Featured image: Jennifer Emery, college and life skills instructor at UACCB, charges her electric vehicle at the school’s new charging station / Image by Jodie Hightower, UACCB
Electric vehicles can now receive an on-campus boost at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB).
Last week, UACCB announced the installation of a Level 2 electric vehicle charging system on the campus.
Through a program sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, the college received reimbursement for 90% of the installation costs. An additional grant from Entergy for $500 will further reduce the cost to the college, UACCB said. With the two programs, the cost to college is less than $800.
“As people move to more environmentally friendly vehicles, we wanted to support the effort through providing a charging station for the public as well as the college community to use,” said UACCB Chancellor Dr. Brian Shonk.
The Level 2 charger allows an owner to charge their electric vehicle 5-to-7 times faster than with a Level 1 charger, which is the type most vehicle owners have at home.
“This charger will charge from zero to 60% in around four hours,” said Heath Wooldridge, UACCB’s executive director of facilities and auxiliary services. “However, charging time depends on the vehicle, how low the batteries are, as well as other factors.”
The cost to vehicle owners is 15 cents per kilowatt hour. The location of the station is on the east side of the main classroom building and is indicated by green marking around the station parking spots.
Featured image and information provided by UACCB
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