USA: Big Apple Power-Up: Major New York Garage Gets Charging Stations

Electric vehicles are useless without a widespread network of charge stations. While homeowners can stick a charging station in their garages, things are a little trickier for city dwellers. The Car Charging Group is trying to change that–starting in the place with the least home garages of all, New York City.

Earlier this summer, CCG partnered with LAZ Parking to install Coulomb ChargePoints at some of its New York and New Jersey locations. Now CCG is embarking on a similar partnership with Icon Parking–a prominent Manhattan brand with over 200 facilities in the borough.

As part of the partnership, CCG will install Level II (240 volts) Coulomb ChargePoints at select Icon Parking facilities. Better yet, Icon is getting the ChargePoints at no charge. CCG offers the spots for free while retaining ownership thanks to a combination of tax incentives, subsidies, grants, and loan guarantees. Icon hasn’t yet revealed how much it will charge drivers for use of the spots.

That’s good news for Zipcar customers, too. Partnerships like the one between CCG and Icon will make it easier for car-sharing companies like Zipcar to keep large stables of plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles in city parking garages.
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Source: fastcompany.com

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