http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20160428/getting-charged-up-about-electric-vehicle-stations Getting charged up about electric vehicle stations 04/28/16 Marc Vartabedian
[images / Shaun Walker — The Times-Standard http://image.times-standard.com/storyimage/NJ/20160428/NEWS/160429855/AR/0/AR-160429855.jpg Peter Lehman, Founding Director of the Shatz Energy Research Center at HSU, prepares to top off his electric car battery at the new charging station at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka (CA) on Thursday http://image.times-standard.com/storyimage/NJ/20160428/NEWS/160429855/EP/1/1/EP-160429855.jpg Matthew Marshall, executive director at Redwood Coast Energy Authority, cuts the ribbon for the new electric vehicle charging station ] Charging Stations Trinidad: 380 Janis Court [Trinidad Public Library - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/80653 ] McKinleyville: 1514 City Center Road [McKinleyville Shopping Center - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81646 ] Arcata: 1385 Eighth St. [Arcata Technology Center - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81645 ] Willow Creek: Bigfoot Museum [Willow Creek China Flat Museum - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81648 38949 CA-299, Willow Creek, CA 95573 ] Eureka: 707 L St. [North Coast Unified AQMD - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81643 ] Eureka: St. Joseph’s Hospital [2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 95501 - Four J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81644 ] Fortuna: 638 11th St. [Fortuna Public Parking - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81640 ] Ferndale: Fourth Street parking lot [361 Main St., Ferndale, CA 95536 - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/82214 ] Rio Dell: 203 Wildwood Ave. [Rio Dell Public Parking - Two J1772 (greenlots) http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/81639 ] The Redwood Coast Energy Authority of Eureka opened 10 electric vehicle charging stations across Humboldt County on Thursday. “This is a major step forward for electric vehicles in Humboldt County because we really need the infrastructure up here. It’s a great way to tackle green house emissions,” RCEA’s Executive Director Matthew Marshall said before cutting a ribbon in front of two new charging stations at a ceremony in the St. Joseph Hospital parking lot. Humboldt County, along with the rest of California, has been a swift adopter of electric vehicles, also known as EVs. The International Council on Clean Transportation, an independent nonprofit organization, ranked Eureka third in the nation for the share of EVs that made up new vehicles purchases in a 2015 study. Additionally, California is home to almost half of all the nation’s plug-in EVs, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “We certainly have pretty high demand around here for electric vehicles,” Trevor Harper, general manager of Harper Motors in Eureka, said. “Range anxiety is a concern for a lot of my customers, but with more and more stations popping up, some of that is easing.” The Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University served as chief engineer for the project, receiving grant funding from the California Energy Commission. Peter Lehman, the center’s founder, and several of his project engineers attended the ceremony. “If it were completely empty it’d cost me about $4 and take a few hours to charge,” Lehman said as he plugged one of the new station’s cords into his Nissan Leaf after the ribbon was cut. Lehman said the addition of charging infrastructure is key to stimulating plug-in EV growth nationwide, a part of the electric vehicle market that has been projected to grow considerably, particularly in northern California. PG&E, for example, has a $160 million proposal under review by the California Public Utilities Commission to allow the construction of 7,600 electric vehicle charging stations in northern California over three years. Last year the commission rejected PG&E’s original proposal to build 25,000 stations, citing concerns of “unfair competition” in its September ruling ... Marshall added that all of RCEA’s 14 charging stations in Humboldt County currently draw PG&E electricity. As of March, there were 294 electric vehicles registered in Humboldt County, roughly 0.2 percent of total registered vehicles, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. “At first, when my charging station was maybe the only one, travelers coming through were desperately using it,” Harper said. “There just weren’t many charging options along the North Coast. I definitely think as more of these stations are set up, the more EVs I’ll sell.” [© Eureka Times-Standard] http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/news/nine-new-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-in-humboldt-county/39271966 Nine new electric vehicle charging stations in Humboldt County Apr 29 2016 Taylor Torregano [image http://www.krcrtv.com/image/view/-/39272096/medRes/1/-/maxh/360/maxw/640/-/jndtvwz/-/electric-picture-jpg.jpg Electric Vehicle Charging ] EUREKA, Calif. - On Thursday, the electric vehicle charging network grew a little larger on the North Coast. The grand opening of nine new vehicle charging stations in Humboldt County started with one located at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka. The new charging locations were built using grants from the California Energy Commission and matching funds from the Redwood Coast Energy Authority. Other project partners contributed as well. The RCEA teamed up with the Schatz Energy Research Center and PG&E to decide where the newest additions would be most beneficial to electric vehicle owners. RCEA Executive Director Matthew Marshall is among many who advocate for the use of electric vehicles in Humboldt County. "We have the third highest share of electric vehicles as far as new vehicle sales of anywhere in the United States," said Marshall. "So we're number three as far as people buying electric vehicles when they go out to buy a new car. So that's really where this public infrastructure enables people to really use those vehicles." Marshall said the advantages of buying an electric vehicle are numerous. Adding, that there are a number of environmental benefits which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing air pollution. From the individual consumer standpoint, it is also considerably cheaper to drive on electricity. “Charging your car at home is maybe half the price of gasoline or even less than that,” Marshall said. “One of the things that's great about electric vehicles as an alternative vehicle technology is, for the most part, you're charging at home in your garage and it's like your cell phone that you plug in at night and it's ready to go in the morning.” Chris Smith is another electric car advocate. He is the happy owner of a Nissan Leaf. “"It goes like a rocket ship on the highway because there's no drag," said Smith. "It's just like a giant battery, it's like a sewing machine.. VRRMM! You're up to top speed in a second and I feel good about the environment." There are now three charging stations run by the Redwood Coast Energy Authority in Eureka. Which makes for a total of 14 now in Humboldt County. For electric car owners, the California Clean Vehicle rebate project has processed more than 424 thousand dollars in rebate funding to date in Humboldt. The rebate comes from a total of 229 purchased battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Currently, there are several apps available that electric vehicle owners can download, that show the location of every vehicle charging station in the county. 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