GE Energy’s (NYSE: GE) Industrial Solutions business today announced
details of the strategic agreement it entered with PayPal to launch the
ecomagination™-approved WattStation™
and WattStation™
Connect, a complete electric vehicle (EV) charging platform solution.
The agreement between Industrial Solutions and PayPal enables drivers to
securely and conveniently pay for charging fees through the WattStation
Connect mobile app and PayPal. With the app, now available at the Apple
iTunes Store®, users can locate the nearest WattStation EV charger;
check the status of the charger; get pricing details and pay with PayPal.
Here’s how it works — EV drivers use the app to scan the quick response
(QR) code on the WattStation charger. The QR code will identify the
WattStation and the pricing structure for that individual charger;
drivers then simply pay for the charge via PayPal. In addition to the
app, EV drivers can locate the nearest WattStation charging station on
the recently launched website, www.gewattstation.com.
"Our full line of EV charging solutions is designed with the end user
top of mind,” said Michael Mahan, product general manager, EV
infrastructure for GE Energy's Industrial Solutions business. “This
collaborative agreement with PayPal enables us to offer EV drivers a
convenient way to charge their vehicles, which is essential to nurturing
the mass adoption of EVs in the future."
Industrial Solutions, a GE heritage business, is leading the future of
electrification with advanced technologies that distribute electricity
and protect and control a facility’s electrical infrastructure. The
business provide customers, across various industries, with end-to-end
product and service solutions that ensure the reliability and protection
of the electrical infrastructure; from the substation, throughout the
facility and including all the sustainable power technologies in
between. Industrial Solutions’ product and service solutions add to GE
Energy Management’s broader portfolio of leading technology solutions
for the delivery, management conversion and optimization of electrical
power for customers across multiple energy intensive industries.
“Simplicity and convenience are key to mass adoption of any new
technology, something we know well at PayPal,” said Scott Dunlap, vice
president of emerging opportunities at PayPal. “Together with GE
Energy’s Industrial Solutions business, we’ve made recharging your
electric vehicle easier than filling a gas tank. We are pleased to be a
part of this important initiative.”
For more information on GE Energy's EV solutions, please visit its website,
check it out on Facebook
or follow on Twitter
@GEindustrial.
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and other countries.
About PayPal
PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service
allows people to send money without sharing financial information, with
the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts,
credit cards or promotional financing. With 106 million active accounts
in 190 markets and 25 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global
ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) company and is made up of
three leading online payment services: the PayPal global payment
service, the Payflow Gateway and Bill Me Later. More information about
the company can be found at PayPal.com. PayPal is headquartered in San
Jose, Calif., and its international headquarters is located in Singapore.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter. The best people and the best
technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in
energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering,
moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. For
more information, visit the company's website at www.ge.com.
GE
Energy works connecting people and ideas everywhere to create
advanced technologies for powering a cleaner, more productive
world. With more than 100,000 employees in over 100 countries, our
diverse portfolio of product and service solutions and deep industry
expertise help our customers solve their challenges locally. We serve
the energy sector with technologies in such areas as natural gas, oil,
coal and nuclear energy; wind, solar, biogas and water processing;
energy management; and grid modernization. We also offer integrated
solutions to serve energy- and water-intensive industries such as
mining, metals, marine, petrochemical, food & beverage and
unconventional fuels.
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