CHERRY HILL, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — Officials in Camden County unveiled a network of new electric vehicle charging stations. They are encouraging more people to make the switch to electric vehicles to help the environment.
The new charging station at Camden County College on Route 70 brings the total number of charging stations on county property to 21. Commissioner Jon Young says it’s important to build out this infrastructure so more people feel comfortable buying electric vehicles.
“This is something that we’ve been working on. We’ve been working on these five-year and 10-year plans for us to be a more sustainable county, and I think this is just another step in that right direction,” Young said.
“This will help us serve a growing number of electrical vehicles that strengthens our mission to improve the environment, exploring ways of reducing our energy consumption while shrinking our carbon footprint.”
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It’ll cost drivers $2.50 an hour to charge their car, and the price spikes to $10 an hour after charging is complete, with a 30 minute grace period, so people can’t just park and leave.
Cherry Hill Mayor Susan Shin Angulo says this is a win for people who have concerns about air quality near heavily traveled roads: “Electric vehicles are one way to offset that air pollution.”
New charging stations are located at the county college sites in Cherry Hill, Camden and Blackwood, the Camden County Boathouse at Cooper River, Camden County Technical High School – Gloucester Township, and the Winslow and Bellmawr libraries.