Hello Patrick,
I'm not sure if you're the right person to ask, but I was reading through the documents for PON 2301 and was wondering why there seems to be a prohibition on providing funds for CHAdeMO charging stations? I'm a Nissan Leaf owner on Long Island, and I am anxious to see Quick Chargers that my car can use pop up here in New York. I understand that the SAE has gone with a different charging standard, "Combo", but that standard seems to be in its infancy, with no production cars currently even expected to use it, except for (possibly) a Chevrolet product that will never be available in NY. Meanwhile, dozens of CHAdeMO stations have opened up across the country, and thousands of CHAdeMO capable cars have been sold, including many here in NY. The cost for these stations is continually dropping, with Nissan/Sumitomo Corp. offering stations for as little as $9,900 (http://www.nissanqc.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false
. The biggest hurdles for installing Quick Charge stations are the cost of running the high voltage power to the site and actually finding locations willing to allow a station to be installed. Identifying willing sites and installing CHAdeMO stations now would help overcome these issues sooner rather than later. In the future, these stations can be replaced or supplemented with SAE "Combo" capable stations, or stations that are capable of multiple charging standards. $1M in funding would allow at least 30 Quick Charge stations to be installed across the state, and would put New York on the forefront of the EV revolution. I sincerely hope NYSERDA reconsiders the prohibition on Level 3 CHAdeMO capable stations before all funds have been allotted.
Thank you for your time,
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