The ChargePoint Networked Charging Station is installed at the newly remodeled Fairhaven location at 3125 Old Fairhaven Pkwy Bellingham. Charge Northwest, Coulomb’s Northwest distributor, installed the charging station.
The networked charging station is part of the ChargePoint Network which is open to all drivers of plug-in vehicles and provides authentication, management, and real-time control for the networked electric vehicle charging stations through multiple web-based portals for hosts, fleet managers, drivers, and utilities.
ChargePoint Network features include: charging status by SMS text or email notification, location of unoccupied charging stations via smart phones, authenticated access to eliminate energy theft, authorized energizing for safety, smart grid integration for utility load management with future V2G capabilities.
Kevin Weatherill, president and CEO of The Markets, said: ”We decided to offer the charging station because of the greater Bellingham community’s interest in green technology and the large number of people who already drive hybrids.Many of our customers shop several times a week, so it is easy to plug in while they are stopping. Having a free community charging station, whether it’s for our local customers, or people traveling the I-5 corridor who need a place to re-fuel, is important.”
Richard Lowenthal, CEO of Coulomb Technologies, said: ”We are proud to announce our first Washington installation.Installing networked charging stations in places, such as supermarkets, brings the reality of electric vehicles one step closer. As people begin to see this necessary infrastructure for EV emerge in their daily routines this will bring the idea that electric vehicles are here to stay.”
