Greentech Lead America: Car Charging Group, a provider of convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced partnership with Means Knaus Partners, a privately-held, commercial real estate firm, to provide EV charging services at Aon Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The Aon Center is located at 707 Wilshire Boulevard and the EV charging services are provided on the LL1 level of the building’s parking garage.
With over 45,000 residents, 500,000+ weekday employees, and over 10 million non-local visitors, Downtown Los Angeles is the ideal placement for EV charging services and we are pleased to work with Mean Knaus Partners to offer these services at the Aon Center, said Michael D. Farkas, CEO of CarCharging.
California is the state with the highest number of electric vehicle registrations. The state has introduced Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) that has allocated a total of $55.7 million for FY 2009-2013 to promote the production and use of zero-emission vehicles ( ZEV), including electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles.
The CVRP program offers rebates of up to $2,500 per light-duty vehicle for individuals, nonprofits, government entities and business owners who purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
CarCharging’s services utilize EV charging stations manufactured by ChargePoint, which provide 240 volts with 32 amps of power to quickly recharge an EV’s battery. EV drivers can easily request CarCharging’s evCharge card on CarCharging’s website to initiate use and payment at any intelligent CarCharging station.
CarCharging’s evCharge card also allows drivers to use charging locations on the ChargePoint Network, the largest national online network connecting EV drivers to EV charging stations.
The ChargePoint mobile application for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry phones also provides real-time charging station location information with turn-by-turn directions. Drivers will soon be able to reserve a time slot, guaranteeing access to EV charging stations to recharge their electric vehicle.
CarCharging recently also installed more than 100 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in and around the California State Capitol.