- OpConnect Electric Vehicle Charging System
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OpConnect Electric Vehicle Charging System Type Private Industry Software Engineering Founded 2001 Headquarters Beaverton, Oregon Key people Dexter Turner, President & CEO Divisions Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Website www.opconnect.com OpConnect Electric Vehicle Charging System, or OpConnect EVCS, is a charging solution for electric vehicles. It is manufactured by OpConnect LLC, Inc.[1] OpConnect EVCS consists of a smart grid enabled charging station for electric vehicles and proprietary battery charge-management software and other back-office support. The product was introduced in August 2009 at Plug-In 2009, an international event focused on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and their supporting infrastructure.[2]
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Charging Stations
The OpConnect EVCS is one several providers of what the industry calls Electric Vehicle Support Equipment, or EVSE, specifically charging stations. The OpConnect EVCS supports charging up to four vehicles at a time using either Level 1 (120VAC) or Level 2 (240VAC) charging.[3] The OpConnect EVCS also features smart-grid features such as time-of-day charge management, and automatically sending drivers an e-mail or text message when their battery charge is completed. The company promotes itself as a solution to “range anxiety,” a purported problem in which consumers would be reluctant to purchase electric vehicles for fear of running out of battery power in the middle of a driving trip. OpConnect LLC advocates communities support a “rich” charging network, a conclusion reached in a November 2008 report by Idaho National Labs.[4] The company is in negotiations to install its OpConnect EVCS in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and Florida.[1]
See also
- Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
- Charging station
- Alternative fuel vehicle
- PHEV Research Center
- Plug In America
- All-electric vehicle
- Eaton Corporation
- Aerovironment
- Better Place
- Coulomb Technologies
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Categories:- Companies based in Beaverton, Oregon
- Electric vehicle infrastructure developers
- Privately held companies based in Oregon
- Companies established in 2001
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