Published August 6, 2012
By Philippe Crowe
The Car Charging Group, Inc. today announced the availability of its electric vehicle (EV) charging services at six New York properties owned by Related Companies, a prominent and privately owned real estate firm headquartered in New York City.
"As a leader in sustainable design and operations, developing one of the first green residential buildings in the nation, Tribeca Green in New York City and the first green residential building in the Midwest, 340 on the Park in Chicago, Related is always looking for new opportunities to support the every changing needs of our customers and new sustainable innovation,” said Jeff Brodsky, president of Related Management. “Related is pleased to partner with CarCharging and offer our residents and shoppers a convenient way to charge their electric vehicles."
EV drivers can now easily and recharge their EVs at the following New York City Related locations:
• Tribeca Park, 400 Chambers Street
• The Westport, 500 West 56th Street
• One Carnegie Hill, 215 East 96th Street
• The Caledonia, 450 West 17th Street
• MiMA, 440 West 42nd Street
• Bronx Terminal Market, 610 Exterior Street
CarCharging's services utilize EV charging stations manufactured by Coulomb Technologies, known as Level II, which provide 240 volts with 32 amps of power to quickly refuel an EV's battery. EV drivers can easily register and create a CarCharging account online, and attach a small RFID card to their keychain to initiate use and payment at any intelligent CarCharging station. The CarCharging RFID card also allows drivers to use charging locations on the ChargePoint Network. CarCharging also accepts direct payment via credit card.
Users can pinpoint EV charging station locations using the online CarCharging map . The ChargePoint mobile application also provides real-time charging station locations 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.
