Leisure World at the Chevron ….
Leisure World at the Chevron on 2950 Westminster Blvd. Only one home in LW is equipped with its own charging station, in Mutual 5.
LW residents can charge their electric or hybrid vehicles at the chargers for a cost of 25 cents per kilowatt-hour.
According to Physical Property Manager Kevin Black, cars typically take about two hours to charge, depending on how much “juice” is needed for an individual vehicle.
Residents are urged to only use the spaces for charging. This past week, “EV Parking Only” signage was painted onto each space to prevent people from using the spaces as parking spots.
Residents who use the charging stations as parking spots or who leave their vehicles in the spaces for extended periods of time will be charged $10 per hour parked.
The total cost of the project was $81,241.69, paid by the Golden Rain Foundation.
Grant money from the Southern California Edison Charge Ready program will reimburse this cost, and GRF will get a return on its investment as more people pay to use the chargers.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, most publicly available charging equipment across California provides Level 2 charging.
The state has more EV registrations than any other state by far, a total of 563,070. The next closest state is Florida, which has 95,640.
According to a report from the California’s Office of the Governor, the state’s electric vehicle market now encompasses nearly 18% of all new cars sold, and that number is expected to increase.
A 2021 analysis from the California Energy Commission estimates that the state will need 1.2 million EV chargers by 2030 to accommodate a whopping 7.5 million passenger plug-in EVs.
