San Francisco Set To Install 80 EV Charging Stations
Enviado: 11 mai 2011, 10:05
San Francisco Set To Install 80 EV Charging Stations
"Nissan LEAF drivers and EV owners in San Francisco can breathe a sigh of relief. As a part of City Hall’s eco-friendly resolve to reduce air pollution, the city will be installing more than 80 free charging stations for EVs by the end of 2011.
This announcement, which was made by Mayor Ed Lee, comes after the average price of gas in SF hit the the $4.32 mark. Many feel that this dramatic spike in the price of gas – a $1.09 higher than it was in 2010 – will push the public into buying more fuel-efficient vehicles.
The new and upgraded charging stations, will be located at city-owned garages and at the San Francisco International Airport. The city plans to install the first ones next month
Nissan LEAF drivers and EV drivers alike will be happy to know that they will not have to pay to charge their electric vehicles at the public stations, this may or may not change after 2013. However, they still have to pay the regular parking fees in the garages while their cars are plugged in there. All charging stations will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
“The city’s goal is to make it affordable and convenient for all San Francisco residents and visitors to charge their electric vehicles when they are away from their home charging stations,” Lee said.
The cost of the program will be in the $500,000 range, said Bob Hayden, transportation programs manager for the city’s Department on the Environment.
Several of the charging stations will offer both 120-volt and 240-volt charging.
The city is tossing around the idea of experimenting with a handful of 480-volt chargers, which can power an EV to approximately 80 percent capacity in less than 30-minutes.
According to Hayden, the public charging stations are there to let drivers “top off” their battery charge to get them to their home station. Hayden also said that one hour of a charge for a standard EV is good for about 12 miles of travel.
Sunset District resident Sherry Boschert and her partner have been driving an electric Toyota RAV4 since 2002 – “nine years, 80,000 miles and no gas,” she stated. Now the two are awaiting delivery of a Nissan LEAF.The number isn’t certain, but there are a few hundred electric vehicles on the road in San Francisco and will more than likely hit the thousands when Nissan, Chevrolet and the other car manufacturers ramp-up production of their battery-powered vehicles."
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"Nissan LEAF drivers and EV owners in San Francisco can breathe a sigh of relief. As a part of City Hall’s eco-friendly resolve to reduce air pollution, the city will be installing more than 80 free charging stations for EVs by the end of 2011.
This announcement, which was made by Mayor Ed Lee, comes after the average price of gas in SF hit the the $4.32 mark. Many feel that this dramatic spike in the price of gas – a $1.09 higher than it was in 2010 – will push the public into buying more fuel-efficient vehicles.
The new and upgraded charging stations, will be located at city-owned garages and at the San Francisco International Airport. The city plans to install the first ones next month
Nissan LEAF drivers and EV drivers alike will be happy to know that they will not have to pay to charge their electric vehicles at the public stations, this may or may not change after 2013. However, they still have to pay the regular parking fees in the garages while their cars are plugged in there. All charging stations will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
“The city’s goal is to make it affordable and convenient for all San Francisco residents and visitors to charge their electric vehicles when they are away from their home charging stations,” Lee said.
The cost of the program will be in the $500,000 range, said Bob Hayden, transportation programs manager for the city’s Department on the Environment.
Several of the charging stations will offer both 120-volt and 240-volt charging.
The city is tossing around the idea of experimenting with a handful of 480-volt chargers, which can power an EV to approximately 80 percent capacity in less than 30-minutes.
According to Hayden, the public charging stations are there to let drivers “top off” their battery charge to get them to their home station. Hayden also said that one hour of a charge for a standard EV is good for about 12 miles of travel.
Sunset District resident Sherry Boschert and her partner have been driving an electric Toyota RAV4 since 2002 – “nine years, 80,000 miles and no gas,” she stated. Now the two are awaiting delivery of a Nissan LEAF.The number isn’t certain, but there are a few hundred electric vehicles on the road in San Francisco and will more than likely hit the thousands when Nissan, Chevrolet and the other car manufacturers ramp-up production of their battery-powered vehicles."
Em: http://nissan-leaf.net/2011/05/11/san-f ... -stations/