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SB 286 would extend through 2018the white sticker program that allows Inherently Low Emission Vehicles and Transitional Zero Emission Vehicles, such as plug-in hybrid vehicles to access the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) highway lanes, while AB 266 extends the green sticker program which does the same for electric, hydrogen, and natural gas-fueled cars. This will help to encourage the purchases of these vehicles, reducing California’s carbon footprint and petroleum consumption, while being of benefit to our economy.

ChargePoint Vice President of Marketing Dimitrios Papadogonas will join a panel of experts for a conference held by Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) entitled “Pathway to 2050 – Achieving California’s Advanced Energy Goals.” Papadogonas will be joined by an array of leaders from the business, political and investment communities to discuss the challenges and opportunities in meeting the state’s energy goals through secure, clean and affordable energy solutions.

Today, ChargePoint CEO Pat Romano joined San José Mayor Chuck Reed to celebrate their five-year partnership and the growing electric vehicle (EV) industry. In 2008, the City of San José became ChargePoint’s first customer and one of the first cities nationwide to install an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. To celebrate this landmark occasion, ChargePoint is providing the city with one of their newest charging stations from the recently announced CT4000 Series.

Today, ChargePoint CEO Pat Romano joined San José Mayor Chuck Reed to celebrate their five-year partnership and the growing electric vehicle (EV) industry. In 2008, the City of San José became ChargePoint’s first customer and one of the first cities nationwide to install an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. To celebrate this landmark occasion, ChargePoint is providing the city with one of their newest charging stations from the recently announced CT4000 Series.

Today, ChargePoint – the largest network of independently owned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the world – launched its newest advancement in charging technology, the CT4000 Series. This revolutionary new product is the first charging station to meet the needs of the expanding EV market, specifically addressing two major obstacles – the cost of installation and the growing demand for charging spots.

ChargePoint, Inc. today announced the completion of its ChargePoint America Program with more than 4600 shipments and installations of its home, public and commercial charging ports for electric vehicles (EVs). In May 2010, ChargePoint was awarded a $15 million dollar matching grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. Additionally, the California Energy Commission allocated $3.4 million in funding for the installation of residential and public electric vehicle charging infrastructure within California.

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ChargePoint, the world’s largest network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the services division of North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA today announced a reseller agreement. Under terms of the agreement SYLVANIA Lighting Services (SLS), a subsidiary of OSRAM SYLVANIA and leader in lighting installation and energy management solutions, will sell and install commercial and public ChargePoint EV charging stations in the United States. SYLVANIA Lighting Services is an established ChargePoint installer, having recently installed 33 EV charging stations in the City of Austin, Texas.

BMW, ChargePoint and Drive Now have teamed for BMW’s Sustainability Bay Area Hackathon focusing on one of the fastest and rapidly growing industry sectors, electric vehicles, EV charging and mobility services. More than 200 developers, entrepreneurs, electric vehicle experts and corporate executives are expected at the weekend event focusing on sustainability issues facing our future as a greener planet. The event takes place at the BMW Group Technology Office USA at 2606 Bayshore Pkwy Mountain View, CA on Saturday, April 27 through Sunday April 28, 2013. The Hackathon is hosted by the BMW Group Technology Office USA and sponsored by ChargePoint, Inc. and DriveNow.

In celebration of Earth Day 2013, ChargePoint, Inc. the largest network of electric vehicle charging stations, today announced it has teamed with BMW’s premium, electric car sharing program DriveNow to showcase the benefits of electric vehicles and EV charging in the workplace. ChargePoint’s EV charging stations will be showcased and test drives of the fully-electric BMW ActiveE will be offered on the Bay Area campuses of leading Silicon Valley companies including Microsoft for Earth Day events.