Maryland plans statewide electric-vehicle charging network

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 7:27 am, Monday, March 26, 2018

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Utility companies in Maryland want to charge customers up to 42 cents extra per month to build the nation's second-largest network of electric vehicle charging stations after California's.

The Baltimore Sun reports the statewide network would grow to 24,000 residential, workplace and public charging stations, supporting the state's goal of putting 300,000 electric vehicles on Maryland's roads by 2025.

The $104 million program is supported by environmental groups and other stakeholders. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., Potomac Electric Power Co., Delmarva Power and Potomac Edison Co. say rates would decrease as the program better utilizes state power grids.

The program is now before the state's Public Service Commission. Its comment period ends Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Maryland-plans-statewide-electric-vehicle-12781316.php

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[tinrobot]

1. Awesome. We need more of this.

...to build the nation's second-largest network of electric vehicle charging stations after California's.

Maryland is pretty small compared to California, though. Other states need to step up to the plate - looking at you, Texas.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "looking at you, Texas"

Texas where you have Texas tea.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. This has to happen nationwide

It would be nice if the federal government could provide seed money to states to get the project started - even if to retrofit existing gas stations to include a single electric charging station.

[PoliticAverse]

3. More subsidies for the well off. n/t

[jiminvegas]

5. It's not just subsidies for the "well off"

I bought a used Volt for $21,000 and I am not "well off". However, I do subsidize gas burning cars by paying taxes that go towards the $5,000,000,000,000 that has been spent in the Middle East because of oil.

[NickB79]

6. 42 cents per month

A whopping $5/yr.

Seems like a small price to pay to try to stave off catastrophic climate change that will decimate global civilization, no?