app and website from Coulomb Technologies’ ChargePoint® Network. Using Coulomb’s open ChargePoint Network Web Services API allows Recargo to provide real-time updates-the first and only app besides Coulomb’s own to do so-and significantly reduce range anxiety for EV drivers. The ChargePoint Network is an open-platform network of charging stations managing the delivery of electricity to EVs around the globe.

“Working with Coulomb and using their open API is an important step in Recargo’s ongoing effort to be the most trusted and easy-to-use resource for electric vehicle drivers,” said Brian Kariger, CEO of Recargo. “When a Recargo user searches for the best place to charge their car, they can find current locations with up-to-the-minute availability status from the ChargePoint Network, a worldwide leader in electric mobility.”

Recargo combines infrastructure data from trusted providers such as Coulomb Technologies, the leader in EV charging systems and application services, with photos, tips and reviews from the Recargo community to give drivers powerful tools to plan their trips or find a place to charge on the go.

“Coulomb is proud to be working with Recargo to extend the reach of the ChargePoint Network in new ways,” said Ed Taylor, director of product marketing at Coulomb Technologies. “This will help EV adoption by reducing range anxiety and maximizing the EV driving experience. Drivers and infrastructure operators alike benefit when we foster innovation through cooperation across the industry.”

About Recargo: Recargo, Inc., based in Los Angeles, Calif., develops software for drivers of electric vehicles and connected cars. The Recargo iPhone app, for locating plug-in vehicle chargers worldwide, regardless of manufacturer or network, has been downloaded by more than 15,000 users in 122 countries.

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Coulomb PR: New ChargePoint iPhone App for EMEA Now Available

September 1st, 2011

Media Alert: Coulomb Technologies Announces Availability of New

iPhone ChargePoint App for European Electric Vehicle Market

Available in 42 European Countries; New ChargePoint Smart Phone App for iPhone: Provides Drivers Advanced Search and Real-Time Availability Features

Campbell, Calif., September 1, 2011 – Coulomb Technologies today announced the availability of its iPhone ChargePoint® App for the European electric vehicle marketplace.  Now available for free in the iPhone app stores, the ChargePoint® App is the only app available that gives EV drivers real-time charging station status.  This is important because driver can be assured they will always find unoccupied stations from wherever they are, and keeps them fully informed every step along the way.  The new version, available in 42 European countries, allows drivers to search and filter for charging stations by status: available, in use and voltage level.  The ChargePoint app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

Users can receive charging session information including: real-time charging status notifications, energy used, greenhouse gas savings and time usage.  Additional features include the ability to:

  • Find charging stations near you or near any specified address.
  • Get turn-by-turn directions to charging stations.
  • See the real-time availability of charging stations: Available or In Use.
  • Start and Stop charging sessions directly from iPhone.
  • Get directions from current location to where vehicle is charging.

• Get status on current or most recent charging session: energy used, greenhouse gas savings, time.
Some features require a ChargePoint Network driver account with an activated ChargePassTM card. To create an account, or activate a ChargePass card, go to http://www.chargepointportal.eu and click Sign Up.

Coulomb Technologies is the leading electric vehicle charging solutions company, providing the ChargePoint Network, the largest global online network connecting electric vehicle drivers to unoccupied charging stations in over 14 countries; and the ChargePoint Network service plans, cloud-based solutions that handle all driver billing and support and give organizations the control and flexibility they need to optimize performance of their electric vehicle charging operations. Coulomb Technologies customers include utilities such as Orlando Utilities Commission and Austin Energy in the US, Nuon in The Netherlands, and ESB in Dublin; municipalities such as City of San Francisco and City of New York in the US, City of Amsterdam in The Netherlands, City of Newcastle in the UK, and City of Bochum in Germany. The ChargePoint Network is open to all charging station manufacturers.

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Coulomb PR: Airbiquity Partnership Announced

August 4th, 2011

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AIRBIQUITY AND COULOMB TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

Partnership to Bring ChargePoint Network EV Charging Locations and Reservation Capabilities into EVs

SEATTLE, Wash. – August 4, 2011 – Airbiquity (www.airbiquity.com), a global leader in connected vehicle services, and Coulomb Technologies, the creator of the ChargePoint® Network, the largest online network of independently-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, today announced a joint partnership to integrate the ChargePoint Network’s driver services into Airbiquity’s Green Vehicle service portfolio. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is an open-platform network of charging stations managing the delivery of electric fuel to EVs around the globe. Airbiquity has already announced relationships with several automakers to deliver connected vehicle services for their EVs.

Using Airbiquity’s connected vehicle service delivery platform, Choreo, the two companies will make ChargePoint Network driver services available to Airbiquity EV customers, including station location, real-time availability and reservations. The ChargePoint Network services make it simple for drivers to find the nearest unoccupied station from wherever they are and even reserve those stations, helping to alleviate range anxiety and driving EV adoption.

