Volkswagen subsidiary plans Charlotte charging station for electric vehicles
Charlotte is one of a handful of cities in North Carolina that will get new charging stations for electric vehicles this summer through Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America.
Electrify America already has five operating charging stations in the state. Those are in Asheville, Henderson, Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Wake Forest.
It has plans to build additional stations in Cary, Durham, Greensboro, Lumberton and Smithfield as well as Charlotte by the end of July.
“Our mission is to provide consumers with the charging convenience they expect when hitting the open road,” says Anthony Lambkin, senior manager of charging operations for Electrify America. “From Asheville to Rocky Mount, we’re thrilled to provide North Carolinians options with our current and soon-to-launch charging stations.”
The N.C. stations are all fast-charging stations, but it can still take 30 minutes or more to fully charge a vehicle, depending on the charge required.
The locations are keyed less to major urban areas than to interstates and major highways. The five existing stations are largely along the Interstate 85 and Interstate 95 corridors in the eastern and central part of the state. The Asheville site is the only one currently along the Interstate 40 corridor.
The Charlotte site will be at 7735 N. Tryon St., on N.C. Highway 29 not far from I-85. The Durham site will also be close to I-85. The Greensboro and Cary sites will be along the I-40 corridor, and the Smithfield and Lumberton sites will be close to I-95.
Electrify America is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. It built its first U.S. charging station in Massachusetts just under a year ago. It plans to have 484 stations built or under construction by this summer in 42 states.
Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) announced plans last week to build and operate about 800 charging public stations as part of a three-year pilot program for electric-vehicle charging. About 120 of those will be fast-charging stations. Some will be along highways while others will be in major metro areas.
Source: bizjournals
