Here is an update on the status of the public L2 charging docks in Cupertino, CA.
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"The city council on Aug. 16 once again gave city staff the go-ahead to work on a plan that will add two stations on the street. The council had originally made the unanimous decision in April, but revisited the issue last week in an attempt to address higher than expected costs for the project.
In April, the council voted to place two stations on Rodrigues Avenue. After the vote, the city received a revised cost installation estimation, indicating it would cost approximately $24,700 for the two stations. Had the charging station been put in the parking lot, its cost would have been covered by a federal grant. On June 21, during a council budget discussion, the council discussed possibly changing the project to save money and plan for a future parking space project on the street."
The charging docks are from Coulomb Tech. My discussion recently with city staff about cost suggests it will be reasonable, not like the $5/hr or so mentioned in MNL. I mentioned to the staff that usage at $5/hr was very low, and not likely to serve the purpose intended by the city. It could be as low a the cost of electricity (pennies/kWh), but we will wait and see.