Press Release: National Grid Further Expands ChargePoint Network Driving EV Adoption Throughout Massachusetts

February 28th, 2012

Utility Installs More Than 30 Coulomb Technologies Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles; Helps Prepare for New PEV Offerings throughout the State

Campbell, Calif. February 28, 2012 Coulomb Technologies today announced that National Grid, a leading utility in the Northeast, is now providing electric vehicle (EV) drivers with a new and premium charging experience throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. National Grid has completed the installation of more than 30 new charging stations at several host locations. The stations are a part of Coulomb’s ChargePoint® Network, the largest network of independently owned charging stations in the world. The utility will help build out the necessary infrastructure for Massachusetts residents to feel good about purchasing electric vehicles throughout the region knowing there are locations to charge in public. National Grid and its hosting partners are offering the public charging services at no cost to EV drivers for a minimum of two years.

“Our goal is to drive the acceleration of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure to prepare for new EV offerings throughout the state and Northeast region,” said Ed White vice president customer & business strategy from National Grid. “ChargePoint Network allows us to offer state-of the-art driver features while integrating EV charging into our smart grid plans, and monitoring the EV charging load. This announcement is a demonstration of our investment in technologies that will help modernize the region’s electricity system while offering our customers more sustainable energy options that help to protect our environment.”

To locate National Grid’s recently installed stations along with all nearby Coulomb charging infrastructure please visit www.chargepoint.net and click Find Stations.

Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network provides drivers state of the art features including the ability to: help with trip planning, manage the cost of charging, and find and operate public ChargePoint-enabled stations. ChargePoint locations are included on all ChargePoint mobile phone applications for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. These ChargePoint mobile apps provide an easy way to locate stations near any 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 ChargePoint Network’s station reservation feature. Drivers can locate reservable stations, and then make, view and cancel a reservation directly from a smart phone.

Massachusetts currently has approximately 50 EV stations. The addition of these 30 new stations nearly doubles the charging locations currently available to Massachusetts EV drivers. For more information about National Grid’s electric vehicle charging station program, visit https://www.powerofaction.com/PEV.

“We are proud to be working closely with National Grid to help this region become EV-ready and drive EV adoption throughout New England,” said Pat Romano president and CEO at Coulomb. “With more than 10 new electric vehicles on the market in 2012, National Grid is providing a solution for managing charging services that ensures their community will be EV-ready.”

The National Grid charging stations were made available through Coulomb’s
$37 million ChargePoint America Department of Energy program. Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide charging stations to program participants in ten regions in the United States, including San Antonio/Austin, Texas; Boston; Los Angeles; New York; Orlando/Tampa; Sacramento; San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area; Redmond/Bellevue, Washington; Washington DC/Baltimore; and Southern Michigan (including Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Detroit). The program is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and four leading automobile brands, including Ford, Chevrolet, smart USA and BMW.

Any purchaser of a program electric vehicle (Chevrolet Volt, Ford Transit Connect, Ford Focus Electric, BMW ActiveE, Nissan LEAF™ or the smart fortwo electric drive), whose home is located within one of the ten target regions, may be eligible to receive a home charging station at no cost. Please visit www.chargepointamerica.com for more details.

About ChargePoint America

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations, adding to the existing ChargePoint Network. Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. www.chargepointamerica.com

About National Grid

National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society – to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and develop an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system.

In the northeast US, National Grid connects more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.

About Coulomb Technologies

Coulomb Technologies is the leading electric vehicle charging solutions company. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is the largest online global charging network connecting electric vehicle drivers to charging stations in more than 14 countries. Coulomb also provides ChargePoint Network service plans, cloud-based solutions that handle driver billing and support, and the ability and flexibility for organizations to optimize performance of their electric vehicle charging operations. Coulomb Technologies customers include large employers such as Google and SAP; utilities such as Consumer’s Energy, Orlando Utilities Commission and, Austin Energy; municipalities such as City of San Francisco and City of New York; large shopping centers such as South Coast Plaza in California and Bellevue Square in Washington State, and parking services providers such as Edison Properties and Priority Parking. Open to all charging station manufacturers, stations on ChargePoint Network are currently dispensing over 325 Megawatt hours of energy each month, with drivers plugging in for more than 1,700 charging sessions per day. For more information, visit www.coulombtech.com.

