Thursday, August 12, 2010

Beaverton “Plugs In” First Electric Vehicle Charging Station



Exciting news! Beaverton just plugged in our first-ever public electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Mayor Doyle and Dexter Turner from local EV supply company OpConnect drove one of the first electric drive Smart fortwo cars up to the station for a charge at the kick-off event today. The new charging station is located on SW Hall Blvd, right next to the Beaverton City Library. Stop by and check it out or look for the new Smart Cars to be charging up there while visiting the library or the Beaverton Farmer's Market! Thanks to OpConnect for the donation of the charging station, PGE for donating green energy to the station and to Smart Car for sharing their electric vehicle.

Check out the photos below, read the press release or watch the coverage on KGW-TV News!