Washington Department of Transportation announced it had selected the company AeroVironment to begin accommodating its major roads for the future of fuel-efficient vehicles. Starting this fall, the company will begin installing charging stations located off stretches of I-5 and U.S. 2 in Washington every 40 ~ 60 miles (64 ~ 96 kilometers) between the Canadian and Oregonian borders.
A new contract will bringing fast-charging access points to Northwest highways in United States, enabling a wave of electric cars to make long-range journeys, with just quick stops for charging along the way.
AeroVironment is the firm picked to do the wiring-up of I-5 and U.S. 2, which is going to cost only $1 million (RM3 millions). For that price, the firm--which recently was the won Underwriter's Labs certification for its fast-chargers--will "manufacture, supply, install and operate a network of nine fast-charging stations." That translates to about one station every 40 ~ 60 miles (64 ~ 96 kilometers), comfortably within the Nissan Leaf's 70 miles (approx. 112 kilometers) maximum "highway" range along the interstate, and on U.S. 2 "between Everett and Leavenworth." They'll be placed at locations like shopping malls, gas stations, and rest stops.
You'll simply roll up and pay to use the fast-charge stations to get your EV up from zero to full in "less than 30 minutes," and if you've got more time and fancy spending less cash there's also a Level 2 "medium speed" station at each charge point, which takes four to six hours. Fast charge points will be operational by 30th November 2011.
AeroVironment is the firm picked to do the wiring-up of I-5 and U.S. 2, which is going to cost only $1 million (RM3 millions). For that price, the firm--which recently was the won Underwriter's Labs certification for its fast-chargers--will "manufacture, supply, install and operate a network of nine fast-charging stations." That translates to about one station every 40 ~ 60 miles (64 ~ 96 kilometers), comfortably within the Nissan Leaf's 70 miles (approx. 112 kilometers) maximum "highway" range along the interstate, and on U.S. 2 "between Everett and Leavenworth." They'll be placed at locations like shopping malls, gas stations, and rest stops.
You'll simply roll up and pay to use the fast-charge stations to get your EV up from zero to full in "less than 30 minutes," and if you've got more time and fancy spending less cash there's also a Level 2 "medium speed" station at each charge point, which takes four to six hours. Fast charge points will be operational by 30th November 2011.
AeroVironment is also one of the "leading hydroelectric power producers in the United States" according to a spokesman quoted in the press release.
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