Electric car charging station company, Ecotality, is in trouble.
It’s having a hard time improving sales and raising enough money
to stay alive, and it shows once again how tough it is to
survive in an emerging market.  Ecotality Design  Building a
market for new technology is never easy, and the one for
electric cars has given us ample examples. The latest is coming
from charging company, Ecotality, which warned investors Monday
that it may file for bankruptcy soon. Ecotality’s shares
plummeted 79 percent on the news to close at $0.31 per share on
Monday.  EcotalityThe San Francisco company said it’s been
struggling to increase sales, bring a new product to market,
raise more funds and figure out an overheating problem with some
charging equipment already in use, according to its filing with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s working on
restructuring the business for a potential sale, but bankruptcy
filing is also an option, the company said.  Since it’s been
running out of money, it’s also be