A newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the Interbay area of Seattle, Washington is mostly out of service after drug addicts sawed off the copper laden charging cables that connect vehicles to the electric charging systems.
Public charging stations make EVs more convenient. Although the majority of EV owners charge at home, public charging and workplace charging stations can increase the daily useful range of all-electric vehicles and reduce the amount of gasoline consumed by PHEVs. General public charging uses Level 2 or DC fast charging. Level 1 and 2 charging stations should typically be located where vehicle owners are highly concentrated and parked for long periods of time, such as shopping centers, airports, hotels, government offices, and other businesses. Public charging should also be located along highway corridors or at urban charging hubs. Learn about charging infrastructure development and operation and maintenance, and read a case study on public charging station procurement. For more information about infrastructure costs and charging infrastructure development, refer to Costs Associated With Non-Residential Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment(PDF) and a review of charging infrastructure costs(PDF) by the International Council on Clean Transportation.
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Location: Seattle, Washington
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Keywords: addict, charger, charging, construction, copper, crackhead, drug, electric, ev, infrastructure, install, installation, interbay, metal, seattle, ststion, vandalize, vehicle, vulnerable
