A real estate investor is trying to jump-start the electric-car industry by opening Boston’s first public “charging station.”
Dinosaur Capital Partners has reached a deal with Exxon Mobil Corp. to buy an abandoned Mobil station at the tip of the historic Bulfinch Triangle near North Station.
The goal is to create a “Green Park and Charge” at the corner of Friend and Merrimac streets, where motorists driving anticipated electric cars from General Motors, Nissan and other automakers can park and charge up car batteries.
Six of the 24 parking spaces near Haymarket would be set aside for cars needing recharge plug-ins, with possibly more charge spaces available if the concept takes off, officials say.
Electric cars would also get a general 10 percent parking discount at the small 24-space site – while SUV and other large gas-guzzlers would be slapped with a 10 percent extra fee for parking.
“The electric cars are coming,” said Scott Oran, a founding partner of the year-old Dinosaur Capital. “We tried to figure out what the best use for this site would be. We came up with what we thought was the best plan.”
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Source: bostonherald.com
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