Maplewood Community Development Director Laura Miller reports that the electric vehicle charger, at two spaces at the west end of the Marietta lot, are now operational. The spaces will be lined with green paint later this week.
The spaces are reserved for electric vehicles, with a two-hour parking limit.
Update: It was reported that both ports are not functioning, and the city is working to fix that.
Are internal combustion engines truly less efficient? How about over the entire life cycle from manufacturing to the grave? A new study from Spain begs to differ: https://bit.ly/3cHRqoG
There is broad scientific consensus that EVs are in fact a lot more efficient than gas powered vehicles on average and over the lifetime of the vehicle. Building battery arrays have a high upfront environmental cost but are quickly “paid back” because of zero emissions and EV operating efficiency. Also, battery recycling gets better every year.
Is there a charge for using these? Of not, where is the free gas available at?
Let’s talk about how despite ICE vehicles being less efficient, far worse for environment, and much less efficient (~25% vs. ~80%). In addition to that, gas and oil has been heavily subsidized by the tax payers for decades despite gas/oil companies being amongst the most profitable in the history of the modern world.
Put all that aside, and it still costs basically nothing to provide this service while being a major value add.