The City of Orange has invested in the city's clean energy future by adding four new charging ports to its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at City Hall. With the help of $10,000 in Clean Transportation Funding from the MSRC, the city installed two Charge Point CT 4021 dual port bollard mount charging stations. The new charging stations were installed adjacent to two existing stations located in the City Hall parking lot at 300 E. Chapman Avenue.
With the installation of the new charging stations, the city upgraded the electrical panel and wiring to expand the power capacity to accommodate the new dual-port charging stations. This increased the city's ability to allow for six eclectic vehicles to charge at the same time.
The city estimates that more than 64 tons of carbon dioxide per year will be saved from being emitted thanks to the city's EV charging stations. According to the U.S. Energy Administration about 19.64 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) are produced from burning one gallon of gasoline. The six charging stations are serving about eighteen cars daily. Each city employee who drives an electric car is commuting approximately 20 to 30 miles roundtrip each day. Such trips would have required at least one gallon/car, which translates into 19.64 lbs. of CO2 per car or 353.5 lbs. of CO2 for 18 cars, or 64.5 Tons of CO2/year.
The city looks forward to investing in more clean air projects in the future.
With the installation of the new charging stations, the city upgraded the electrical panel and wiring to expand the power capacity to accommodate the new dual-port charging stations. This increased the city's ability to allow for six eclectic vehicles to charge at the same time.
The city estimates that more than 64 tons of carbon dioxide per year will be saved from being emitted thanks to the city's EV charging stations. According to the U.S. Energy Administration about 19.64 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) are produced from burning one gallon of gasoline. The six charging stations are serving about eighteen cars daily. Each city employee who drives an electric car is commuting approximately 20 to 30 miles roundtrip each day. Such trips would have required at least one gallon/car, which translates into 19.64 lbs. of CO2 per car or 353.5 lbs. of CO2 for 18 cars, or 64.5 Tons of CO2/year.
The city looks forward to investing in more clean air projects in the future.