Vancouver — Drivers of electric vehicles now have more options to park and power up with five new public chargers at Clark Public Utilities’ service centers, the utility announced Wednesday.
The utility’s downtown service center, at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, will now offer three public Level 2 Blink chargers and a new Level 3 rapid charger. The Orchards location will offer two public Level 2 Blink charging stations at 8600 N.E. 117th Ave.
The utility installed the first public charger in Clark County, a Level 2 Blink charger, at its downtown location in 2011.
All Level 2 chargers at the utility’s locations are owned and operated by Blink. The Level 3 fast charger is owned and operated by the utility. The utility added the first Nissan Leaf, an electric car, to its fleet in 2011. Since then, it has expanded its commercial use of electric vehicles. The utility’s fleet now includes more than 30 hybrid vehicles and two full electric cars. The utility operates separate chargers for fleet vehicles.