Airbiquity’s Choreo is a global, scalable, state-of-the-art infrastructure for deploying a wide variety of connected vehicle services customized to each automaker’s requirements. EV owners will be able to use desktop and mobile web portals, smart phone apps and in-vehicle systems to locate and reserve charging stations on the ChargePoint Network.

“The Airbiquity-Coulomb partnership extends the reach and benefits of ChargePoint Network to the inside of the vehicle,” said Bret Sewell, executive vice president, Coulomb. “Leading drivers to available stations is critical not only to drivers but also to the independent charging services providers around the world whose stations are searchable and findable on ChargePoint Network. We are proud to partner with Airbiquity to help further accelerate the EV market.”

“Partnering with Coulomb is a natural extension of our Green Vehicle offerings,” said David Jumpa, senior vice-president of global business development, Airbiquity. “This relationship allows Airbiquity to enhance the driver’s experience with their new EV, making it easier for EV owners to rely upon a support infrastructure for their new vehicle. As plug-in EVs begin to enter the market, the demand for 3rd party charging services will soar. Airbiquity is making sure it continues to provide the best connected vehicle services for its automaker customers.”

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Coulomb Technologies, the leading electric vehicle charging solutions company, provides two key components for success with electric vehicle charging services: ChargePoint Network, the largest online network connecting electric vehicle drivers to charging stations; and ChargePoint Service Plans, cloud-based solutions that give organizations the control and flexibility they need to manage their charging services. Open to all charging station manufacturers, Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network industry partners include Leviton, Siemens and Aker Wade. Drivers have plugged into the independently owned charging stations connected to ChargePoint Network for over 215,000 charging sessions. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is dispensing more than 140 Megawatt hours (MWh) of energy each month, and doubling the electric transportation fuel dispensed each quarter.

Follow Coulomb on Twitter: twitter.com/coulombevi.
Download the ChargePoint iPhone mobile app and the Android mobile app.

About Airbiquity

Airbiquity is at the forefront of change in the automotive industry, integrating advances in software, communications technology and wireless services with vehicles. Its connected vehicle solutions offer automakers a flexible platform for delivering innovative applications and services that help automobiles adapt to the driver’s digital lifestyle. To learn more about Airbiquity, visit www.airbiquity.com.

Airbiquity is a trademark of Airbiquity Inc.

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Fiona Ma Press Release: AB 631 Receives Bipartisan Support on Assembly Floor

June 4th, 2011

assemblywoman fiona ma’s legislation to expand California’s electric vehicle infrastructure garners bipartisan support

AB 631 receives bipartisan support on the Assembly floor

SACRAMENTO, CA- Today, the California Assembly passed legislation to provide market certainty for the infrastructure that is needed to support California’s electric vehicle consumer fleet by a 63-0­­­­­­ vote. Assembly Bill 631, authored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco and San Mateo Counties), will place into law a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to not regulate electric vehicle charging stations as utilities. The bill passed with bipartisan support and is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Department of the Environment, Environmental Defense Fund, CALSTART, Plug in America, the California Apartment Association and the California Business Properties Association.

“Electric vehicles are the next generation of fuel for California’s green economy,” said Assemblywoman Ma. “AB 631 will relieve range anxiety for people like myself who want to own electric vehicles, but fear a lack of charging stations.”

President Obama’s State of the Union Address set a goal of 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. Last spring, Tesla Motors announced plans to manufacture its electric vehicles in the former NUMMI plant in Fremont, California. The California Energy Commission (CEC) projects the number of electric vehicles could grow from 32,756 in 2011 to 1.5 million by 2020 and 2.8 million by 2030.

Despite the emphasis to put more electric vehicles on the street, consumers need these vehicles to be as convenient to own as the gasoline car today.  AB 631 is consistent with the prior PUC decision on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).  Several years ago, the PUC ruled that CNG as a transportation fuel should not be regulated as a public utility. The Legislature, wanting to provide regulatory certainty, codified that decision the next year.  Likewise, the PUC ruled last year that electricity used as fuel for electric vehicle charging services should not be regulated as a public utility.  AB 631 codifies the PUC decision to not regulate electricity that is used as a transportation fuel for vehicles.

AB 631 will now move to the Senate where it is expected to be heard in the Energy, Utilities and Commerce Committee later this month.

ChargePoint for $600 Alex

May 20th, 2011

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Thank you to our distributor Carbon Day Automotive for sending us this fantastic clip.  ChargePoint at the :40 second mark

Coulomb Wins Energy Award

May 5th, 2011

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Business Journal honors Energy Award winners

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

The developers behind Tic Tac-sized light bulbs powerful enough to illuminate a sidewalk, a solar project used to extract oil and other cleantech innovations took center stage Tuesday night at the inaugural Bay Area Energy Awards.

