RELIEVING EV RANGE ANXIETY

Recargo Releases Updated Mobile App for Electric Car Charging; Recargo 1.5, Developed by Internet Industry Veterans, Includes Real-Time Comment Section, News Feed and Photo Sharing
June 1, 2011 (ReCargo Inc)

"Recargo, the electric vehicle (EV) mobile app developer lead by the founder of Dictionary.com…[released] Recargo 1.5. Upgrades to the EV charger-finder app include the industry’s only real-time comments section, crowd-sourced from drivers for chargers coast to coast, a news feed and photo sharing.

"The upgraded app allows drivers to instantly warn others of faulty chargers, share eyewitness reports and photos to help locate chargers in maze-like garages and elsewhere, and leave tips about nearby amenities such as restaurants and malls. Recargo’s charger maps are accompanied by Google Street Views…"

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[Brian Kariger, founder/CEO, Recargo:] “Our goal is to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by giving drivers instant access to the information they need to make range anxiety a figment of the imagination…Up-to-the-minute reports from the roadside are part of the answer. In addition, our news section keeps drivers and prospective electric car owners informed about every facet of the industry.”

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"Recargo 1.5 maps more than 1,000 EV charging sites worldwide that are compatible with current and upcoming cars such as the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Roadster. It is available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users in Apple’s App Store…For the app’s news feed, [Recargo] partnered with PluginCars.com, which provides news and reviews by industry experts as well as EV journalists and how-to’s about owning and operating plug-in vehicles…Since [Recargo’s late 2010] launch, it has doubled the amount of data amassed…"

[Kariger:] “We recognized early on the need for a system that could scale to meet the needs of the electric car community as it grows from thousands to millions of drivers…We want to provide the ultimate experience for people who drive electric cars.”