News and Updates

Coulomb Technologies today announced its open protocol for communicating with Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The OpenCharge Protocol is a proposed communication standard for charging station networks that defines the communications between a charging network and the charging station. The protocol definition supports applications that include billing, asset management, real-time mapping, EVSE reservations, fleet management, and energy management. The OpenCharge Protocol defines a suite of XML messages and interactions, simplifying the design, development and implementation of network-based EVSE with rich functionality. Coulomb is also offering the OpenCharge Protocol as an international standard for EVSE-to-charging network communication.

Coulomb Technologies’ ChargePoint® Network has expanded into Orange County as today it was announced that electric vehicle (EV) driver services have arrived in downtown Seal Beach, CA. Seal Beach has installed two charging stations for EVs managed by the ChargePoint® Network located in the beach parking lot near Main Street downtown. The stations are the first installation by the City of Seal Beach and will offer EV charging services as part of the ChargePoint Network, providing drivers EV services including real-time charging station status and reservations. The stations are a part of Coulomb’s $37 million ChargePoint America program, which offers thousands of free EV charging stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses. The charging stations were supplied and installed by Coulomb regional distributor EV Connect.

Newest App for the ChargePoint Network Joins Newly Upgraded iPhone App for Real-Time Location, Availability and Reservations.

Albuquerque Becomes the First City to Provide Electric Vehicle Charging Services with Installation of Two Charging Stations.

Coulomb Technologies today announced electric vehicle (EV) driver services have arrived in downtown Laguna Beach, CA. with the installation of two charging stations for EVs managed by the ChargePoint® Network. The two new stations are located near the corner of Forest Avenue and Broadway in downtown Laguna Beach. The stations are the first installation by the City of Laguna Beach and will offer EV charging services as part of the ChargePoint Network, providing drivers EV services including real-time charging station status and reservations.

More than 70 ChargePoint charging stations managed by the ChargePoint Network now installed to support GFleet and Employee-Owned EVs.

Coulomb Technologies today announced that Colleen Quinn has joined the company as its vice president of government relations and public policy. Colleen Quinn is a seasoned executive leader and government strategist with more than 30 years experience in government, business and non-profit sectors. In her role, Colleen will work to advance local, state and federal policy to promote electric vehicle adoption and charging services, and will work with government agencies to ensure that Coulomb will meet their needs.

Coulomb Technologies the leader in electric vehicle charging systems and application services, today announced that the ChargePoint® Network has reached a significant milestone in the state of Washington with the 100th charging station installation on the ChargePoint Network. With more and more electric vehicles in Washington including the Nissan LEAF, Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Roadster, Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network continues to expand, bringing EV charging to the cities of Bellingham, Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Redmond and Olympia. Sales and installation of the ChargePoint stations is provided by Coulomb’s northwest distributor Charge Northwest.

Coulomb Technologies received the top industry ranking today as the industry’s top electric vehicle supply equipment by Pike Research. Coulomb attained the highest overall score in the report due to the company’s ‘successful technology partnerships, global sales network, and extensive product portfolio.’ Coulomb is rated highest in both the “Strategy and Execution” dimensions. The report can be downloaded here.

First Northern California Airport to Install “New Generation” Electric Vehicle Chargers