Preparing for the Future – Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – VIDEO

Friday, September 4th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Electric vehicles; although they are not being produced in significant numbers yet, Obama wants to add a million EV cars to the roads by 2015 and some places are preparing. Raleigh, NC is just one of the three US cities involved in “Project Get Ready,” a program to install a number of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city.

Partnering with Progress Energy and Advanced Energy, Raleigh is paying for the cost of the installation on city property while Progress Energy is paying for the 8 charing stations themselves, the majority of the initial stations which will be located in the city’s parking garages downtown and near N.C. State University at a cost of $1000-$4000 each.

The stations are meant to prepare Raleigh for a time when electric plug-in and hybrid-electric cars are being driven by a significant percentage of drivers. Drivers will be able to use their credit card to access the stations and pay about 2.5 cents per mile to recharge their vehicle, [Mayor Charles] Meeker said. (NewsObserver)

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