News and Updates

Free Charging Stations Available Through Coulomb Technologies’ ChargePoint America Program; Press Conference Wednesday, October 27, 2010 11:00 am with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Coulomb CEO Richard Lowenthal.

Coulomb Technologies today announced the first US church installation, Woodinville’s Wooden Cross Lutheran, of a ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles (EVs). The installation is part of Coulomb’s $37M ChargePoint America program offering thousands of free EV charging stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses. Coulomb is working with vehicle program partners Ford and Chevrolet, each of whom has announced plans to introduce EVs in Washington in the coming months. Installation of the charging station was done by Coulomb’s distributor Charge Northwest. Wooden Cross Lutheran Church will host an event open to the public at their facilities at 17401 198th Av NE, Woodinville WA. The celebration takes place on Saturday, October 23rd and will start at 11:00am.

Now Available: Networked DC Fast Charge Stations. Showcased at The Business of Plugging In Detroit. Magna ECAR Systems Purchases 1st Installation.

Eight cities in Marin County participating in Marin Clean Energy (MCE) will receive free electric charging stations from Coulomb Technologies, Inc., as a part of Coulomb’s $37M ChargePoint America program. The announcement was made jointly today by Sustainable San Rafael, which initiated the request, San Rafael Community Development director Bob Brown and Coulomb Technologies.

Now Available and Shipping, Coulomb’s ChargePoint Home Charging Station Achieves Prestigious Safety Certification.

Coulomb Technologies Provides 16 Stations for Hillsboro Green Project.

Coulomb Technologies and Madison Gas and Electric today announced plans to install 18 additional ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in and around Dane County. The new stations will bring the total number of ChargePoint stations to 24 within the community. The new Level II (240V/30A) charging station allocation and installation is made possible through a Department of Energy grant to MGE and will be available to the community for the duration of the three year public demonstration project. Locations for the charging stations are still being determined but are expected to be located in 10 highly trafficked areas within the community. All charging locations will be free and available to the public. Coulomb Technologies’ Midwest distributor Chicago-based Carbon Day Automotive is partnering with MGE to distribute the stations as part of the project.

Half Price Books, the nation’s largest new and used bookstore chain, announced today it has installed a Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint® Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles at its Dallas Flagship store and corporate headquarters, located at 5803 E. Northwest Highway.

Coulomb Technologies, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure, today announced that it has secured $15 million in Series C funding. Coulomb will use the funds to help accelerate product development of the ChargePoint® Network, enhance customer support and drive sales. The ChargePoint Network is used by EV drivers worldwide looking to quickly and safely fuel their electric vehicles. Joining existing investors Rho Ventures, Voyager Capital, Siemens Venture Capital GmbH, and Hartford Ventures, a strategic investment division of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) are new investors Harbor Pacific Capital and LS Cable Ltd., and LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.

Coulomb Technologies today announced the installation of its first ChargePoint® networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan from its $37 million ChargePoint America program. ChargePoint America will offer hundreds of free stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses throughout southern Michigan – from Grand Rapids to Ann Arbor to Lansing to Detroit. Coulomb is working with Ford, General Motors and smart USA, all of whom have announced plans to introduce EVs in Southern Michigan in the coming months. The first ChargePoint America station is now installed at NextEnergy headquarters in downtown Detroit. Installation of the ChargePoint station was done by Coulomb distributor Shocking Solutions.