News Brief: Grant Helps College Upgrade Fleet of Electric Vehicle Chargers
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For Rhode Island College Professor of Biology William Holmes, the presence of electric vehicle chargers on campus is a game changer.
"Your mindset changes a bit when you drive an electric vehicle, especially for new or prospective owners," Holmes says. "You're thinking will there be enough charge in the car to run errands, pick up kids and make it home. But when you are charging at work, all of that concern goes out the window."
Thanks to a $47,000 grant RIC received from the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER), two outdated vehicle chargers in Lot D near the campus' transportation center will be replaced. National Grid will install the chargers at no cost to the college.