Posted on 02/19/2024 5:58:38 PM PST by Red Badger
Oregon transportation leaders hope a grant to repair charging stations will make the using electrical vehicles more practical in the state.
Rebecca Hansen-White / KLCC
Oregon has received a $10 million dollar grant to repair broken or malfunctioning electric vehicle charging stations across the state.
Matt Noble, Oregon Department of Transportation spokesperson, said broken charging stations have made electric vehicles impractical for many Oregonians.
“Maybe five, 10 years ago, EV drivers were having more of a range anxiety. It was: ‘Can my EV reach a charging station?’” he said. “That’s really shifted in the last couple of years to ‘I’m confident my EV can get me there, but when I get there will the charging station actually be working?’”
Noble said the goal is to create an accessible, reliable network of stations.
“The more folks that can see an EV fitting into their lives, getting them where they need to go, then those people will be more inclined to consider an EV for their next vehicle purchase,” he said. “The more EVs we can get on our roads, that will reduce emissions from transportation, and that’s one of the best ways to address climate change.”
Noble said the federal government has identified around 135 eligible charging stations around the state. The companies that own those stations will need to come up with 20% matching funds to be eligible for the program.
According to ODOT, there are about 2,900 EV charging ports available for public use in Oregon total and about 80,000 registered electric vehicles in the state as of September.
Noble said the state is still developing a timeline to roll out the repair program.
LOL...the 2024 version of sugar in the gas tank.
Yo! Illegal Aliens, there is a lot of copper in them there chargers.
No taxpayer money to fix private-owned charging stations.
There are articles about the high failure rate of these chargers, unlike gas pumps and that the chargers have a life span of 5 to 7.5 years, again unlike gas pumps which last decades.
I can snake an extension cord from my garage out to the street, and put a sign on it.
Charge Here.
Can I get some of that $10 Mill?
Only if it’s broken..................
“there are about 2,900 EV charging ports available for public use in Oregon total”
how may tens of thousands of gas pumps? ... and remember it takes at least 10 times as long to charge an EV as to fill a gas tank, so however many tens of thousands of gas pumps there are, multiply that by a factor of ten (including parking slots) for a 100% EV fleet ...
As long as you don’t to go skiing or tow a trailer they are just impractical. Otherwise they are deadly. Still very good for Virtue Grandstanding in the Starbucks line.
Don’t even have to open them. The cord to the car is a few pounds of copper
Never mind whether or not CO2 is some evil climate killer, only a small percentage of CO2 emissions stem from transportation (ALL transportation, not just cars), so clearly more EVs on the road are NOT the best way to address some prognosticated climate change.
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For some broken EV charging stations, fix them, and the copper thieves will be back real soon
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