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Electric-Car Buyers: Free Home Charging Stations Offered By ChargePoint America

February 15th, 2012

Attention all Chevrolet Volt, Ford Transit Connect, Ford Focus Electric, Nissan Leaf, Smart Electric Drive, and BMW ActiveE drivers/soon to be drivers. Apply today for your free home charging station. Quantities are limited.

Coulomb Technologies via our ChargePoint America, is currently offering free home charging stations to individuals who purchase/lease a program vehicle and live in one of the regional metropolitan areas of the US. Please read Program Info.

Application process

Check your eligibility by entering and searching on your home zip code.
Complete the online ChargePoint America Station Award/User Account Agreement, or fax it in.
Reply via email to Confirm your acceptance to the terms and conditions of the agreement.
After your application is approved, an installer will contact you to schedule a site visit.
Installer will provide you a quote.
Once you approve the quote, the installer will schedule the installation of your charging station.

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Laguna Beach Joins ChargePoint Network

June 21st, 2011

Electric Vehicle Charging Services Arrive in Laguna Beach
as Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network Expansion Continues into Southern California

Campbell, Calif., June 21, 2011 Coulomb Technologies today announced electric vehicle (EV) driver services have arrived in downtown Laguna Beach, CA. with the installation of two charging stations for EVs managed by the ChargePoint® Network. The two new stations are located near the corner of Forest Avenue and Broadway in downtown Laguna Beach. The stations are the first installation by the City of Laguna Beach and will offer EV charging services as part of the ChargePoint Network, providing drivers EV services including real-time charging station status and reservations.

The charging stations will be unveiled on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at a 4:00 pm press event that includes members of the Laguna Beach City Council and Mayor Toni Iseman. A charging demonstration of numerous EVs at the dual-outlet stations includes a Chevrolet Volt, Nissan LEAF and Tesla Roadster.

“Laguna Beach is welcoming electric vehicles into their community by installing these state of the art charging stations,” said Pat Romano, president and CEO at Coulomb. “Residents and visitors alike can now easily and conveniently fuel their vehicles in downtown. As more and more EVs arrive in Southern California, these stations will attract new visitors.”

At this time, charging an electric vehicle at the new stations is free for four hours per day. After the four-hour limit, the vehicle must be moved to allow other vehicles to use the stations. The ChargePoint Network expansion into Laguna Beach brings EV drivers easy-to-use unique charging services including the ability to: check real-time status and location of unoccupied charging stations, reserve a charging station, track and report greenhouse gas and gasoline savings, and receive charging status notifications 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. All electric vehicle owners are encouraged to try out the new charging stations.

The charging equipment is provided through a grant from the United States Department of Energy, and installation was paid for by the City. The stations represent a commitment by the City for a sustainable future and transportation diversity. The stations are a part of Coulomb’s $37 million ChargePoint America program, which offers thousands of free EV charging stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses. The charging stations were supplied by Coulomb regional distributor Clean Fuel Connection, which used contractor Linc Group for installation.

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5,000 charging stations to program participants in ten regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando/Tampa, Sacramento, Calif., San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash., Washington DC/Baltimore, Southern Michigan (including Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Detroit). The program is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and three leading automobile brands: Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA. Coulomb currently has the largest established base of networked charging stations worldwide with more than 4000 systems shipped to more than 700 customers. Installation of the ChargePoint charging stations is currently underway in all regions. Businesses interested in free public ChargePoint stations can visit http://www.chargepointamerica.com to apply.

