{"id":3086,"date":"2019-09-24T07:33:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T11:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/?p=3086"},"modified":"2019-09-24T07:33:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T11:33:45","slug":"media-advisory-maryland-to-open-first-fully-converted-gas-to-electric-refueling-station-in-the-united-states-in-takoma-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/2019\/09\/24\/media-advisory-maryland-to-open-first-fully-converted-gas-to-electric-refueling-station-in-the-united-states-in-takoma-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: Maryland to Open First Fully Converted Gas-to-Electric Refueling Station in the United States in Takoma Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nContacts: Kaymie Owen, CMP, Maryland Energy Administration\u00a0kaymie.owen@maryland.gov<\/a>\u00a0| 443-694- 3651
\nMatthew Wade, CEO, Electric Vehicle Institute |\u00a0wadem@ev-institute.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0| 410-685-1109<\/p>\n

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WHO: Electric Vehicle Institute<\/a><\/strong>(EVI)\u00a0and Maryland Energy of Administration<\/a><\/strong> (MEA)<\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/strong> The nation\u2019s first fully converted gas-to-electric refueling and service station for electric vehicles (EV) to open in Montgomery County, Maryland. The EV refueling station, jointly funded by the \u00a0Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) and Electric Vehicle Institute (EVI), is located along the Maryland\/Washington, D.C. border. The refueling station hosts a state-of-the-art, high-powered (HP), 200 kilowatt (kW), four dispenser system, delivering 50 kW and higher for EV charging. This refueling station allows four EVs to charge simultaneously within 20 to 30 minutes under an illuminated canopy. A new 200 kw\/HP charging system with DC fast charging capability is in place to support the EV station along with a certified repair facility that can handle all aspects of servicing, including battery pack replacement and disposal, plus a fully stocked and automated convenience store.<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong> R.S.\u00a0 Automotive, 7224 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park 20912<\/a><\/p>\n

WHEN: <\/strong>Thursday, September 26, 2019<\/p>\n

12:15 pm ribbon cutting & photo op<\/p>\n

12:25 pm speakers:<\/p>\n

R.S. Automotive Owner,\u00a0Depeswar Doley;
\nTakoma Park<\/a> Mayor, Kate Stewart;
\nMEA Chief of Staff, Chris Rice;
\nEVI, Matthew Wade<\/p>\n

12:40 pm refreshments<\/p>\n

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Maryland Energy Administration<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>-The mission of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is to promote affordable, reliable and cleaner energy for the benefit of all Marylanders. To achieve its mission, MEA advises the Governor and General Assembly on matters relating to energy policy. MEA administers grant and loan programs to encourage clean energy technologies in all sectors of Maryland’s economy: Residential, Commercial, Agricultural, and Transportation. For more information about the Maryland Energy Administration, visit\u00a0energy.maryland.gov<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Electric Vehicle Institute<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Established in 2010, the Electric Vehicle Institute (EVI) is a highly-focused electric vehicle infrastructure company, which provides a range of cutting-edge products, services and solutions in the constantly evolving world of electric vehicles. EVI\u2019s mission to make EV utilization a working reality on all levels through the innovative development of EV charging infrastructure. EVI currently has installed and operates EV charging stations through its partnerships with hundreds of public and private entities across the State of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic Region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kaymie Owen, CMP, Maryland Energy Administration\u00a0kaymie.owen@maryland.gov\u00a0| 443-694- 3651 Matthew Wade, CEO, Electric Vehicle Institute |\u00a0wadem@ev-institute.com\u00a0| 410-685-1109   WHO: Electric Vehicle Institute(EVI)\u00a0and Maryland Energy of Administration (MEA) WHAT: The nation\u2019s first fully converted gas-to-electric refueling and service station for electric vehicles (EV) to open in Montgomery County,  …Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[42,25,10,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-main","category-news","category-newsletters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3086"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3093,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions\/3093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}