so true. There's a bank downtown with free Level 2 charging. While I do not go to that bank, I do park there and go to the mexican restaurant next door all the time. :-)
>________________________________ > From: brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >To: ev@lists.evdl.org >Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:08 AM >Subject: [EVDL] 'If you install EVSE, drivers will come to charge & spend >money' > > > > >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-coplonnewfield/why-small-businesses-are_b_7152164.html >Why Small Businesses Are Installing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations >Gina Coplon-Newfield 04/27/2015 > >[image >http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-04-27-1430143112-1380704-Naunas-thumb.jpg >Photo courtesy of Tom Moloughney >] > >"If you build it, they will they charge." > >Increasingly, small businesses are installing electric vehicle charging >stations as a way to attract new and loyal customers. > >The Carlisle House Bed & Breakfast in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, added an >electric vehicle (EV) charging station for its guests to use during their >stay. Owner Alan Duxbury said he's conscious of his environmental footprint >and wants to do what he can to reduce it. He hears from customers that the >charging station makes the B&B more competitive with big chain hotels nearby >that aren't providing this special perk. > >Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, recently installed an EV >charging station thanks to a $3,000 rebate from PSNH, the largest utility in >the granite state. Leaders in Door County, Wisconsin, installed two electric >vehicle charging stations in their visitor center lot and have recruited >three businesses -- the Bay Breeze Resort, the High Point Inn, and the >Village of Egg Harbor -- to add charging stations to theirs too. "There are >times when we, as tourism catalysts, are called upon to be leaders and >visionaries and develop new and exciting opportunities in tourism >development," said Jack Moneypenney, the president and CEO of the Door >County Visitor Bureau. > >Big companies, such as Walgreens, Walmart, Kohl's, and Simon Malls, have >begun installing EV charging stations and see the business case. Rocky >Mountain Institute compiled a guide for the costs of EV charger installation >for individuals and businesses and found that the total cost per charger for >a dual curb-side station is between $5,000 and $6,000. Is it financially >worth it for small businesses? > >The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions recently did an analysis of EV >charging infrastructure financing and identified promising ways to get the >private sector to fund more of that infrastructure. Said study author Nick >Nigro, "Just selling electricity as a transportation service won't bring in >enough revenue to pay for owning and operating the charging equipment." He >argues that this is why charging business models must capture some of the >indirect revenue that flows to other businesses, like automakers, retailers, >and electric utilities. > >Nigo said that business owners need to take into account how much additional >business these charging stations can bring in by attracting new and loyal >customers eager to patronize businesses that are supporting the transition >to electric mobility. According the EV charging infrastructure company >ChargePoint, the installation of an EV charging stations increases customer >"dwell-time" significantly -- by an average of 50 minutes per customer, >according to one business customer. This means more time for customers to >spend money. > >At Nauna's Bella Casa restaurant in Montclair, New Jersey, owner Tom >Moloughney has two ChargePoint stations available for his diners and one >ClipperCreek charging station out back for his own EV to charge. Moloughney >said he initially installed the stations as a public service to help foster >the adoption of electric vehicles but soon realized there are benefits for >his bottom line too. > >"Many of the people that come to plug in and eat tell me they only came to >Nauna's because of the chargers in the parking lot, and that they didn't >know of the restaurant before finding it on their EV charging app," said >Moloughney, who has been driving electric since 2009. "I'm averaging about >five or six electric vehicles per week now, and the number is definitely on >the rise." > >Drivers can find EV charging stations and potentially new places to visit >and do business by using apps such as PlugShare. > >If you're a business owner thinking about installing EV charging stations, >reporter Brad Berman has helpfully devised a step-by-step tutorial. If you >have experience in this arena, share your story. Maybe you'll acquire some >new customers or find some new places to shop and fuel up. > >Kathleen McBride and Christina Rohrbacher, Sierra Club interns, contributed >to this post. >[© huffingtonpost.com] >... >http://www.plugshare.com/ >PlugShare > > > > >For EVLN posts use: >http://evdl.org/evln/ > > >{brucedp.150m.com} > > > >-- >View this message in context: >http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/If-you-install-EVSE-drivers-will-come-to-charge-spend-money-tp4675220.html >Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at >Nabble.com. >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
