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http://outerbanksvoice.com/2015/06/29/local-repair-shop-owner-charges-into-the-automotive-future/ Local repair shop owner charges into the automotive future By Michelle Wagner June 29, 2015 [image http://outerbanksvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/charge.jpg Rich Brown plugs in his Ford Fusion (Energi pih) ] Instead of heading to the gas pump to fill up, Rich Brown of Beach Ready Auto Repair just reaches for a plug. The owner a hybrid Ford Fusion [Energi pih] and an electric Volkswagen Beetle [conversion] wanted to share his passion for electric vehicles. So he installed an electric vehicle charging station at his Harbinger business. The station is touted as the only one from the Virginia line to the Outer Banks, Brown says, and his motivation for installing it is simple. While the electric car's popularity may not have fully hit the Outer Banks area yet, his hope is that it won't be long. And the charging station is his way to get his customers talking — and thinking about owning an electric vehicle. Free to the public, the station provides a 220V@30 amps charge. Brown eventually has his eye on providing the electricity via solar power. The station was installed this spring and while Brown admits there haven't been many users at the charging station, he hopes green travellers to the Outer Banks will stop by to get a charge. "I've always been concerned about our dependency on foreign oil, and electric cars are the way of the future," Brown says. "The infrastructure needs to be there and I want to do my tiny part. The more that people do, the more it will take off. It is far better for the environment, and cheaper." His main purpose for installing the station, aside from charging his own vehicles, is to bring awareness to the product. And, he admits, if the electric vehicle movement took off one day, he may begin charging for the service. "But right now it is 11 cents per kilowatt hours." While the charging station may not generate a lot of users, it certainly generates plenty of interest. "For people who don't know a whole lot about electric cars, when they see me charging my vehicle and start asking questions, they may consider buying one as their next vehicle." Brown, originally from Europe where electric cars are extremely popular, says that according to his charging station's computer, he has saved enough carbon dioxide in just a few months to fill a hot air balloon. A February report by cnsnews.com estimated that there are now just 286,390 plug-in vehicles on U.S. roadways. That's far less than the one million President Obama predicted during his 2011 State of the Union address, according to the Electric Drive Transportation Association. But Brown says he hopes to do his part in this corner of North Carolina to boost awareness of the potential of electric vehicles. He's taken the first step with the charging station. [© outerbanksvoice.com] ... http://beachreadyauto.com/ Outer Banks Automotive - Beach Ready Auto 8863 Caratoke Hwy, Point Harbor, NC 27964 252.489.4891 https://www.facebook.com/BRAuto [images https://www.facebook.com/BRAuto/photos/a.704475032908320.1073741825.254999807855847/926514220704399/?type=1 pih https://www.facebook.com/BRAuto/photos/p.930890816933406/930890816933406/?type=1 VW Bug EV https://www.facebook.com/BRAuto/photos/p.930890686933419/930890686933419/?type=1 ] ... http://www.yelp.com/biz/beach-ready-auto-repair-point-harbor ... http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/63181 EVSE [comment Small black power-on switch on the right-hand side of the Bosch unit. Charges a Model S at 20 mi/hr. Thanks, Beach Ready! ] % Likely a 208VAC 30A source, bring your own j1772 adapter % ... http://www.afdc.energy.gov/locator/stations/results?location=27964&fuel=ELEC Nearby EVSE For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.gizmag.com/ginzvelo-velomobile/38203/ $6k GinzVelo enclosed human/electric velomobiles r:75mi ts:20mph http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/electric-vehicles-to-have-negligible-impact-on-grid-says-aemo-even-in-2035-2035 EVs to have 'negligible' impact on grid, says AEMO even in 2035 http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2015/06/29/high-schools-install-car-charging-stations High School Teachers L2 EVSE installed @Mt-View & Los-Altos-CA + EVLN: Adventurous Leaf EVr's rural-misadventures> range-serenity {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-beachreadyauto-com-offers-electrified-service-a-free-charge-tp4676632.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)
