Four electric vehicle charging stations will be installed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the summer of 2014. The cost for an electronic fill-up should be "anywhere between $2 and $5, depending on the charging station put in and the utilities." State Transportation Officials want to steer more motorists toward electric vehicles while shrinking Pennsylvania's carbon footprint. The stations in the initial phase will bookend the turnpike near its terminuses in eastern and western Pennsylvania. The stations will be near Lancaster, Oakmont in Allegheny County, New Stanton in Westmoreland County and King of Prussia in Montgomery County. Many ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV's) can go only 80 or so miles on an hour's-long charge, so they're unlikely to trek the length of the turnpike. The idea is to encourage EV commuting in the state's congested areas. The so-called level 2 charging stations going in this summer will allow drivers to fully power up their cars in about four hours with 220 volts. It takes less time to top off a battery that is not drained. The next phase, "DC fast charging", in which 480 volts are converted to direct current outside the car, will come later. Pennsylvania's long-range plan is to offer "fast-charging ports" at all 17 service plazas along the 550-mile toll route. Although the alternative-fuel car market is beginning to blossom, most EVs are not yet fitted to accept a fast-charging plug. "DC fast charging" can restore 80 percent of a car's battery power in 26 minutes.
IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 FOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE......THE LONG-RANGE PLAN IS TO OFFER WHAT KIND OF CHARGING AT ALL 17 SERVICE PLAZAS ALONG THE TURNPIKE ??????
"FAST-CHARGING PORTS" = N 40 46.840 W 078 55.809
"IMMEDIATE-CHARGING PORTS" = N 40 47.675 W 078 56.238
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