El Paso is going electric! Woohoo...for those of us driving electric cars, this is great news! ******************************************************* City Development Department Office of Sustainability NEWS RELEASE August 15, 2013 El Paso Grows Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Fleet El Paso, Texas – The City of El Paso is excited to announce the official commissioning of the electric vehicle charging stations, which will now be available for public use. These stations are located in various areas across the city including several Sun Metro terminals and the Airport. The City of El Paso, in partnership with the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso Community College and the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP), used a $256,000 state grant from the Texas State Energy Conservation Office’s Transportation Efficiency Program, to install 32 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city. UTEP has also used additional funding to install various other stations throughout the UTEP campus. Electric vehicle stations for public use can now be found at the following locations (in some cases, there are more than one charging stations at each location): El Paso International Airport, Short-Term Parking, 6701 Convair Road City Municipal Service Center, 7969 San Paulo Drive Sun Metro Westside Terminal, 2nd level, 7535 Remcon Circle Sun Metro Mission Valley Terminal, 9065 Alameda Avenue Sun Metro Glory Road Terminal, 2nd level, 100 E. Glory Road UTEP Schuster Parking Garage, 500 W. Schuster Avenue UTEP Academic Services Building Parking Lot, 501 W. Schuster Avenue UTEP Sun Bowl Parking Facility, 2522 Sun Bowl Drive UTEP Union Building East Parking Lot, 275 W. University Avenue El Paso Community College Valle Verde Campus, Advanced Technology Center, 919 Hunter Drive HACEP – Tio Cooper, 5301 Suncrest Drive HACEP – Paisano Green Community, 4000 E. Paisano Drive HACEP – Eisenhower Community, 5628 Eisenhower Avenue HACEP – Williams Community, 314 Resler Drive HACEP – Central Office Loading Dock, 5300 E. Paisano Drive HACEP – Central Office Guard Shack, 5301 E. Paisano Drive HACEP – Westfall Community, 10700 Vista del Sol Drive “We realize that the real key to encouraging electric vehicle use in this community is to provide the infrastructure so drivers are not stranded without power,” said Marty Howell, Director of Economic Development and Sustainability for the City of El Paso. “That’s exactly why the City of El Paso, along with its partners, has committed to providing an increasing number of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city.” The City of El Paso and the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso will host a news conference on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at the Paisano Green Community, located at 4000 E. Paisano Dr., right across from the El Paso Zoo. The public will get the opportunity to learn how electric vehicle charging stations work and how the stations benefit the entire community. Click here for a map of electric vehicle charging locations. ###
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:59:49 +0000
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