ParkPod’s Luxury Hotel Pedigree Grows
California and Germany headquartered ParkPod proved its commitment to the high-end hospitality segment by installing the West Coast’s first high speed (Level 2) charger at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District last September.
Now, company officials indicate, we’ll begin to see the full extent of that commitment as a spate of other premier hotel brands Read more
Major Parking Operator Invests in Car Chargers
Behind every luxury hotel is a company that understands parking. Safely storing hundreds of cars out of sight from the patrons, but close enough for easy access, is a science. In San Francisco, more often than not, this science is practiced by City Park, a major lot operator in the city by the Bay since 1953, when brothers Nicholas and Stephan Leonoudakis began operations in the old Produce District–now the site of the Embarcadero Center. Read more
ParkPod Integrates Charging Infrastructure for Cambio
Cambio, a leader in Europe’s rapidly growing car sharing sector, deployed the first Electric Vehicles in its fleet on March 1st, starting in Hamburg. ParkPod, based in San Francisco and Karlsruhe, Germany, will be delivering charging stations as well as the integration with cambio’s fleet management system. Greenpeace Energy will be the renewable energy provider.
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ParkPod at the World Bank Healthy Homes Expo
ParkPod was very pleased to receive an invitation from the World Bank to present information about electric vehicle charging at its Healthy Homes Expo last month. The World Bank is ahead of the curve in educating its staff on the how-to’s of vehicle charging in employee parking garages, as well as affirming the positive environmental impact of embracing electric transportation.
ParkPod distributed literature highlighting these subjects and also presented a video showing just how easy charging will be for World Bank employees:
Ace Parking interview – Downtown San Francisco
Ace Parking, the lot operator at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District, recently installed a ParkPod Level 2 electric vehicle charger (story here).
We asked Ace’s manager, Damian Alonzo, a few questions about what this investment means for their business and for their customers:
Ready to test drive the BMW Mini-E?
BMW will be a major player in the U.S. EV market–have no doubt. This video, thanks to green fuels forecast, is a fun test drive of the Mini-E through downtown Los Angeles. Read more
Rocky Mountain Institute: Reinventing Fire
Amory B. Lovins, of Rocky Mountain Institute (creators of Project Get Ready) talks about “Reinventing Fire” (video).
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ParkPod Wall-Mount Unit
SDN’s sponsor, ParkPod, recently announced the commercial availability of a wall-mounted version of its dual charging station. Pretty slick:
The unit is stainless steel and powder coated, approximately 44″ wide, and can charge two vehicles concurrently at up to 32A (Level 2 charging: 204 to 240V). It can operate across a vast temperature range (as low as -40 deg F upon request), features an integrated RFID reader, and is SAE J1772 compliant.
It’s a stunning piece of equipment, from both an engineering and a design perspective.
Future? Well, maybe NEAR future.
If electric vehicles are on the way, then ubiquitous charging must soon follow. What will be the best approach to help consumers overcome “range anxiety”? Read more