This report, entitled Public Plug-In Vehicle Charging Stations at Los Angeles Metro Transit Locations, is the final project report from EV Connect, Inc. for the California Energy Commission grant ARV-10-006. EV Connect teamed with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Eaton Corporation and Control Module, Inc. to plan and install 20 Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at five Los Angles Metro transit locations. The primary objectives of the project were:
To accelerate plug-in electric vehicle adoption by transit passengers,
To measure usage of transit passenger plug-in electric vehicle charging stations,
To advance the sustainability goals of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The project also sought to understand the habits of electric vehicle drivers and their willingness to pay for electric vehicle charging in concert with riding the Los Angeles Metro system.
Some of the key results:
The project resulted in more than 1,200 charge sessions over a 6 month period,
This project reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 8,500 kilograms and saved 1,000 gallons of gasoline, and
This project provided measurements of the level of charge station use in a commuter setting.
