A station located on the first floor of the deck near the 4th Street entrance will provide 240-volt charging services for campus parking permit customers and the public.
Customers are required to follow a few simple steps to charge their vehicles:
- Park in one of two electric car charging stations located inside the parking deck immediately to the right of the 4th Street entrance.
- Create an account by selecting “Register Now” at the charging station kiosk (online account registration will be available soon).
- Once an account is created, log in with your new username and password.
- Select the number of charging hours needed.
- Confirm payment information.
- Connect the charger to the electric vehicle.
- Once the vehicle has finished charging, customers are required to move the vehicle to their assigned parking area or a visitors parking area.
Customers will receive emails detailing their purchase, alerting them if the charger is disconnected from their vehicle, and notifying them when the charge is complete.
Charging rates are $3 per hour or $100 per month for unlimited charging hours.
David Williamson, Associate Director of Transportation at Georgia Tech, said “Georgia Tech recognizes the importance of reducing our carbon footprint. The electric charging systems we have installed, will allow us to provide this new technology for cars and our fleet, and upon successful conclusion of the pilot project, we anticipate that we will expand the two systems as demand grows for more electric cars being driven in and around Atlanta.”
Developed by Recharge Solutions Int’l, the charging system a unique patent-pending design, which includes:
· Flexibility to accommodate all garage configurations and parking facilities on a cost effective basis.
· Scalability to serve one car or over 200 cars simultaneously. Thus, the System can effectively be expanded to meet to the actual demand for electric vehicle charging with the proper number of charging stations in each garage or fleet operation. The incremental cost of the additional equipment and installation is substantially less than other currently available charging products.
· Ability of the local garage and fleet owner/operator to control access, time of use, and method of payment, as well as provide vital management information to the local garage and fleet owner/operator and centralized operation center. Additionally, RSI can monitor and study electric power and individual charger usage and work with the local utility to ensure adequate electric power availability without endangering the local electric power grid system.
· Adaptability in that unlike any other electric vehicle charging stations, the RSI Systems have the unique ability to manage any alternative fuel (i.e., natural gas, hydrogen, etc.); thus assuring the long term viability of the Systems for garage and fleet owners/operators.
“We are extremely fortunate to have this opportunity to work with Georgia Tech deploying our new electric vehicle charging systems. We believe the pilot systems will clearly demonstrate the value to drivers and the community of driving electric vehicles”, said Matthew Leibowitz, CEO of Recharge Solutions Int’l.
For more information about the electric car charging stations, email info.parking@parking.gatech.edu.
For more information about Recharge Solutions, contact Matthew Leibowitz at 1-888-OK-RECHG (888-657-3244) or info@RechargeSolutionsIntl.com or visit www.RechargeSolutionsIntl.com.