Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now in Novi

—Submitted by the city of Novi

The city of Novi recently installed two electric vehicle charging stations and takes pride in being a proponent of eco-friendly initiatives.

These new charging stations are located at , 45125 W. Ten Mile Rd., and at the , 45255 W. Ten Mile Rd.

The charging stations were made possible through a grant awarded by the ChargePoint America Program, which is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

The ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations are easy to use and will work with any electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid on the market.

Networked charging stations provide many attractive capabilities to drivers of electric vehicles. The networking allows a driver to identify where charging stations are located and even which charging stations are currently being used. Any charging station attached to a network can transmit information about the charging session, including start time and time of completion.

Networked charging stations have the ability to email or send text messages to a driver alerting him or her about their charging-session status.

Like most gas stations, users will pay via credit card or ChargePoint card. The current fee to “plug-in” to one of the city of Novi charging stations is $3 per charge.