The Charlotte City Council in North Carolina approved a $1.15 million contract with Miles-McClellan Construction Company to purchase and install 25 EV charging stations at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center parking deck on Davidson Street.
The charging stations will be installed on the fourth and the fifth levels of the parking deck and serve the city’s growing EV fleet. The installation is expected to be complete in late 2023.
At present, the city’s EV fleet comprises 63 vehicles. And another 55 EVs will be added under the 2023 budget. This will increase the total number of EVs budgeted, planned or in service to 174. The city also intends to add an all-electric fire station and electric fire truck.
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The installation on the parking deck – the largest charging project in the city – will have enough ports to charge 49 vehicles, simultaneously. With this new installation, the total number of EV charging stations in the city will increase to 130. A total of 50 of the stations are open to public.
Funding for the project is derived from bonds and debt financing through the city's Capital Investment Plan. The project supports the City of Charlotte’s Strategic Energy Action Plan of fueling fleet and facilities in the city by 100% zero-carbon sources by 2030.
