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Simmons spinout sees a charger in every garage
A Simmons College spinout is looking a few years down the line to give a jump-start to the car of the future.
Simmons School of Management graduate student and entrepreneur Jennifer Morris has launched LocalWatt LLC, which plans to market a “charging station” for hybrid and electric cars to parking garages and parking lots, for drivers to “gas” up while their cars are parked. The self-funded, one-woman startup has a business plan and is developing software that would network the devices and process the service’s RFID-triggered subscription model payments. Morris said she’s waiting on industry standards, such as plug style, to develop before she designs the charger device using off-the-shelf technology.
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