Electric Vehicle Charger Powered By Wind and Solar
Discovery News - July 28, 2011
Analysis by Nic Halverson

If driving an electric vehicle (EV) is a conscious decision you've made as a good steward of the environment, shouldn't you expect the same from your vehicle's charging station? Sure, plugging in your EV is a fine way to cut down on your gasoline consumption, but that charging station is still sucking energy from a coal- or natural gas-powered grid.

Driver's who want to take a closer step toward a more off-the-grid existence will be happy to learn that on Monday Urban Green Energy (UGE) and GE unveiled the Sanya Skypump, an electric vehicle charging station that combines the technology of GE's WattStation and UGE's Sanya hybrid wind-solar streetlamp.

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