About ChargePoint America

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations adding to the existing ChargePoint Network. Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. www.chargepointamerica.com

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Coulomb Technologies is the leader in electric vehicle charging solutions, with charging systems and application services delivered by the ChargePoint Network. The ChargePoint Network provides multiple web-based portals for Hosts, Fleet Managers, Drivers, and Utilities. The open-system driver network went live in January 2009 and now operates in 14 countries with Network Operations Centers in the U.S., UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany and Hong Kong. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations range from 120 to 240 VAC charging up to 500 Volt DC fast charging with more than 3800 stations shipped worldwide. For more information go to: www.coulombtech.com. Follow Coulomb on Twitter: twitter.com/coulombevi. Download the ChargePoint iPhone App. Download the ChargePoint Blackberry App.

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ChargePoint America Arrives at Oakland International Airport

May 18th, 2011

Electric Vehicle Charging Services Arrive at Oakland International Airport

as Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network Expansion Continues into Bay Area

– First Northern California Airport to Install “New Generation” Electric Vehicle Chargers –

Oakland, Calif.—May 18, 2011—The Port of Oakland and Coulomb Technologies today announced that electric vehicle (EV) driver services have arrived at Oakland International Airport (OAK) with the installation of eight ChargePoint® Network charging stations for EVs in the Premier Parking Lot.

Oakland International is the first Northern California airport to offer EV charging services as part of the ChargePoint Network, providing drivers EV services including real-time charging station status and reservations.

The ChargePoint charging stations will be unveiled today at a 10:00 am press event at OAK with Port of Oakland Director of Aviation Deborah Ale Flint, Coulomb Founder and CTO Richard Lowenthal and a testimonial by a Bay Area EV driver and OAK customer. A charging demonstration of numerous EVs at the eight dual-outlet stations includes a Chevrolet Volt, Nissan LEAF and Tesla Roadster.

“Oakland International Airport and Bay Area EV drivers are aligned in our mutual goal of environmental leadership,” said Deborah Ale Flint, Director of Aviation, Port of Oakland. “We are now ready for the next generation of alternative-powered vehicles and we appreciate that stimulus funding combined with new technology has transformed a vision to reality. Through Coulomb Technologies, we offer eight ChargePoint Network charging stations that can simultaneously serve up to 15 electric vehicles, giving our EV-driving customers the ability to charge while they are traveling or greeting a passenger inside our terminals,” she continued.

“Oakland International has been a long-time leader in environmental stewardship and because of this we are so pleased that the East Bay’s airport is the first in Northern California to install ChargePoint Network charging stations for their customers,” said Richard Lowenthal, Founder and CTO, Coulomb Technologies. “This is another example of the airport’s commitment to renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, leading to a healthier community. Bay Area EV owners now have another reason to choose OAK for their air travel needs.”

ChargePoint stations are located in OAK’s Premier Lot, located directly opposite the terminals. There is no additional fee for EV charging. Parking rates are priced competitively at $3.00 per 30 minutes for up to 5 hours, and $36.00 for 5 to 24 hours. Other Premier Lot benefits include:

Exclusive entry and exit lanes to minimize waiting;
Credit Card Express: just swipe the same credit card upon entering and exiting, with no parking ticket to keep track of;
- Access to the Premier Security Lanes at the terminal security checkpoints – a huge time-saver; and
- Premier Ambassador Service which includes a free newspaper and water, and outgoing fax service.

The ChargePoint Network expansion into Oakland International Airport brings EV drivers easy-to-use unique charging services including the ability to: check real-time status and location of unoccupied charging stations, reserve a charging station, track and report greenhouse gas and gasoline savings, and receive charging status notifications 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 stations are a part of Coulomb’s $37 million ChargePoint America program, which offers thousands of free EV charging stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses. The charging stations were supplied by Coulomb regional distributor Clean Fuel Connection, which used Bay Area contractor REJ Electric for installation.