About 235 people attended the awards ceremony at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.

The awards, produced by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, honor dedicated companies and leaders that rise to the top in cleantech and energy conservation in seven categories.

“During this process we’ve learned firsthand how much the Silicon Valley impacts conservation efforts worldwide,” said James MacGregor, publisher of the Business Journal.

Paul Tucker, associate administrator, responsible for facilities, security and construction at Regional Medical Center of San Jose, was presented Best Energy Manager Award.

Winners in the other categories are:

  • Best Technology & Innovation- GlassPoint Solar Inc., which unveiled the nation’s first commercial solar project targeted at oil recovery in Bakersfield in February.
  • Best Emerging Cleantech Company- Luxim Corp., which has been illuminating cities across the globe with its Light Emitting Plasma technology.
  • Best Cleantech Project- ChargePoint America, a $37-million public-private partnership sponsored by Coulomb Technologies Inc. that will provide nearly 5,000 electrical vehicle charging stations across the United States for free.
  • Best Service Provider: Hara, which created an environmental and energy management program that helps businesses track and control their energy and water usage and emissions.
  • Best Conservation Leader – Private Sector: Google Inc., which has cut its carbon footprint in half since 2007.
  • Best Conservation Leader – Public Sector: City of San Jose, which since launching its green goals in 2007, the city has brought in $5.3 billion in venture capital funding for clean technology and has created more than 4,350 green jobs. Most recently, the city launched a pilot program to help homeowners go solar and developed resources to help other communities do the same.

Finalists are:

  • Best Technology & Innovation: Envia Systems Inc., which has developed a smaller, more efficient battery, which means electric cars can weigh less and travel farther.
  • Best Emerging Cleantech Company: SeaMicro Inc., which has developed a server that can replace a rack of servers four times its size while consuming a fourth of the power.
  • Best Cleantech Project: Fortune Data Centers, one of the first to earn LEED Gold Certification for a multitenant data center in 2009.
  • Best Service Provider – Optony Inc., which helps businesses and government agencies, like Santa Clara County, evaluate and invest in solar projects.
  • Best Conservation Leader – Private Sector: Adobe Systems Inc., which since 2001 has implemented 75 different projects at its San Jose headquarters that have resulted in reducing electricity use by 27 percent, water use by 53 percent, natural gas use by 16 percent and irrigation by 93 percent, compared to what consumption would have been had they grown without implementing energy savings measures.
  • Best Conservation Leader – Public Sector: Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz, whose educational program was launched in 2009 to find renewable energy solutions that communities will embrace.

Full profiles of all the winners and finalists will appear online and in this week’s Business Journal on Friday.

Coulomb PR: Industry First Reservation System for EV Charging

April 25th, 2011

Coulomb Technologies Furthers Innovation on the ChargePoint Network:
Announces Industry-First Charging Station Reservation System

The ChargePoint Network Reservation Feature:
The Hottest EV Spot in Town Now Available

CAMPBELL, Calif., April 25, 2011 Coulomb Technologies, the leading electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, today announced new advancements to the ChargePoint® Network–the industry’s first charging station reservation system designed for EV drivers.  The ChargePoint Network now makes available the ease, when planning a road trip, to select a destination, get driving directions and reserve a charging station, all from an online browser: http://www.mychargepoint.net/find-stations.php.  This new system allows EV drivers the convenience of ensuring their desired fueling destination will always be available when they arrive.  ChargePoint search results also reflect actual “real-time” status of any available charging station on the ChargePoint Network.

“Part of the EV owner experience is planning where you will charge and, planning the miles you will travel,” said Richard Lowenthal, founder and CTO at Coulomb.  “If you are certain you can charge at your destination, it effectively doubles the range of your vehicle since you don’t need to cover the round trip with just one charge.  It also means that a 100-mile vehicle can cover a 100-mile diameter metropolitan area, like the San Francisco or Los Angeles regions.  I need to know in advance that a station and EV parking place is waiting and available for me at the mall, or the theater or at a meeting location.  This feature is especially important to station owners who want to ensure that an EV driver will spend time at their business.”

Reservations as easy as 1, 2, 3

  • Drivers search for reservable charging stations at http://www.mychargepoint.net.
  • Drivers can easily make a reservation once signed into their ChargePoint Driver Account.
  • Upon making a reservation, the driver is billed the station owner-determined fee.
  • By using their ChargePassTM card, drivers have unlimited charging station access privileges during their reserved charging session time.
  • Reservations may be canceled by the driver up to 24 hours prior to the start of the reservation.

