EV charging from a driver's perspective.
Understanding DCFC Usage Growth For the past several years, I have been tracking the electricity usage at the meter of several fast charger sites in the vicinity of Columbia and Jessup, Maryland. My goal was to understand how quickly the Read More …
PlugInSites ICEing posts on this website since 2014. Law Prohibits “ICEing” of Charging Stations in Montgomery County, MD June 11, 2014 Howard County Proposes Legislation to Prohibit “ICEing” July 10, 2014 Anti-ICEing Bill Passed in Howard County July 27, 2014 Calvert Read More …
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Buffett The price of a gallon of gas never differs much between gasoline retailers in my area. I’ve paid attention to gas prices lately as they have soared Read More …
“Consistently delivering on your promise reinforces trust.” ― Bernard Kelvin Clive Will people develop trust that electricity can replace gasoline as “fuel” for their transportation? This must happen before electric vehicles enter mainstream adoption. Sure, we are told by advocates Read More …
Virginia lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year that creates a prohibition and a civil penalty for certain vehicles parked in spaces reserved for charging electric vehicles. The law goes into effect today. To be enforced, the Virginia “anti-ICEing” law Read More …
There are 47,132 plug-in electric vehicles registered in Maryland as of April 30, 2022. That is a 1,839 increase in the number of registrations over the previous month according to data from MDOT / Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. The April Read More …
New Level 2 charging stations are coming soon to the Roger Carter Community Center in Howard County Maryland. These will be dual-port units like the ones at Meadowood Regional Park Charging Stations in Baltimore County. According to the Howard County Department Read More …
Downtown Columbia, Maryland now has a dozen more Level 2 EV charging connectors. The ChargePoint EVSEs are located in the garage at Broken Land Parkway and Divided Sky Lane in the Merriweather District in downtown Columbia. Map link The parking Read More …
Pre-Wiring for Electric Vehicle Charging Maryland Senate Bill 627 proposes to amend the state building code to require the installation of EV-Capable, EV-Ready, and EVCS-Installed parking spaces. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Jeff Waldstreicher of Montgomery County, would apply to new Read More …
The following is a message from Council President MC Keegan-Ayer: Bill 22-01 (Electric Vehicle Charging Stations) will be coming up for it’s second reading on February 15th. The Third reader and Council vote is scheduled for March 1st. This is Read More …