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2011 has turned out to be a groundbreaking year for electric vehicles—literally. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) earlier this week chose a shopping center in Bellingham as the first location to break ground on the state’s segment of the West Coast Electric Highway, part of a 444-kilometer stretch of road along Interstate 5 between Washington’s borders with Oregon and Canada.
First Fast-Charging Station for E-Cars Goes Live as Part of "Electric Highway"
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In terms of the Electric Highway, the WSDOT awarded AeroVironment a $1 million contract in July to outfit I-5 and U.S. Highway 2 with a network of at least nine fast-charging stations by November 30. The completion date slipped to next year as AeroVironment works out lease agreements for the charging locations.
AeroVironment plans to install six stations every 64 to 97 kilometers along I-5 in shopping malls, fueling stations and restaurants with easy access to the highway. Three more stations will be built along U.S. Highway 2 to the north and potentially two more along Interstate 90, near Seattle.
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#1 - Thu Jan 5, 2012 5:12 AM ESTSo about $166,668 per station. And that price should fall as the technology becomes more established and production increases. Seems like a very feasible infrastructure program. We should invest in this as we did with rural electrification and the Interstate Highway system. Invest in the future.
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