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5,000 charging stations to program participants in ten regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando/Tampa, Sacramento, Calif., San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash., Washington DC/Baltimore, Southern Michigan (including Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Detroit). The program is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and three leading automobile brands: Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA. Coulomb currently has the largest established base of networked charging stations worldwide with more than 3800 systems shipped to more than 700 customers. Installation of the ChargePoint charging stations is currently underway in all regions. Businesses interested in free public ChargePoint stations can visit http://www.chargepointamerica.com to apply.

About ChargePoint America

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations adding to the existing ChargePoint Network. Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. www.chargepointamerica.com

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

About the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport: The Port of Oakland oversees the Oakland seaport, Oakland International Airport and 20 miles of waterfront. The Oakland seaport is the fifth busiest container port in the U.S.; Oakland International Airport is the second largest San Francisco Bay Area airport and fourth largest airport in California, offering over 130 daily flights; and the Port’s real estate includes commercial developments such as Jack London Square and hundreds of acres of public parks and conservation areas. The Port of Oakland was established in 1927 and is an independent department of the City of Oakland. Visit portofoakland.com and oaklandairport.com. Facebook / Oakland International Airport.

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Department Of Energy Celebrates ChargePoint America Milestone

May 15th, 2011

Coulomb Technologies Celebrates with US Department of Energy, City of LA Significant ChargePoint America Electric Vehicle Program Milestone

All photos credit David Starkopf / Office of the Mayor

Continued expansion of EV infrastructure will help reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil

Los Angeles May 13, 2011 – Coulomb Technologies joined with the US Department of Energy and the City of Los Angeles today to celebrate a significant milestone for the ChargePoint America program, at a ceremony today in Exposition Park hosted by the Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles. US Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Coulomb Technologies founder and CTO Richard Lowenthal unveiled the 500^th ChargePoint America station available now on the ChargePoint® Network. Others attending the ceremony included ChargePoint America program vehicle partners Chevrolet, Ford and smart USA as well as electric vehicles from Nissan, Tesla Motors, Coda and Smith.

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy, combined with $22 million from other public agencies including the California Energy Commission and private industry. Adding to the existing ChargePoint Network, the world’s largest charging network containing the largest number of EV drivers, the ChargePoint America program will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations in 2011.

Since Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program announcement on June 1^st 2010, free program charging stations have been awarded and installed in all of the original nine program regions: Detroit, New York, Orlando, Fla., Washington DC, Sacramento, Calif., the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Bellevue/Redmond, Wash, Los Angeles and Austin, TX. Recently, the program announced expansion into six new cities including Baltimore, MD, Central Florida (Tampa), Boston, Santa Barbara, CA, Ventura, CA and Santa Cruz, CA. The ChargePoint stations at Exposition Park are free and open to the public and were installed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and made part of the ChargePoint America program.

“With America’s families and businesses facing high gasoline prices, saving money at the pump is especially important today. So we are proud to support this project, which is making it easier for Americans to charge up their vehicles, instead of fill up tanks,” Secretary Chu said. “While there is no silver bullet for high gas prices, we are taking significant steps to help protect Americans in the long-term, reduce oil imports and move our country to a clean energy future.”

“As the car capital of the world, Los Angeles has a competitive advantage to leverage our massive market and iconic car culture to stand at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution,” said Mayor Villaraigosa, “I would like to thank Secretary Chu and Coulomb for investing in our public charging infrastructure. This is a yet another step in our proactive efforts to ensure that our streets are ready for the thousands of electric cars that will be sold here.”

The ChargePoint Network of charging stations provide EV drivers easy-to-use unique services including the ability to: check real-time status and location of unoccupied charging stations, reserve a charging station, track and report greenhouse gas and gasoline savings, receive charging status notification 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 businesses to provide a distinctive charging services, attract new customers and generate revenue from EV charging. Charging station owners can set their own prices for charging as a function of time of day, calendar date – much like a parking meter. Stations can also be configured to provide “free” access to EV drivers. Station owners can:

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

“We are proud and honored the Obama administration is recognizing this milestone of the ChargePoint America program,” said Richard Lowenthal. “The expansion of the ChargePoint Network into Los Angeles is significant as this is the largest auto market in the world and yet Los Angeles is the recognized leader in taking action to keep clean air. But this goes beyond good energy policy; every time we install a ChargePoint America station here is Los Angeles, three Californians get work for a day – one to build the station and two to install it.”

