Greentech Lead America: Fast Park, offsite airport parking company, has installed ten charging stations in three of its 13 markets.
The program will be branded FastCharge at all locations and charging a vehicle will be a complimentary service for Fast Park customers.
The market for EV charging is growing in the U.S. Last year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, electric vehicle (EV) sales tripled in the U.S.
“Our priority is always to exceed our customers’ expectations and meet their changing needs,” said Melanie Chavez, executive vice president of Construction and Branding at Fast Park. “We are seeing a growing need for EV charging in specific markets.”
The company is now planning to install dual charging stations in three of its markets including Austin, Baltimore and Orlando. It will monitor customer response and, if favorable, will roll out this program in the remaining ten markets by 2015.
Through the ChargePoint America Program, Fast Park received four dual ChargePoint EV charging stations in Austin, three in Baltimore and three in Orlando. Each unit can charge two cars at once. Clients with electric vehicles will find charging station units near the entrance of each Fast Park location with prominent FastCharge signage displayed.
“Our EV customers will be directed to a charging station as they pull into the Fast Park lot,” said Chavez. “They can immediately plug in their vehicle to charge before they board the shuttle and head off to the airport. Upon their return our EV customers will find a fully-charged vehicle waiting for them.”
Fast Park will work with clients before they leave to determine whether the cars will remain plugged in after charging is complete or whether Fast Park will move the vehicles to make more room for others in need of charging.
During the next two years, the Department of Energy and ChargePoint will collect information from the Fast Park and other charging stations to help manufacturers and community planners optimize charging infrastructure.
Fast Park facilities are located in Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore-BWI, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston-IAH, Indianapolis,