Electric Vehicles and Automated Charging Stations

 Electric vehicles like electric cars, electric motorcycles and electric scooters are becoming a more a popular type of transportation. They are usually quieter and mechanically simpler than internal combustion engine vehicles. The cost of recharging is much less than gasoline; it is like paying 60 cents per gallon of gas. Electric vehicles are typically directly powered by external power stations that are powered by stored electricity. Electric vehicle charges may take up to a few hours for normal everyday usage.

CAN is a communication protocol that is commonly used in the Automobile Industry. Electric vehicles can communicate with charging stations through CAN to Wi-Fi converters like I-7540D-WF. Serial to Wi-Fi converters like M2M-711D can bring the charge pump to communicate with the electric vehicle. Cellular modems like GTM-201-3GWA can allow electric charge pumps to communicate back to a central location and can report pump usage or problems with the pump.

CAN converters allow vehicles to communicate with different types of devices and networks. They translate CAN protocol to another type of protocol other devices and networks can understand. I-7540D-WF is a CAN to Wi-Fi converter which supports the wireless transmission of CAN data between various CAN networks or allows communication between a CAN network and a WLAN network according to 802.11b/g standards. CAN converters like I-7540D-WF are set up with a software utility, support encryption and can be used in point to point or point to multi point topologies.

Serial to Wi-Fi converters allow pump stations to communicate with electric vehicles by allowing serial data to communicate with the WLAN network. M2M-711D supports data tunneling between two RS-485 or RS-422 serial devices through virtual COM ports. They support a wireless transmission distance up to 100 meters, support encryption and are set up with a software utility.

Cellular modems like GTM-201-3GWA allow pump stations to report back to a central server. The pump and alarm data can be collected and stored for analysis. They can also allow the charge station to send electric vehicle operators an SMS text message when the vehicle is done charging. GTM-201-3GWA supports 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz and 3G networks.

M2M devices allow electric vehicles to communicate with charge stations and charge stations to communicate back to central servers. Machine to Machine solutions help make our lives simpler and more convenient. Text message notifications help drivers to know exactly when their vehicles are done charging so they can more easily make it to their next destination.

A few years ago I heard on the news about this new service in Europe called 'It's a Better Place'. Their tag line is the 'the global provider of electric vehicle networks'.

At the time we were being drawn into Iraq and the Middle East. Our trade deficit was soaring as was our national debt. The idea that a single solution might address so many things at once, enable the United States to be more self sufficient in our energy use, to be more self-reliant, to rely less on expensive military, and a solution that does all these things is kinder to the environment too? It seemed too good to be true.

I joined their news release and get updates about their progress. They do make progress, they do have a presence in many nations. Their solution or their primary service is... service stations. Just like we pull into a gas station to fill up, 'a Better Place' is in the process of creating and implementing the technology that would allow us to do the same with electric cars, pull into a service station and 'fill er up'.

Why is this a big deal? Every day we hear about advances in electric cars, greater travel capability, greater charge time. We already have 'hybrids' that sport an electric and gas powered engine to address this very issue; the limitation of traveling with a limited charge. So, this is the big deal. When someone begins to deploy charging stations available to most drivers, just like we drive down the road and see gasoline stations every block, the limiting issue traveling only where your charge will get you, (and safely return), will be overcome.

It's fun to observe time and culture and especially to be at a threshold you might not be aware of. For baby boomers who celebrated the century of travel freedom with the internal combustible engine, it is difficult to imagine a silent car that produces no emissions https://evchargingsolutions.net/. It clearly would be science fiction except, it is happening right now.

When we stored 100 megabytes on our pc's we thought we could map the universe; now we store ten times that amount on a thumb drive on our key chain. So what is so special this week? I have followed 'its a Better Place' and observed their steady progress but have hardly heard anything in the United States.

Vanderbilt University will offer charging stations in part of its parking area:

"Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has announced it will participate in a pilot rollout that will install more than 15,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by June 2011 as part of The EV Project, the largest deployment of EV charging infrastructure in history. The rollout will take place in 16 cities and metropolitan areas in six states, as well as Washington, D.C."

