First Public Electric Car Charging Station Inaugurated In Woodland California

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Last Saturday, a rather low key ceremony inaugurated a new high-voltage charging station for electric vehicles. The station is located at the Gateway Center in east Woodland California.

It’s said to be the “most complete” charging station in the country, with two units that are capable of recharging electric vehicles in roughly an hour. Hopefully, the facility will set an example and give way to future possibilities for charging stations.

In honor of the inauguration, six Tesla Roadsters were brought to the charging station by Tesla Motors representatives. The Tesla roadsters are capable of traveling up to 250 miles on a single electric charge and go 0-60 in a speedy 4 seconds.

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This public charging station is the first of its type on the street. The station is located east of Interstate-5 off County Road 102 at the Gateway Center, and contains one Tesla, two AVcons, one small paddle inductive charger, plus two neighborhood electric vehicle standard outlets. The project is a result of collaboration between developers and the city.

There is also talk of EV-charging stations elsewhere, with Portland announcing a new EV station last Wednesday. Stations are also being considered between Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, since Nissan’s new electric vehicle is being test marketed there. Nissans electric vehicle travels 100 miles on a single charge which, is not enough for the trip between Tucson and Phoenix, so Casa Grande is being considered for an EV-charging station at the strip mall located on I-10. These stations could possibly be in place by 2010.

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