Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Washington State going green with electric highways
The state of Washington is turning Highway 2 between Monroe and Peshastin known as Stevens Pass Greenway, into the nation's first electric vehicle friendly National Scenic Byway route, installing 2-3 fast-charging EV stations along the 90-mile route.
As Douglas Reiser writes for the Builder’s Counsel Blog, “the Highway 2 upgrade is only a small part of Washington’s Electric Highway plan. The State’s larger plan includes the installation of EV charging stations all along I-5. After the completion of the two stage construction process, Washington will have a border to border electric highway.”
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/washington-builds-first-electric-vehicle-friendly-highway.html#ixzz1CoUkleYB
Labels:
electric vehicles,
going green
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