REMINDER: Take Survey on Public Electric
Vehicle Charging Station Locations
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans, in partnership with Entergy New Orleans, is launching a survey to collect public input on future electric vehicle charging station locations. All residents are encouraged to participate, especially current or future owners of an electric vehicle (EV) and business owners in Orleans Parish. In addition, the City and Entergy are asking for input beyond Orleans Parish residents to identify EV locations helpful for travelers.
Please find the interactive map and questionnaire at the Entergy website through this URL: https://eno.mysocialpinpoint.com/evpubliccharging/home.
This survey kicks off a partnership between the City and Entergy New Orleans to invest in EV charging. Entergy New Orleans has committed to providing approximately 30-50 charging stations available for public use. In addition, the City was awarded $80,000 from Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality as part of the Volkswagen settlement to construct six charging stations. As part of the EV charging program, the City initiated a New Orleans Electric Vehicle Charging Steering Committee to develop prioritization criteria for the proposed EV charging stations and guide the site selection.
EV charging stations supply electrical energy for recharging plug-in electric vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrids. Public charging stations allow drivers to charge EVs on the road when they need to travel longer distances than allowed by their battery life per charge. As EVs grow in popularity, the City is taking a proactive approach to meet demand by thoughtfully mapping a network of public charging stations.
The City is seeking resident input on where public chargers would be most useful. Charging locations could be near restaurants, shopping centers, parks, libraries, or in public parking spaces. The deadline to take the survey is March 13.
Any questions can be directed to Marin.Stephens@nola.gov.
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