[Excerpted from City of Boston Press Release, June 27, 2024]
Mayor MIchelle Wu today announced the contractors selected by the City of Boston to expand access to electric vehicle charging with a curbside demonstration project. Building new curbside charging stations will create more access for residents to charge their electric vehicles, especially those without private parking or access to a driveway or garage. Through the demonstration project, the City is seeking to test different models of providing EV charging: some will be owned and run by the City and others by private companies at no cost to the City. These two different approaches will help Boston achieve its goal of having every resident live within a 5-minute walk of an EV charging station. This is important to keep up with the growing number of electric vehicles by providing the needed charging infrastructure. The City has selected Better Together Brain Trust, or BT2, as its vendor to install and maintain the City-owned stations and itselectric and Greenspot to operate the privately owned stations. Two models will help determine how the private market can supplement the City’s stock of chargers.
“The current state of our world includes rapidly increasing technological advances and people transitioning to greener and cleaner energy. As a City, we need to adapt to these changes for our residents and our planet,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I am grateful to our partners for helping us increase charging stations in our neighborhoods as we continue striving toward our goal of being the greenest city in the country.”
…The City continues to explore additional areas to locate EV charging stations. The public can ‘suggest a location’ using a form on the Recharge Boston website at boston.gov/rechargeboston. For more information on the curbside charging program, visit boston.gov/transportation/curbside-ev-charging
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