Fast Company – April 2011

A picture of Shorepower’s World Trade Center (Portland, OR) station appears in an article titled “How To Find Electric Car Charging Stations–And Fast!”

“So you’re driving down the highway in your brand new Nissan Leaf EV, thinking about how you’re so environmentally responsible, and all of a sudden you realize that you might run out of power before reaching your destination. This scenario is still a rare one, granted, but gas prices are shooting up (just wait until $6 per gallon gas in the U.S., coming to a station near you this summer). It will become more even more common as people push their electric charges to the limit to avoid shelling out for gas. Don’t panic–a handful of companies are stepping up to provide smartphone-ready charge station maps that can help when you’re in a fix.”

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