Cracker Barrel is adding charging stations to many of it's restaurants:

"Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. has launched a pilot project in which it will install Blink electric vehicle chargers, provided by ECOtality Inc., at 24 restaurants across Tennessee."

It's hard to imagine having a road difficulty or simply needing to contact a friend or work colleage and not having a cell phone but the revolution is hardly ten years old.

Next time you pump yourself a full tank of gas, enjoy that dizzy feeling as you inhale just a bit; it may be a faint memory sooner than we know.

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AP Sports News

Associate Press or AP, aims at becoming the largest and most reliable global news network. Providing accurate and in depth information they guarantee objectivity, accuracy and balance in their reports. They have strength of over 4000 employees who operate in over 240 bureaus across the world. Owned by approximately 1500 US daily newspaper members, AP operates primarily a "not-for profit" co operative through and elected Board of Directors.

AP news is circulated round the clock to its huge member base, some of them domestic but also extending to commercial as well as international customers who subscribe for their news reports. Taking information broadcasting to another platform, AP news reports and articles are constantly updated for their online news portal. The AP digital photo network is considered to be the most advanced and the most sophisticated in the industry. Along with an avant-garde television news service, Associated Press also has the largest radio network that is present in the United States as well as an excellent commercial digital photo archive and a photo library that houses over 10 million images.

The AP Global Sports report is considered to be one of the most comprehensive and detailed reports regarding sporting information from across the globe reported by their talented group of journalists and photographers. Their sports report combines approximately 35000 photographs and stories collected from across the world and weaves them into one comprehensive product. From information regarding the athletes to the games, action, events as well as the drama that surrounds these figures are also reported on a 24 hourly basis.

The Associate Press has a network of 1700 weekly, daily and college newspapers in the United States itself. They also have a sports joint venture video service called SNTV and approximately 500 international broadcasters receive their news service. They have 850 radio news affiliates. Along with all this AP sends news to approximately 121 countries in 4 languages. These news items are further translated into many more languages by their international subscribers. Out of their 4000 employees worldwide who handle several aspects of communication, administrative and editorial profiles, almost 3000 employees are journalists.

Founded in 1846, AP has emerged as one of the most trusted sources of information and independent news. Their work has been so greatly appreciated that they have been the recipients of 49 Pulitzer Prizes out of which 30 have been photo Pulitzers, the most received by any news organization.

Ann Arbor poses as a lucrative venue to several companies that deal with technology owing to the universities research and development arm and its vast talent pool of graduates. It has also been noticed that there has been a significant increase in the land prices of this area owing to a demographic change leading wealthier people to buy property here. What this has also brought about is a more affluent society with numerous opportunities for the sprouting new businesses spilling over into the country side as well.

Biotechnology, health services and technology, apart from the university are the major pillars of the city's economy. Automobile companies such as General Motors and Visteon also find reason to employ people from this area.

Ann Arbor News was until now the major daily being circulated in this area. Covering all the several facets of the city from sports, entertainment, news features and neighborhood information, this daily closed its doors in July 2008. The Ann Arbor News was in circulation from the year 1835 started by Earl P Gardinier. The newspaper spokesperson cited economic difficulties caused by an unsustainable business model and a major slump in advertising revenues. The daily has been now replaced with the website AnnArbor.com which will publish news online and shall publish a print edition twice a week. With a daily circulation of 45,000, Ann Arbor representatives told its employees that they were free to apply to Ann Arbor.com but job cuts were inevitable.

Football is probably the most popular sport in Ann Arbor and is a regular feature in the sports section of any news provider, be it the internet or print. Another favorite is Baseball with the University of Michigan Baseball team being extremely popular amongst the residents. Taking sports viewership to the next level is the Michigan High School Athletic Association. They are starting a cable TV channel which will cover high school events and other sporting events and display it on the internet. Amalgamating technology with intellect, they have roped in Comcast, one of Michigan's largest cable service providers as its network provider. The games that shall be shown on this channel shall mostly be recordings of the sporting events that have been conducted, as most of these games cannot be carried live on TV.

From the look of it Ann Arbor presents itself as one of the most lucrative places to live in, in the United State. https://igettalk.com/ It has been ranked as one of "the top places to live" in many lists published by several media outlets