“The California Energy Commission is proud to be supporting electric vehicle charging efforts in Los Angeles as well EV charging stations throughout our State,” said Energy Commission Vice Chair Jim Boyd. “California spends an average of $150 million a day on petroleum fuels and the transportation sector produces nearly 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. By increasing our support of electric vehicle technology, California is creating a new transportation infrastructure, improving our air quality, strengthening our nation’s energy security, and reducing the impact of global climate change.

“With funding from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118), the Energy Commission has awarded nearly $22 million for the electric charging infrastructure statewide. Coulomb Technologies has received $3.41 million from the Commission’s AB 118 fund with $5 million in matching federal funds for the installation and upgrade of nearly 1,300 public EV charging stations in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Sacramento,” Boyd added.

In the greater Los Angeles area, Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program is offering hundreds of free stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses. Organizations in and around Los Angeles interested in receiving free public charging stations should visit the ChargePoint America web site www.chargepointamerica.com and sign up. Individuals interested in purchasing a program vehicle should see if they qualify for a free home charging station.

ABOUT THE California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program:

The Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118) authorizes the Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help attain the state’s climate change policies. Its annual budget of approximately $100 million helps support projects in the areas of: Developing and improving alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels; optimizing alternative and renewable fuels for existing and developing engine technologies; producing alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels in California; decreasing the overall impact and carbon footprint of alternative and renewable fuels and increasing sustainability; expanding fuel infrastructure, fueling stations, and equipment; improving light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle technologies; retrofitting medium- and heavy-duty on-road and non-road vehicle fleets; expanding infrastructure connected with existing fleets, public transit, and transportation corridors; and establishing workforce training programs, conducting public education and creating technology centers.

About ChargePoint America
The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy, combined with matching funds from other government agencies and private industry. ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations, adding to the existing ChargePoint Network. Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. www.chargepointamerica.com

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Coulomb Technologies is the leader in electric vehicle charging solutions, with charging systems and application services delivered by the ChargePoint Network. The ChargePoint Network provides multiple web-based portals for Hosts, Fleet Managers, Drivers, and Utilities. The open-system driver network went live in January 2009 and now operates in 14 countries with Network Operations Centers in the U.S., UK, and Hong Kong. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations range from 120 to 240 VAC charging up to 500 Volt DC fast charging with nearly 4000 stations shipped worldwide. For more information go to: www.coulombtech.com. Follow Coulomb on Twitter: twitter.com/coulombevi. Download the ChargePoint iPhone App. Download the ChargePoint Blackberry App.

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ChargePoint America Wins Energy Award!

May 5th, 2011

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.

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ChargePoint Network Expands to Santa Cruz, Calif.

April 14th, 2011

ChargePoint Network Expands to Santa Cruz, Calif.
as Electric Vehicle Charging Services Extend Throughout Monterey Bay

Eight ChargePoint Stations for EVs Unveiled During Downtown Event April 14, 2011

Santa Cruz, Calif. April 14, 2011 – Coulomb Technologies today announced that Santa Cruz County is the latest area in California to provide ChargePoint® Network electric vehicle (EV) charging services. The first eight ChargePoint® networked charging stations for EVs are located in five locations: Scotts Valley, Capitola, Aptos, and two in Santa Cruz, as a part of Coulomb’s $37 million ChargePoint America program.

