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EV Charging Stations Become Accessible At National Parks
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The National park service's website.
Through a partnership with the National Park Foundation, NPS, the U.S. DOE, and BMW of North America, a hundred electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been donated and are now accessible near national parks across the country. The project kicked off in April 2017 with the first electric vehicle charging stations installed at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
According to a press release, "More than 90 charging stations have been installed in and near national parks so far, including Death Valley National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Cape Cod National Seashore. In making electric vehicle charging more widely available for everyone, this joint effort serves to make America’s national parks more accessible to drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles," said Bernhard Kuhnt, Head of BMW Group Region Americas. When identifying site locations, the team considered factors such as proximity and strength of EV markets, distance from nearby charging locations, and natural and cultural landscape considerations.
Learn more about the partnership for electric vehicle charging stations here.