This from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, after an Earth Day event featuring electric vehicles in Bushnell Park in Hartford, where he announced a growing system of charging stations to make the state “range confident:”
“For well over 90% of Connecticut residents, there is now a publicly-accessible electric vehicle charging station within 20 miles that drivers can use to power up the battery on electric vehicles,” Malloy said in a statement. “Our state has a reliable network that will soon include more than 187 publicly available charging stations, thanks in good measure to the state’s EVConnecticut program that is helping to fund the installation of 96 of these stations.”
There is also a new map on the state’s Open Data website, www.data.ct.gov showing the charging stations. “It is fitting to make this ‘range confident’ announcement on Earth Day because EVs are a ‘win-win’ for our residents. They are less expensive to operate than conventional vehicles and they also operate without tailpipe emissions. This means greater use of EVs can help reduce air pollution and improve public health.”