“Our stations are one of the few pubic stations in downtown Washington DC, and they are getting busier as more EVs appear on the road,” said Robert Reisteter of Hines, the property manager of Columbia Square. “Having the capability to make any of  our stations reservable, provides us with a new unique feature to attract EV drivers to our parking garage.”

Through the ChargePoint Network, station owners can provide a distinctive new service, attract new customers and generate new revenue from EV charging. The ChargePoint Network is:

  • The largest and longest operating EV charging services network in the world.
  • The network with the most active EV drivers in the world.
  • The only charging network with mobile apps providing EV drivers real-time station status and charging notifications.
  • The world’s first fully open EV charging network supporting charging stations from multiple manufacturers.
  • The world’s first PCI-compliant charging network, enabling flexible driver payment and billing options for recovering energy costs.

The ChargePoint Network gives all EV drivers easy-to-use unique services including: real-time status and location of unoccupied charging stations, tracking and reporting greenhouse gas and gasoline savings, and charging status notification, all by SMS, email or smart phone (iPhone and Blackberry) applications. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is open to all drivers of plug-in vehicles and all manufacturers of electric vehicle charging stations.

Cheers! Boulevard Brewing Company is EV Ready

April 21st, 2011

Boulevard Brewing Company

Boulevard Brewing Company is Latest Midwestern Company to Join the ChargePoint Network

Midwest’s Largest Craft Brewer Provides Electric Vehicle Driver Services with Installation of First ChargePoint Charging Station

Campbell, Calif., April 21, 2011 Coulomb Technologies, Inc. the leader in electric vehicle charging systems and application services, today announced that Boulevard Brewing Company, the Midwest’s largest craft brewer, is the latest business to join the ChargePoint® Network.  Boulevard’s ChargePoint charging station, installed at its Kansas City, Mo., headquarters, is available to employees and visitors, and is a key part of the brewery’s sustainability efforts toward achieving a cleaner community.  Sale of the ChargePoint charging station was completed by LilyPad EV via Coulomb’s Midwest/Chicago distributor Carbon Day Automotive.

“Boulevard has a strong commitment to sustainability and the environment with our recycling, packaging, water conservation and transportation initiatives,” said John McDonald, founder and president of Boulevard Brewing Company.  “Doing what we can to preserve the environment has always been important to us. When we consider new projects, sustainability is a critical factor.  We like to embrace and promote new technologies that further our environmental goals, so it was natural for us to become part of the ChargePoint Network and give our EV-driving employees and customers the unique services these stations offer.”

The ChargePoint Network expansion into Kansas City brings EV drivers easy-to-use unique services including real-time status and location of unoccupied charging stations, tracking and reporting of greenhouse gas and gasoline savings, and charging status notification, all by SMS, email or smart phone (iPhone and Blackberry) applications. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is open to all drivers of plug-in vehicles and all manufacturers of electric vehicle charging stations.

The ChargePoint Network enables Boulevard Brewing Company to provide a distinctive new service and generate new revenues from EV charging.  Charging station owners can set their own prices for charging as a function of the time of day or calendar date – much like a parking meter.  Stations can also be configured to provide free access to EV drivers.  Station owners can also:

  • Recover energy costs with PCI-compliant driver billing
  • Track and report energy usage and savings for greenhouse gas and fuel
  • Set multiple service plans for EV driver usage
  • Create flexible billing options for their customers without a subscription via contactless credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, and Discover)
  • Access 24 X 7 station monitoring and driver support
  • Post custom advertising and greetings on the charging station display

The addition of the ChargePoint charging station is the latest example of conservation efforts by Boulevard Brewing Company.

  • In 2009, Boulevard formed a new company called Ripple Glass, which constructed a state-of-the-art recycled glass processing plant and created a metro-wide glass collection network. Ripple’s facility also processes container glass from throughout the region, helping other communities keep glass out of their landfills while giving it the new life it deserves.
  • Boulevard’s brewhouse and packaging building, built in 2007, features a green roof to reduce heating and air conditioning by increasing the insulation value where it is needed most. The surface also absorbs rainwater, thus reducing runoff while sustaining a variety of plant life. The plants, in turn, reduce the overall thermal footprint of the building, absorb CO2, and generate oxygen, all positively impacting the quality of life in the surrounding area.
  • The company has recently adopted a zero-landfill policy, with all solid “waste” being recycled, composted, or used as an alternative fuel source.

About Boulevard Brewing Company

Boulevard Brewing Company has grown to be the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest, dedicated to the craft of producing fresh, flavorful beers using traditional ingredients and the best of both old and new brewing techniques. Boulevard’s portfolio of year-round and seasonal beers is available in 13 Midwestern states, with selected offerings distributed in an additional six states. To learn more about Boulevard’s sustainability efforts, visit boulevard.com.

 
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