Positive Energy Resources Signs Agreement To Market ChargePoint EV Charging Systems In Houston, TX

Oct. 23, 2009 - PRLog -- PRESS RELEASE - Houston, Texas – October 23, 2009

Positive Energy Resources, a Houston area Renewable & Sustainable Resource Systems company, announced today that they have signed a sales and installation agreement with Verdek, of Rome, GA, the regional distributor of Coulomb ChargePoint™ EV Charging Systems. Coulomb is the recognized leader in networked charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).  Positive Energy Resources has announced a comprehensive three year initial deployment plan that will concentrate its efforts in the Greater Houston Metro area, primarily in the highly traveled Beltway 8, Inner 610 Loop and US Interstate Highway 10, 45 and  59 corridors.

To be called the Houston EV Charge Network©, the grid will consist of multiple networked charging stations to be deployed at popular or highly-frequented locales and will include Galveston, The Woodlands, Cypress, Katy and Clear Lake, with additional network areas to be developed according to consumer demand. One or more charging stations can be sited at each location. Remote off-grid charge sites are possible by integrating the use of wind turbines and solar panels.

Nan McReynolds, CEO of Positive Energy Resources said “There are some great EV’s and hybrids on the market today, with more on the way in the next few months. Some of the new EV models will really catch the public’s attention, and experts are predicting that EV sales will increase exponentially over the next two to three years. New battery technologies will provide for extended travel range which has been the downfall to past EV initiatives. We believe that if we are to meet our goals of being less dependent on foreign oil and to more effectively utilize renewable resources for transportation, charging stations like ChargePoint™ will be need to be commonplace soon. It is our plan to provide prospective EV buyers some peace of mind in knowing that there will be easy to find, low-cost charging solutions available all across the metropolitan Houston area which in turn will help spur EV sales locally."

Ms. McReynolds went on to say that schools, businesses, apartments communities, high-rise  office buildings and lofts, shopping malls, movie theaters and restaurants are all prospective target locations and that “we hope to begin installing units very soon. We are currently working with a local college on the first of two test sites and we look forward to showing the public how easy ChargePoint™ is to use, further promoting the sales and use of eco-friendly and efficient vehicles in Houston.”

Guy Mannino is the former president of Pirelli Tires USA and is the President & CEO, Verdek, the South Central Region Distributor of Coulomb ChargePoint™ Systems, and in welcoming Positive Energy to the Verdek family, he agreed with McReynolds and said that although there are few electric vehicles on the road today, it is a matter of time before they are common place. “It is important that we get traction in this emerging market now in order to gain and maintain the momentum necessary to lead the building of the electric infrastructure for the EV market. We are able to provide EV owners with a proven charging solution at work or school and at many of the places they might normally frequent and park their vehicles for some time” said Mannino.  Mannino is a big believer in the electric car movement - Verdek EV also is the distributor for the Tazzari Zero and ZAP Alias lines of EV’s, two of the more unique and interesting EV’s in this growing segment of the auto market.  Coulomb ChargePoints™ are in use all across the USA and in Europe and have been sited at McDonald’s and Starbucks, as well as placed into use by municipalities across the USA.  Both San Jose, CA and San Francisco, CA have ChargePoint™ networks in place.  EV owners are able to easily access charging station locations and other useful site information on the internet and can even monitor their own vehicle power consumption data by logging into www.mychargepoint.net.

Positive Energy Resources, in addition to sales and installation of ChargePoint™, is a Certified Mariah Power Windspire™ Wind Turbine dealer and is the parent company of  Green Power Garages™, an affiliated company that sells and installs the Solara line of solar & wind-powered carports and garages, available in both on and off-grid applications.

For more information on the ChargePoint™ EV Charging Systems and the Houston EV Charge Network, interested parties can contact Positive Energy Resources at 281.213.4981 or email them at: info@positiveenergyresources.com.

You can also see their product lines by logging onto their website at www.positiveenergyresources.com or www.HoustonEVCharge.com.

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