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EV-Box launches smart charging stations for electric cars

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

EV-Box of the Netherlands has begun production on smart card-enabled electric vehicle charging stations, according to evworld.com.

The new stations require drivers to identify themselves with a contactless ID card, dashboard tag or mobile phone in order to charge up their cars.

The first EV-Box stations have already been installed in several locations in The Netherlands and Belgium.

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