Original (6/25/12): Electric vehicle owners will soon gain the ability to charge their electric cars in downtown Naperville. As part of the city’s Smart Grid Initiative, Naperville officials recently approved placing a charging station on the corner of Van Buren and Main St. downtown. Continue reading here.
Update (6/26/12): Naperville just announced an electric vehicle charging station raffle that is open to electric utility customers who own an electric vehicle. The purpose of the raffle is to show the feasibility of incorporating electric vehicles into the Naperville Smart Grid and to better understand the impacts of electric vehicles on the power grid. Continue reading here.
Update (10/12/12): Naperville with open its first electric vehich charging station in the downtown Van Buren parking lot at about 9:30am. Continue reading here.
An image of the first solar-powered electric car charging station in Chicago at Carbon Day Automotive. Image from www.altdotenergy.com submitted by Khalifa Saber
