EV charging from a driver's perspective.
This is an update of the Fast Charger Utilization Study published in October, 2021. I had tracked the electricity usage at four CCS/CHAdeMO fast charging sites plus a Tesla Supercharger in the area around Columbia and Jessup, Maryland. The original Read More …
How long should a public EV charging station be down? Should broken chargers be fixed within 24 hours? 48 hours? A week? What if the local power company owns the charging station, what then would be your expectation? Baltimore Gas Read More …
For All New Residential Construction The New Castle County Council in Delaware passed an EV-Capable ordinance for new residential construction to ensure that homes will have the capability to have Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment installed quickly and affordably in the Read More …
The Maryland Public Service Commission held a hearing today on the utilities’ EV Pilot Mid-Course Review in Case No. 9478. I spoke to the Commissioners via video from a broken charger to stress the need for better reliability for the utilities that Read More …
How much usage do electric vehicle fast chargers get? How about the relative utilization between similar fast charger sites in the same geographical area? Below are the results of a Fast Charger Utilization Study conducted over the summer to get Read More …
For All New Residential Construction Last night the New Castle County Council in Delaware introduced an EV Capable ordinance to ensure that new housing units have the capability to easily and more cost-effectively install electric vehicle service equipment in the Read More …
Maryland EV registrations are 37,432 as of the end of August, 2021, according to data from MDOT / Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. About 12,763 of those electric vehicles are registered in Montgomery County. As the most populated county in Maryland, Read More …
Requirement for New Residential Construction The County Council of New Castle County, DE is considering an ordinance to require that new housing have the wiring and other necessary capacity to more easily install EV charging stations in the future. The Read More …
Lifting Charging Restrictions at Condos and HOAs If your Maryland condominium or homeowners association ever said that you’re not allowed to install an EV charging station in your designated parking space, then you may soon have recourse. The General Assembly Read More …
The Giant store at 8805 Centre Park Dr, Columbia, Maryland now has a pair of electric vehicle charging stations. The stations were installed by Volta Charging. Free Charging – Supported by Advertising These free EV charging stations are subsidized by Read More …