http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/ Engadget Comments for ECOtality and Frog Design debut eye-catching Blink EV chargers http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/
ECOtality!]]>Jul 27th 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/this thread just got more interesting]]>Jul 27th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/ooh, reverse chronology too! engadget comment system, i want your babies]]>Jul 27th 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/
These are intended to be as infrastructure for fast charging. The Tesla charger that comes with the car, and the charger that the Nissan leaf comes with are meant to be able to be installed in your house to insure that your battery is protected, and charges more quickly. These chargers easily double the voltage of those chargers and can charge the Nissan leaf to 80% in just a half hour. ]]>Jul 27th 2010 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/
You make me SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANGRY FACE!

P.S. I downranked you!!!!]]>Jul 27th 2010 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/doubt it; electric motors have a "vehicle 'tank-to-wheels' efficiency about a factor of 3 higher than internal combustion engine vehicles" from Wiki]]>Jul 27th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/
To add to that; When fossil fuels are burned in a plant for electrical generation, they are actually burned more efficiently. They usually get about 40% efficiency out of the combustion. But only about 50% of the united states's grid mix is coal. The other 50% is either hydro, wind, nuclear, or a good portion of it comes from natural gas. Is natural gas still burning? Yes. Does natural gas burn cleaner than coal? By a long shot. So yes, It is way cleaner, and way more efficient, even if you are just displacing the pollution.

Also on a side note, if you are displacing the pollution all to one place (or in this case, one industry) wouldn't it be easier to control?

My final rant: It takes 12 kWh of energy to produce a gallon of gas. That amount of energy could propel a Tesla roadster for 44 miles. So if you get less than 44mpg, then you are actually using more electricity than the Tesla roadster as well as using gasoline. ]]>Jul 27th 2010 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 27th 2010 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/unfortunately it doesn't boost your penis]]>Jul 27th 2010 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/
I bet it's not quite 15,000 yet.]]>Jul 27th 2010 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 28th 2010 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Jul 28th 2010 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/ecotality-and-frog-design-debut-eye-catching-blink-ev-chargers/Valid point.

Is ECOtality trying to overcome limitations in function with form? Why do chargers need to be objects d'art is beyond me. Yes, the coiled garden hose makes sense. But let's not digress from the fact that a charger is just that - a charger. Coiled wires are about as novel as paris's scandals. Get over it. And make chargers that can recharge an EV in as much time as it takes to tank up a gas guzzler. And that would be news.]]>Jul 28th 2010 1:36AM