DTB
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I noticed Blink added EVSEs at the Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills, CA but I did a double-take when the map said 10+ chargers? The details actually show 16 total so I went over to check them out. Apparently they've added a new wing to the hospital and they've decided to place the chargers around the rotunda at the front entrance. It looks very cool but this is the area used for patient loading/unloading, physician parking, and other short term uses and most all spaces where occupied when I drove through. I won't use the term "ICEd" since where else are these cars supposed to park?
Then I found the following statement, "A hospital in Mission Hills has become the first medical center in the city of Los Angeles to install recharging stations for electric vehicles, an official said. "Anyone can power their car for a $6 fee," .... "All they have to do is pull their car up to a power station at the hospital." The installation of the stations was paid for a by a $70,000 grant from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power...."This is just part of our effort to go green," she said".
This just seems like a poorly executed idea geared more towards putting a green feather in these parties caps, rather than doing what makes sense. Did Blink over-sell them so that they could easily add 16 stations to their roster? DWP gave then $70k for what?
This is not a good place for longer term parking plus who is going to stop at a hospital to charge their car? This would be a great place for a couple of stations, but can't help but think they could have spread the other 14 out to other more user-friendly locations.
Then I found the following statement, "A hospital in Mission Hills has become the first medical center in the city of Los Angeles to install recharging stations for electric vehicles, an official said. "Anyone can power their car for a $6 fee," .... "All they have to do is pull their car up to a power station at the hospital." The installation of the stations was paid for a by a $70,000 grant from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power...."This is just part of our effort to go green," she said".
This just seems like a poorly executed idea geared more towards putting a green feather in these parties caps, rather than doing what makes sense. Did Blink over-sell them so that they could easily add 16 stations to their roster? DWP gave then $70k for what?
This is not a good place for longer term parking plus who is going to stop at a hospital to charge their car? This would be a great place for a couple of stations, but can't help but think they could have spread the other 14 out to other more user-friendly locations.