Sunday, January 15, 2023

EV Revel-ution landing in Maspeth

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Queens Chronicle

Revel, the Brooklyn-based ride share company that introduced its light-blue electric scooters to Queens in early 2021, is planning a 60-station electric vehicle-charging hub for Maspeth, one of five it hopes to open in the city by the end of this year.

The site is at 54-12 48 St., just south of Exit 35E on the eastbound Long Island Expressway, according to a press release issued Monday. The company also has 76 additional charging stations with two sites in Brooklyn and one each in Manhattan and the Bronx.

The company said with 60 stalls, the Maspeth “Superhub” will be the largest public, universally accessible EV fast-charging station in the Western Hemisphere. Its proximity to the LIE, according to the company, places it on a high-traffic corridor for light-and heavy-duty vehicles, especially those servicing the transportation, delivery and freight sectors. The site will be equipped with ultrafast charging capable of charging an EV in 10 to 20 minutes.

Revel said at present there are only 20 public fast charging stalls available in Queens, all of which are located at low-volume sites.

“The only way mass EV adoption will ever happen in New York City is if the charging infrastructure is there to support it,” said Revel CEO and co-founder Frank Reig. “We need high-volume, public sites in the neighborhoods where people actually live and work, and that’s exactly what Revel is delivering with our growing Superhub network. This is the biggest fast charging expansion our city has ever seen, and it’s a huge step toward making our EV transition a reality.”

Borough President Donovan Richards expressed cautious optimism on a few fronts in an email on Wednesday.

“In a city as dense and as vulnerable to climate change as ours, we welcome any effort from any entity — public or private — to heavily promote the use of electric vehicles,” Richards said. “Publicly accessible charging stations, like the one proposed by Revel, are critical in our push to protect our environment for generations to come. However, important community-centered conversations and a thorough public engagement process must be had to ensure proper siting for this facility, and I look forward to having those discussions with Revel and our neighbors in Maspeth.”

Asked where the Maspeth project is in the process, including securing any required permits and approvals, a Revel spokesman, in an email on Wednesday, said the five sites “are proceeding to development. The Maspeth Superhub will be finished by the end of this year.”

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

20 minutes to charge is ultra-fast?

Anonymous said...

Big deal ! EV's are not my cup of tea. Hybrids maybe...
High taxes, high, crime, low freedom, decaying infrastructure, bad government, and crappy weather aren't great selling points either. Thanks Kathy Clown and Mayor Swagger...

Anonymous said...

California can't even keep the lights on and we expect to all be driving electric cars by like 2035 or something? I dont see that happening hate to tell you.

Anonymous said...

Is this a communist invasion?

Anonymous said...

I wonder if "Bob CarTotalitarian Holden" will try to block this, or did he tet his kickback already?

Anonymous said...

A Revel-ution?
Is this like those Jan 6th clowns trying to overturn democracy ?

Anonymous said...

This is bringing America back to the dark ages.

NPC_Translator said...

“Publicly accessible charging stations, like the one proposed by Revel, are critical in our push to protect our environment for generations to come."

Lol! Where do they come up with this claptrap? Even if the CO2 hypothesis for global warming is true (it is utterly false), this charging station will reduce NYC CO2 by probably 0.001%. Globally -- and "global warming" is global after all, no? -- it's completely meaningless.

However, it will help collapse New York's power grid as Krazy Kathy and the other eco-psychopaths push us ever more towards "green" energy that doesn't work.

I wonder who Revel contributes campaign cash to?

Anonymous said...

Ban Electric Cars said...

Wyoming lawmakers propose ban on electric vehicle sales.

://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3815311-wyoming-lawmakers-propose-ban-on-electric-vehicle-sales/

Anonymous said...

Well if Wyoming is going to ban electric cars, then NY should ban cars that are red, blue or any other random color that some lawmaker doesn’t like.
That’ll teach someone or other a lesson!

Anonymous said...

@"Well if Wyoming...
GO FEED YUR CHIKENS

Anonymous said...

Watch out Maspeth There goes all our electric. Con Edison won't be able to keep up with the demand. Your lights will be amber and flicking more than ever. Great job. I guess we all be sitting in the dark and have no ac in the summer.

Anonymous said...

Reducing emissions somewhat in our packed crowded city could be down by sending back the illegals !

Anonymous said...

Cow Farts to the EV cars !

Anonymous said...

Not buying anything electric and I’ll be that lady driving my gas car when gas will be 99 cents a gallon

Anonymous said...

New Yorkers voted for this so let them enjoy the fruit.

Anonymous said...

Imagine simping for a billionaires.

Anonymous said...

We Need oil prices lower...it's the basis for all products and services.

Anonymous said...

Don't windfarms power these cars ?

Anonymous said...

And… we the people…continue to pay outrageous fuel prices…

Anonymous said...

Greta Thunberg WON’T ANSWER Basic Questions About Climate Change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL_mG6I1jy8&ab_channel=TheJimmyDoreShow

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