BNL Employee Electric Vehicle Charging Program users group

["Van Buren, Gene" <gene AT bnl.gov>]

Hi,  EV users

In addition to forwarding to this list this note from the administrator of the Lab's charging program and the message it conveys about respecting other users and their access to the charging stations, I want to highlight two items:

1) If it is inconvenient for you to leave work to move your vehicle to/from a charging station, then the Level 1 charging option may indeed be a better match for your situation. I think some people believe the Level 1 charging program to be expensive because of its one-price-for-all arrangement, but if it used al day for at least 2-3 days of each week, then it is actually less expensive than the Level 2 charging (which is roughly ~$0.19/kWh). You can adjust these numbers as you like, but roughly you get...

$17.56 / [(1.2 kW) x (8 hours/day) x (2.5 days/week) x (4 weeks/month)] = ~$0.18kWh

(and you might draw higher than 1.2 kW or use it for more hours)

2) The news of an effort to bring additional charging stations is a big deal - I look forward to the continued program growth! Please keep in mind that this growth is also likely include charging for Labratory-owned vehicles, and that those vehicles would likely have priority.  But given how difficult it has been to grow the program over the years, we should welcome what we can get!

Thanks,

-Gene

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Kuzujian, Amanda" <akuzujian AT bnl.gov>

Subject: Chargepoint Station Usage

Date: February 21, 2023 at 8:35:34 AM EST

Hello EV Users,

 

Thank you for signing up and utilizing our Level 2 charging stations onsite! It has been noted that some users stay connected all day or well past the time their vehicle is fully charged. While it is very rewarding to see that the chargers are encouraging acquisitions of more electric vehicles, it also increases the difficulty for finding an open station to charge. Please be kind to your fellow EV neighbors. When vehicle charging is complete, an alert is sent by ChargePoint. Kindly move your vehicle at that time so it is available for others to utilize.  We are in the process of getting more Level 2 charging stations installed to better meet the demand.

 

If all level 2 charging ports are taken, don’t hesitate to sign up for the Level 1 charging sites and charge there.  Go to BNL | Guest Services | Electric Vehicle Charging Program< to learn more!

 

 

 

All the best,

 

Amanda Kuzujian

Supervisor

Fleet, Transportation, Mailroom

 

  631-263-1238
  631-344-5341
  akuzujian AT bnl.gov