West Coast Electric Highway Now Serves Thousands John Voelcker - The Christian Science Monitor
go to original January 12, 2015

DC Fast-Charging Stations in Oregon and Washington states, January 2015 - click to enlarge (PlugShare.com)

While the bulk of the battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold today have a range of less than 100 miles, that doesn't stop some owners from using them for longer trips. The secret is to use DC quick-charging stations, which can recharge an electric car'sbattery pack to about 80 percent of capacity in half an hour or less.

One of the largest and most useful concentrations of DC fast-charging sites is the so-called Electric Highway in Washington and Oregon states. Planned as early as 2009, the first charging stations opened in December 2011.

The full length of the highway in the two states has been operational for a year or so now, and the Eugene Register-Guard notes that several usage records were set last year.

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