As more and more electric cars start hitting the market and hopefully the roads, the need for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will grow. Though there are not that many registered electric cars here in Connecticut, as of December 2010 there were only 24, there are already some public charging stations available with many more planned. In 2009, former Governor Jodi instituted the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council and one of the council's goals is to get EV charging stations installed.
I am still not sure how I feel about electric cars since traditional electricity still uses oil. I would without a doubt be 100% for them and ecstatic if these stations were all solar powered. All of the existing ones in Connecticut are not, but let's hope that many of the new ones will be.
Here is a list of current EV charging stations located in Connecticut. I will update as new station open up.
Charging Levels:
Level I = 120V
Level II = 240V
Berlin
Northeast Utilities
107 Selden St
Level II / 2 stations
Limited public use, by appointment (860-665-5900)
Free
Darien
Whole Foods Market
150 Ledge Road
Level I / 2 stations
Public / Free
Open to customers during store hours
Hartford
Northeast Utilities
56 Prospect St
Level II / 2 stations
Limited public use, by appointment (860-728-4600)
Free
New Haven
Propark America Garage
260 Crown Street
Level I / 1 station
Pay to use parking facility, free charging
Norwalk
Maritime Garage
Level II / 2 stations
Public
South Norwalk Train Station
Level II / 2 stations
Public
Yankee Doodle Garage
Level II / 2 stations
Public
Plainville
GE
41 Woodford Ave
Level II / 3 stations
I've seen these locally…it's kind of neat, but I didn't know oil was still involved.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's a step in the right direction from utter gas guzzlers though.
We're contemplating a hybrid vehicle for our next purchase, I never even thought of public charging stations to be truthful. I should look into that.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the comment about "I am still not sure how I feel about electric cars since traditional electricity still uses oil", electricity is not always generated through the burning of petroleum fuels. Here in Connecticut, most of our electricity is generated by a Nuclear Power plant(Millstone), which creates electricity through the process of nuclear fission, which, is a clean way to create electricity.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Notice how I wrote 'petroleum fuels' instead of writing 'fossil fuels' because so called 'fossil fuels' were not actually formed by decaying plant matter; it is actually the product of a living planet such as ours. The term 'fossil fuels' is incorrect and misleading.