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Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station

San Francisco and Portland might be engaged in some electric vehicle pissing contest, but I think both cities just got seriously spanked by Chicago!

Yes…Chicago!

The Windy City just unveiled the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station during the IOC tour. The Solar Plug-In Stations will be used daily by the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Management to power the city’s electric cars.

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Solar Envy in Los Angeles?

Today Matt Kelly of the LA Alternative Transportation Examiner put out a response to Carbon Day and Coulomb Technologies’ joint press release announcing the unveiling of the first Networked Solar Charging Station for Electric Vehicles.

Kelly’s main argument is that Chicago has an average of 84 sunny days compared to 300+ in LA. On the surface, that’s true, but should it matter?

The fact is that any energy that we can glean from renewable sources is a good thing. If we can supplement electricity that we get from the grid, which is powered primarily by fossil fuels, even just a little bit then that’s a positive. Germany has a very similar ratio of sunny to non-sunny days as Chicago and yet they are one of the global leaders in solar technology implementation.

Kelly makes an excellent case for Los Angeles’ ability to get back into the solar technology race based on past leadership. “And remember LA in the ’70′s? You could hardly breathe due to the smog here, and it was this city that showed the world how progressive policies can clean up the air. Because of this, I find it hard to believe that any community will embrace this public-charging technology more so that Angelenos.”

We at Carbon Day believe that it is healthy to have an inter-city competition to become the greenest city in the country. We welcome the challenge and believe it is up to our leaders and our citizens to stand up and make the leadership choices that will enable us to create a lasting infrastructure for solar technology and other renewable energy sources. It will only create a cleaner city, country and world for future generations.

So, L.A., not only do we welcome the challenge but we are happy to collaborate!

Carbon Day is capable of delivering the same Solar Charging Technology coupled with Coulomb Technologies’ Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to any city in the United States. Please contact us for more information.

Carbon Day Press Release on Automotive.com

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Chicago Unveils First Networked Solar Plug-In Station for Electric Vehicles

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CHICAGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ — Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicago based company committed to providing smart grid technology and services that will enable individuals and businesses alike to lower their carbon footprint, unveiled the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago as part of the IOC tour. The Solar Plug-In Station(TM) will pave the way to fuel plug-in electric cars and will be used daily by the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Management to power the city’s electric cars with energy from the sun.

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Chicago Unveils First Networked Solar Plug-In Station for Electric Vehicles

Carbon Day on Reuters Newswire

Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Network and Carbon Day Automotive Deliver Solar
Plug-In Stations
CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Carbon Day Automotive today announced the unveiling of the first solar-powered
electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago. Located and
operational at the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Maintenance, it was one
of the focal points of the recent IOC tour on April 5th, 2009 where guests were
able to see the nation`s foremost Solar Plug-In Station that was designed to
pave the way to fuel plug-in electric vehicles. It will be used daily by the
City of Chicago to fuel the city`s electric vehicles with power from the sun.
Carbon Day Automotive is the sole Midwest distributor for Coulomb Technologies
ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations. When paired with Carbon Day`s Solar
Plug-In Station, it is a source of totally renewable and clean energy that
addresses the needs of drivers, utilities and governments. 

Carbon Day on Yahoo! Canada Finance

First Solar Powered Electric Charging Station is in Use in Chicago

Wed Apr 8, 8:07 AM

CHICAGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ — Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicago based company committed to providing smart grid technology and services that will enable individuals and businesses alike to lower their carbon footprint, unveiled the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago as part of the IOC tour. The Solar Plug-In Station(TM) will pave the way to fuel plug-in electric cars and will be used daily by the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Management to power the city’s electric cars with energy from the sun.

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Chicago Unveils First Networked Solar Plug-In Station for Electric Vehicles

April 8, 2009 7:02 AM EDT

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Carbon Day Automotive today announced the unveiling of the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago. Located and operational at the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Maintenance, it was one of the focal points of the recent IOC tour on April 5th, 2009 where guests were able to see the nation’s foremost Solar Plug-In Station(TM) that was designed to pave the way to fuel plug-in electric vehicles. It will be used daily by the City of Chicago to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. Carbon Day Automotive is the sole Midwest distributor for Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint(TM) Networked Charging Stations. When paired with Carbon Day’s Solar Plug-In Station, it is a source of totally renewable and clean energy that addresses the needs of drivers, utilities and governments.

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Carbon Day Featured on Investorideas.com

Chicago Unveils First Networked Solar Plug-In Station for Electric Vehicles

Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Network and Carbon Day Automotive Deliver Solar Plug-In Stations

CHICAGO — April 8 2009 — Carbon Day Automotive today announced the unveiling of the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago. Located and operational at the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Maintenance, it was one of the focal points of the recent IOC tour on April 5th, 2009 where guests were able to see the nation’s foremost Solar Plug-In Station™ that was designed to pave the way to fuel plug-in electric vehicles. It will be used daily by the City of Chicago to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. Carbon Day Automotive is the sole Midwest distributor for Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint™ Networked Charging Stations. When paired with Carbon Day’s Solar Plug-In Station, it is a source of totally renewable and clean energy thataddresses the needs of drivers, utilities and governments.

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