Electric vehicle charging stations will be ready for use next month at eight Pima County libraries, officials said today.
The charging stations are being installed this summer in parking lots, two per library. They’re being placed in high-traffic areas, mostly in the central part of Tucson and on the east side.
The stations are intended to be supplemental charging facilities, meant for recharging electric vehicles whose owners had previously charged them at their homes.
County officials say this project will help reduce the use of fossil fuels, provide better air quality and encourage clean technology.
Pima County is one of 16 metro areas around the country getting these charging stations under a federal grant. The project is financed by the U.S. Department of Energy stimulus grant of $114.8 million, from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grants are matched by private investment, bringing the total value of the national project to approximately $230 million.
ECOtality, Inc. is the San Francisco-based for-profit manager of the charging station installation project.
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