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103 EV Charging Stations in Austin

A network of 103 plug-in charging stations for electric vehicles has been completed in Austin Texas, under the watch of city utility Austin Energy.

The Plug-In EVerywhere network successfully fulfills Austin’s commitment to the ChargePoint America program, a federally-funded nationwide build-out of electric vehicle charging facilities on which Austin was one of only nine metropolitan regions in the country to participate.

The locations of the Level 2 (220/240 volts) charging stations in Austin are diverse, including restaurants, hotels, medical facilities, educational institutions, retail stores, public facilities such as libraries and recreation centers and at other public, private and non-profit partners.

The locations also are geographically distributed throughout all parts of Austin, said Austin Energy, which believes around 36,000 electric vehicles will be on the city’s streets within the next nine years.

any network location. Otherwise, a credit card can be used for $2 per hour of charging.

Austin Energy offered rebates of up to $2,500 per charging station to the private, public and non-profit sectors to help defray the costs of installing the free charging stations offered by Austin Energy through the ChargePoint America program.

More than 40 community partners responded by a July 2011 deadline indicating their interest in hosting the charging stations at their locations for public use.

“We are delighted to be a part of the Plug-In EVerywhere program,” said Rich Glicini, Pearson’s senior vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility. “Extending access to electric vehicles certainly chimes with our company’s sustainability goals and it is great to help our employees and the people of Austin to save on gasoline by making it easier to charge up rather than fill up. Pearson looks forward to welcoming all users to the charging station here at our facility.”

A public charging network such as the Plug-In EVerywhere network enables drivers of electric vehicles to identify online through smart phones and computers where charging stations are located and which ones are currently available for use.

Charging stations also are capable of sending the vehicle owners e-mails and text messages alerting them about the charging status of their vehicle.

The Level 2 charging stations can fully charge a Chevy Volt in 2 to 3 hours and an all-electric Nissan LEAF in 6 to 8 hours.

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