The meeting cancelled due to prior use of the Long Branch Library has been rescheduled to Aug 31 at the Davis Library, just off the belttway at 6400 Democracy Blvd. See Events page for details.
Charge On!
Maryland Public Service Commission Public Conference on EV Deployment in the State – July 14
The Public Service Commission of Maryland is holding Public
Conference 43 (“PC 43”) Thursday July 14, 2016 to explore the regulatory, technical, and financial barriers to the deployment of electric vehicles in the State. It would benefit us all as EV drivers to let the Commission know of our opinions and wisdom we have gathered over the last few years.
→ They really do look forward to hearing from real EV drivers! ←
Washington Auto Show Update
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NDEW 2015: Falls Church
It’s here: National Drive Electric Week. Round 1 was Falls Church, at Coleman PowerSports. This time, the numerous EVs included the underpromoted Ford Focus
…and the far more rare (here, at least) Kia Soul EV- brought from the West Coast by a recent “immigrant.” This being Coleman, though, many of the numerous EVs were Zero motorcycles, as the manufacturer was having a demo day.
UMD Solar Charging
Speaking of the University of Maryland… The College Park Campus, already well-represented in the area’s charging count, just won’t stop. Three parking structures will not only install more EVSEs, but solar canopies to power those charging spaces. The campus as a whole already runs a solar “farm” nearby, as well as buying solar and wind credits. Then in late 2016, the Terrapin Trail, Regents Drive, and Mowatt Lane Garages will be powered by solar roofs. The coverage won’t just shade vehicles and provide EV power; the three canopies will send surplus power to other campus buildings.
This is all in addition to American University and GWU producing or buying a majority of their electricity from new solar ventures, and Catholic University’s onsite arrays. UMD has more charging, but theirs is a suburban campus of course. American and GWU have their own Metro stops and bikeshare racks, and each still has a token EVSE.