Yes. A few manufacturers have had their electric vehicle DC fast chargers UL certified. Electric vehicle DC fast chargers can fully charge an electric vehicle battery in as short as 15 to 30 minutes. These fast chargers will most likely be installed at electric vehicle charging locations in public/commercial settings, such as traditional gas or service stations.
(No Ratings Yet)New York, NY, June 27, 2011: On June 20-21, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) gathered in Detroit to lay the groundwork for a strategic roadmap that will define the standards and conformance programs needed to enable the widespread acceptance and deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure in the [...]
(No Ratings Yet)New York, June 16, 2011: The first plenary meeting of the ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) will take place on June 20-21, 2011, in Detroit to initiate work on a strategic roadmap identifying the standards and conformity assessment programs needed to enable the widespread acceptance and deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure in [...]
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Electric Vehicles (EVs) are expected to account for as much as 15 to 20 percent of annual vehicles sales worldwide, which means millions of vehicles that use electrons as power will be plugging into the grid. What does that mean for electrical inspectors and those who write building codes across the U.S. and around the world?
(No Ratings Yet)As society moves towards emerging technologies, there come many challenges. This is true with introduction of the electric vehicle. It should be as simple as telling the owner of an electric vehicle “all you need to do is plug your vehicle into an outlet and charge the battery.” However, we all know that there are [...]
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Car travel is an ingrained part of daily life for the majority of Americans, and many are reluctant to take a chance on new technology without assurance that the reliability of all aspects of electric vehicles will be equal to that of traditionally fueled vehicles. Nevertheless, sales of electric vehicles in the U. S. are expected to grow quickly in the future, and the electrical grid and charging infrastructure are going to have to rapidly adjust to accommodate the market.
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In 1996, a new Article 625, Electric Vehicle Charging System Equipment, was added to the National Electrical Code (NEC) in anticipation of new technology in the form of electrically charged vehicles. The addition of this article was in response to clean air legislation on both the federal and state level that implemented new requirements for [...]
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Remember when we were kids, and dreams of the time when we could fly in our cars like George Jetson filled our thoughts on long summer afternoons? Well, get ready for the new generation of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). While not quite ready for flight, these sleek, stylish, modern marvels [...]
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After a well-known fiasco of the 1990s, electric vehicles are making a rapid and confident comeback. They are here to stay and to change our lives. Are we ready for them? Let’s take a look. Section 86 of the 2009 edition of the Canadian Electrical Code has been revised to clarify that an electric vehicle [...]
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Each code cycle, members of the code-making panels have the opportunity to review countless code proposals. Every now and then, a proposal to develop a new article is received. The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) then has to determine its merits and assign a code panel, based on their assigned Code sections, to review and select [...]
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