The ChargePoint charging stations were unveiled today at a press event at the headquarters of Ecology Action at 877 Cedar St., Santa Cruz with program representatives: Mayor Ryan Coonerty, City of Santa Cruz; Mayor Dennis Norton, City of Capitola; Richard Lowenthal, founder and CTO, Coulomb Technologies; Jay Friedland, Legislative Director, Plug In America; and Sharon Sarris, Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance Co-chair. A charging demonstration of six EVs at three dual-outlet stations included a Chevrolet Volt, Nissan LEAF, Tesla, Zero Motorcycle, Green Vehicles’ Triac, and Zenn EV.

“Santa Cruz is known for our commitment to the environment and sustainability,” said Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty. “In the near future electric vehicles will be commonplace throughout the region. I am pleased the City and County of Santa Cruz, as well as the entire Monterey Bay area, are building a state-of-the-art EV charging infrastructure to encourage the adoption of these vehicles to help reduce emissions in our region. Santa Cruz is one of the most popular travel destination areas in California. Our visitors will now be able to charge their EVs while enjoying all our area has to offer.”

In addition to the downtown Santa Cruz location, other nearby ChargePoint locations are:

Zero Motorcycles, 170 Technology Dr., Scotts Valley
County of Santa Cruz, 710 Ocean St., Santa Cruz
City of Capitola, upper parking lot behind City Hall, 420 Capitola Ave. Capitola
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, 7807 Soquel Drive, Aptos

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program offers thousands of free EV charging stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses. Installation of the charging stations was provided by Coulomb regional distributor Clean Fuel Connection, which used local contractors for installation with the support of IBEW Local 234.

“Plug In America is excited to see the deployment of the next generation of plug-in infrastructure in Santa Cruz County. The outstanding efforts of MBEVA, Coulomb Technologies and all of the partners will accelerate the market acceptance of electric vehicles in Santa Cruz, the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay areas.” said Jay Friedland, Legislative Director of Plug In America. “As the organization representing the millions of potential future consumers of plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles, Plug In America believes widespread EV charging will truly benefit consumers who want the next generation of clean plug-in cars.”

The ChargePoint Network expansion into Santa Cruz County brings EV drivers the 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.

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5,000 charging stations to program participants in ten regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando/Tampa, Sacramento, Calif., San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash., Washington DC/Baltimore, Southern Michigan (including Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Detroit). The program is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and three leading automobile brands: Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA. Coulomb currently has the largest established base of networked charging stations worldwide with more than 3800 systems shipped to more than 500 customers. Installation of the ChargePoint charging stations is currently underway in all regions. Businesses interested in free public ChargePoint stations can visit http://www.chargepointamerica.com to apply.

About ChargePoint America
The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations, adding to the existing ChargePoint Network. Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. www.chargepointamerica.com

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

About Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance (MBEVA)

The Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance is a public-private partnership focused on preparing Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties for widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. Through the combined efforts of business, public agencies, education, auto retailers, EV charging station and EV manufacturers, PG&E, IBEW Local 234, and the Electric Auto Association-Central Coast, MBEVA has been successful in working with public agencies to bring more than $500,000 to the region. Some of this funding with additional local matching support will result in more than 50 Level 2 and 1 DC Fast Charge stations to the region. The Monterey Bay is also home to Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz-based Zero Motorcycles and Green Vehicles in Salinas and a variety of other electric vehicle-related companies.

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ChargePoint America Expands into 6 New Cities

April 14th, 2011

Coulomb Technologies Expands ChargePoint America Program
with the Addition of Six New Cities

ChargePoint Network Expands into Baltimore, Tampa, Boston, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Santa Cruz; Free Home and Public Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Available

Campbell, CA. April 13, 2011 – Coulomb Technologies today announced the expansion of its $37 million ChargePoint America program into six new US cities: Baltimore, Md., Tampa, Fla., Boston, Santa Barbara, Calif., Ventura, Calif. and Santa Cruz, Calif. Since Coulomb’s announcement of the ChargePoint America program on June 1^st 2010, the company has awarded thousands of home and public charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the original nine regions of the program: Southern Michigan, New York City, Orlando, Fla., Washington DC, Sacramento, Calif., the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Bellevue/Redmond, Wash., Los Angeles and Austin, Texas adding hundreds of new ChargePoint Network electric fueling destinations as new vehicles appear on US roadways. ChargePoint America continues to work closely with three leading automobile brands (Chevrolet, smart USA and Ford) to provide free home charging stations with the purchase of new EVs within the CPA regions.

