Three electric vehicle charging stations are now up and running at Bowling Green
State University.
These locations are in addition to the three charging stations in downtown BG.
The BGSU charging stations are located at:
• Parking lot 8 (behind the Falcon Heights residence hall, on the corner of East
Merry and Thurstin Street)
• Parking lot E (next to the BGSU Heat Plant and railroad tracks, across the street
from Bowen-Thompson Student Union on Thurstin Street)
• Parking lot 20 (just south of the BGSU Welcome Center)
"If we want to encourage a green revolution, we need to give people easy ways to
reduce their carbon footprint," said Tony Palumbo, director of the BGSU
Electric Vehicle Institute. "By strategically placing charging stations
throughout campus for easy, free access to the entire Bowling Green community,
we are providing ‘opportunity charging’ so people can charge their cars while
they conduct other university or community business."
Anyone with an electric vehicle can park in the space next to the station and hook
the charger to the car. There is no charge.
Darlene Petkwitz, a certified public accountant in Bowling Green, recently purchased
a Think North America electric car. "It’s designed to be an urban car for
short commutes, so it’s been great for zipping around the community," she
said.
Petkwitz loves the convenience of new charging stations around BGSU. "I not only
have meetings on campus, but also enjoy events at the Stroh Center. I look
forward to plugging in my car at the station by the Visitor’s Center, enjoying a
great game, and then coming out to my car being fully charged."
The stations were paid for through a grant from Clean Fuels Ohio and the U.S.
Department of Energy.
The BGSU Green Initiatives Fund covered the matching portion of the grant.