Drivers of electric vehicles will soon be able to recharge at select locations along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The Plum/Oakmont service plaza is one of four plazas expected to offer electric-vehicle charging. The others are:
• the New Stanton plaza in Westmoreland County
• the Bowmansville plaza in Lancaster County; and
• the King of Prussia plaza in Montgomery County.
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The charging stations will be located near the rear of the plaza parking lots – generally behind the service-plaza buildings. Customers will pay at the charging station with a credit card, though a price has yet to be determined.
The PA Turnpike Commission said the plan is to eventually offer electric-vehicle charging at all 17 of the service plazas that dot the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s 550-mile system.
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The charging stations are expected to open some time this summer.
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