Westlake Village, Calif. February 25, 2013. Gridtest Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of its EVE-100S Test Solution for Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers. The EVE-100S is designed for use in R&D and certification labs for EV Supply Equipment (EVSE), where … Continued
EV charging equipment
Gridtest Systems Wins Cleantech Open California Region Transportation
Dear Friends of Gridtest, Yesterday we attended the California Regional Finals for the Cleantech Open. The Cleantech Open is the world’s largest business competition which is designed to foster the most promising cleantech startups. 120 companies competed in the California … Continued
Maintenance for EV Charging Stations Part 1
Cities and municipalities around the world are planning a new class of street furniture. They are looking at the issues of permitting, installation and maintenance of EVSE’s (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment). Much has been written already about the building & … Continued
Highly Charged – Economist on China EV Market
The Economist magazine just published an interesting article on the EV market in China. I posted some comments on my perspective. Will China have the lead in the Electric Vehicle (EV) market? Foreign governments should watch China’s actions carefully … Continued
Can you build a Smart EVSE? (Smart Grid connected EV Charger)
The US Dept of Energy made a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in June which will grant up to $3million per company for the development of a Smart Grid connected EVSE. The total program funding is $12m. The deadline for … Continued
EV Chargers -EVSE’s Broken, Bad and Damaged
New Electric car chargers also known as EVSE’s in the industry (Electric Vehicle Supply equipment), are being installed in homes and public spaces all over the world at a rapid pace. After an EVSE is installed on site, many things … Continued
Global Market Analysis on Electric Vehicles
Frost and Sullivan have generously published an analysis on Electric Vehicles including forecasts from 2011 to 2017. You can view on Slideshare in full screen mode. While this is interesting data to consider, I think they’ve under forecast the penetration … Continued
Gridtest Systems joins GeoEVSE industry group to capture EV Charger locations
The Dept of Energy, Google and more than 80 EV stakeholders joined together to help consumers find charging stations nationwide. Gridtest Systems is one of the stakeholders in the GeoEVSE forum. The DoE has tracked Alternative Fueling stations for some … Continued