EV charging from a driver's perspective.
Electric vehicle drivers can now use a statewide network of high-power Level 2 charging stations in Delaware. The “Charging Up Delaware” program has placed 11 new EV charging stations at five locations throughout the state under a partnership between the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC).
DC Fast Charger w/ SAE Combo at Visitors Center
A DC Fast Charger for CHAdeMO and SAE Combo equipped cars is being installed in downtown Front Royal, Virginia. A concrete pad and signs for two parking spaces to be reserved for EV charging are already in place in the parking lot of the Front Royal Visitors Center at 415 E. Main Street.
Equipment Donated by Nissan North America
The Town Council approved a plan at their August 24, 2015 General Meeting to accept a donation of an electric vehicle fast charger from the Nissan North America EV Advantage Program. The value of the equipment and services being provided by Nissan is $38,000. The Town of Front Royal will pay for the installation costs and pay $600.00 to cover four years of Greenlots software and support services. The town must also commit to keeping the charging equipment in place, maintained and accessible to the general public at all times for at least five years. Read More …
Huge Solar Array at CCBC Catonsville
The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Catonsville campus has installed rows of solar panels covering parking lots 6 and 8. This is part of a 5.1-megawatt solar generation system that will have about 16,500 photovoltaic panels covering more than 1,400 parking spaces at the three main campuses including Dundalk and Essex.
Eight Electric Vehicle Charging Ports
Four dual-port ChargePoint charging stations capable of charging eight electric vehicles at once are installed, but not yet operational under the solar canopy in Catonsville. There will also be four dual-port charging stations at Essex and three at the Dundalk campus. Read More …
The Tanger Outlet in Nags Head, NC has a dual-port EV charging station, the first public EV charging on the Outer Banks. The ChargePoint CT-4000 model was installed in August, 2015.
This charging station is a welcome addition for EV drivers who vacation on the Outer Banks.
It has 6.6 kW of power that’s shared between the two ports. One of the two parking spaces is a reserved handicapped parking spot. There’s no fee to use the station. Charging is provided by Tanger Outlets as a service to draw customers and enhance their sustainability initiatives.
Virginia and Maryland have no statewide law to prohibit “ICEing” an EV charging spot. But in Washington, DC, you are subject to a $100.00 fine if you get ticketed for parking a vehicle in an EV charging spot unless it is an electric vehicle being charged.
The Washington “Anti-ICEing” law is presented in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR) as being adopted in 2011. The penalty for ICEing is the same as for unauthorized parking in a car-sharing (e.g. zipcar) spot. Read More …
Including a CHAdeMO Fast Charger
MOM’s Organic Market will hold a Grand Opening event this Friday – Sunday, Sept. 11-13, 2015 at their newest location in Woodbridge, Virginia. Like most other MOM’s stores, Woodbridge will have free electric vehicle charging stations. There are four SemaConnect Level 2 stations and a Fuji CHAdeMO DC fast charger that works at 25 kW.
Test Drives of Electric Vehicles
MOM’s has said that the Grand Opening will feature test driving of electric vehicles as well as music, raffles, goodie bags and local vendor tastings.
Store is Open Now
The store has just announced that they are ahead of schedule and have opened the doors as of Thursday, Sept. 10th at noon.
The MOM’s is located at 14470 Smoketown Road, Woodbridge, VA 22193.
The Grand Opening hours are 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
The National Park Service has installed two curbside electric vehicle charging stations on the National Mall in Washington, DC. One is on Madison Drive by the Air and Space Museum, the other is on Jefferson Drive near the National Museum of American History. NPS received a grant from the Department of Energy Clean Cities program to install the stations. Each of the two charging stations serve one vehicle and are available to the public.
The parking spots adjacent to the charging stations are marked with signs stating, “[no parking] except for electric vehicles charging.” The signs were being observed and respected by ICE vehicles on a recent visit to both spots on a weekend. There are no parking meters on those sections of street so parking is free. There is a three hour limit and other restrictions for other spaces along the streets. Not sure if the same restrictions apply to the charging space itself.
The cost to use the charging stations is $2.00 per hour, selected in advance in 15 minute increments. The fee is paid via a credit card reader on the side of the unit which is manufactured by EVSE LLC, a subsidiary of Control Module, Inc.
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Blacksburg, Virginia plans to open the town’s first DC Fast Charger at a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 15, 2015. Workers were at the site in the Blacksburg Municipal Building (Town Hall) parking lot on the morning of September 2nd and confirmed the location of the dual SAE Combo / CHAdeMO unit in the corner of the lot at the spot circled in the photo. Two parking spaces will be reserved for the EV charging station and it will be free to use.
At around 5:15 PM on September 2, 2015 the first two Tesla owners to use the new Superchargers in Strasburg, VA plugged in together on the count of three.
This is the first Tesla Supercharger location in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Several more Superchargers are expected to be built along I-81 in Virginia later this year.