“Our ChargePoint America program has seen tremendous success with new charging locations added to the ChargePoint Network every day,” said Pat Romano, president and CEO at Coulomb. “This expansion is intended to better serve the growing driver population in important EV transportation corridors, further reducing our dependence on foreign oil. This program is putting people to work with ChargePoint stations that are designed, built and installed here in the US. We would like to thank the Department of Energy and the Obama administration for their support in making the path to cleaner transportation a reality.”

Through the ChargePoint Network expansion, new EV drivers can access unique, easy-to-use 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 the largest network of charging stations in the world and is open to all drivers of plug-in vehicles and all manufacturers of electric vehicle charging stations.

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

Promote their stations on the largest network, comprising thousands of EV drivers
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 services
Post custom advertising and greetings on the charging station display

About ChargePoint America
The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15M grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011, adding to the existing ChargePoint Network. Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. For more program information visit www.chargepointamerica.com.

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Tags: Baltimore, Boston, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Tampa, Ventura
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ChargePoint America Motors Into Michigan

September 7th, 2010

Kristin Zimmerman, of the Chevy Volt design team, plugs in. (Source: Brandy Baker/The Detroit News)

Here come the charging stations! Last Thursday, September 2, Coulomb Technologies’ ChargePoint America program unveiled its first networked charging station in Michigan, at NextEnergy just outside of Detroit. It is the first of hundreds of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will be installed throughout Southern Michigan as a part of a $37 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Coulomb is working with Ford, General Motors and smart USA, all of whom have announced plans to introduce EVs in Southern Michigan in the coming months.

Right now Business and municipalities in Michigan from Grand Rapids to Lansing to Ann Arbor to Detroit should apply online to own these free charging stations.

If you are a business owner or municipality located in Southern Michigan and would like to apply for a free ChargePoint America Networked Charging Station, fill out an online application now because the EVs are coming!

The more than 80 people who attended the press conference were joined by United States Senator Debbie Stabenow, Coulomb CEO Richard Lowenthal, NextEnergy CEO Ronald J. Gardhouse and Director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth Andy Levin. Senator Stabenow was the first person to plug in an EV in the State of Michigan. She commented,

“Thanks to strong private-public partnerships, Michigan companies are creating jobs and leading the country in the development of electric vehicles and the advanced batteries that power them. Now Coulomb Technologies has unveiled the first of hundreds of ChargePoint America stations across the state here at NextEnergy, which was made possible by the Recovery Act. These stations will make it easier for drivers to charge their electric vehicles as we continue to build these new vehicles here in Michigan.”

For more information:

Official Coulomb Press Release: http://chargepointamerica.com/pr/pr-20100902.php
Watch Click on Detroit’s Video Coverage: http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/24860786/index.html
Read more about the event from cnet: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20015436-54.html

Tags: Andy Levin, ChargePoint America, EV, Ford, General Motors, Michigan, NextEnergy, Ronald Gardhouse, Senator Debbie Stabenow, smart USA
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Chevy Volt Meets ChargePoint Networked Charging

August 9th, 2010

Early adopters of the Chevy Volt, along with the Ford Focus BEV, Ford Focus Transit Connect, and smart fortwo electric drive, are able to apply for a free ChargePoint America Charging Station.

Request more info about ChargePoint America charging stations for HOME and FLEETS here: http://chargepointamerica.com/sign-up-request.php

Apply for free ChargePoint America PUBLIC charging stations here: http://chargepointamerica.com/sign-up-reserve.php

Tags: ChargePoint America, ChargePoint Station, Chevrolet Volt, EV, Volt
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