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dpeilow

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Yes, great, but which standards? Free access? Pay for use?

Better Place? Elektromotive?

I'm sure everyone will be after a slice of the pie. There's also EVoasis which I have posted about before.

With that many sites, they can afford to install some different variants. I just hope they put in high-power ones and not the crummy 13A version of Elektromotive's posts.
 
London to become Europe's e-car capital, says Mayor • Register Hardware

What we do know is that the GLA-funded charging infrastructure will be broken down into three categories.

Slow - 13A, 240V - charge points able to charge a car over several hours. Around 70 will be installed in London Underground car parks, with another 84 in National Rail car parks and long-stay public car parks. By 2015 there should be 2000 of these.

Some 50 fast-charge points - defined as 32A, 240V three-phase supplies able to deliver a decent charge to an EV in roughly 30 minutes - will be scattered around London by 2012. Another 150 charge points are scheduled to arrive by 2015 – apparently putting every Londoner within three miles of one.

Finally, we have rapid charge points: 200A, 500V three-phase supplies able to top-up your Tesla S in five minutes flat. However, the potential of these posts is still being “investigated”.

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A report by analyst Frost and Sullivan has suggested that in order to promote widespread use of EVs, governments must “ensure the availability of at least four charging points per EV in the first year”.

Frost & Sullivan: Concerted Government Support Critical for Powering the Electric Vehicle Market

London Mayor's EV Plan
 
London's electric vehicle delivery plan

Taken from pages 15 and 16 of the london mayor's electric vehicle delivery plan (may 2009)

http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/publications/2009/docs/electric-vehicles-plan.pdf

"Public Access Charging Network
•This charging network will be available to registered users and will be a mix of slow and fast charging points.

Slow Charging
•The slow charging network is aimed at those who travel and then park for a considerable time at one location
•We will work with the boroughs and Transport for London (TfL) to provide a total of 250 on-street charging points by 2012.We will investigate the distribution of points between borough roads and TLRN side roads. As part of this process we will look to future-proofing the systems to enable faster charging to be implemented later at minimal cost.
•We will work with partners to deliver 2,000 charging points in public car parks by 2015:
•We will install charging points in London Underground car parks with the first points installed in late 2009.There are 70 London Underground car parks, predominantly in outer London, containing a total of over 12,000 spaces.
•We will work with Network Rail and the Train Operating Companiesto install charging points in station car parks.There are 84 National Rail car parks with around 7,000 spaces intotal.
•We will work with boroughs and car park providers to deliver additional dedicated charging points in long stay public car parks.There are around 220,000 spaces in public off-street car parks in London.
•Additional charge points may be provided during this period if the level of demand warrants this.

Fast Charging
•The fast charging points will assist those that only wish to stop for a short period of time (e.g. 30 minutes) and need to quickly charge their vehicle.
•We will work with partners to roll out a network of 50 fast charge points across London by 2012 so that all users are within 3 miles of a fast charge point.We will work with boroughs and other partners to install this network at a variety of locations, including retail developments, leisure centres and short stay car parks.This will require a minimum network of 50 charge points.
•We will work with partners to install a denser network of fastercharge points as part of the roll-out strategy.A total of 200 additional fast charging points will be installed by 2015.
•We will work with partners to further develop the fast charging network as demand requires.

Rapid Charging
•We will work with partners to investigate the potential for rapid charging points in London.Whilst slow and fast charging will satisfy the requirements of the vast majority of users, there is still potential for rapid charging, where a vehicle can be fully charged in a matter of minutes. This could be particularly useful for drivers embarking on a longer trip or for specific market segments, such as taxis and commercial vehicles, where they may not wish to be delayed for an extended period."

Sounds very promising.
 
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And yet another reheat...

Ministers spark electric car revolution in London | News


The Government today allocated nearly £5.5 million for 2010/11 towards a three-year £29 million project led by Transport for London to get people in the capital to opt for electric cars.

Mr Johnson said: “I am absolutely thrilled the Government has recognised the collective commitment to electric vehicle use in the capital.

“We will now be able to speed up plans for the introduction of electric vehicle infrastructure, sealing London's status as the electric capital of Europe.”

Motorists will be able to apply for the grants of up to £5,000 from next year, from a national £230 million fund, to subsidise a quarter of the cost of an electric car, a hybrid with CO2 emissions of below 75g/km or a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. They will be paid to the manufacturer.
 
Can't say I'm surprised...


London mayor cuts electric car charging scheme funds

London Mayor Boris Johnson has cut £13m from a scheme to install charging points for electric cars across London.

Mr Johnson had pledged to raise £20m for the £60m scheme which would see 22,500 charging points across London, with 7,500 being installed by 2013.

But following the Spending Review he has cut his monetary commitment to the project to £7m.

The mayor's office said its commitment to make London the electric car capital of Europe was "as strong as ever".