Two El Cerrito Community Center EV charging stations now activated, one designated for disability parking
UPDATE: all of the ports are activated
One of the two-port electric vehicle charging stations at the Community Center is now activated, with one of the ports set aside for vehicles with a disability license plate or placard. A second two-port charging station has not yet been activated because work on the parking lot is not complete.
Each of the four charging ports can handle both NACS (Tesla) and J1772 connectors.
The spot with the blue access logo is labeled “van EV charging only.” However, city spokesman Will H. Provost said in an email that while the spot is only for people with the plate or placard, and it is only for charging, they do not have to be in a van. Drivers who don’t qualify that park there would face the same penalties they do for parking in other blue spots.
The spaces are not restricted to city vehicles, but Provost said the city is expecting delivery soon of an EV paratransit van for the city’s Easy Ride program that will use the spot. The Easy Ride program provides rides primarily in El Cerrito to residents 60 and older and adults with disabilities.
The city is hoping to get about $14,000 in rebates from MCE to help offset the EV charging station cost.
Problems with any of the four charging ports can be reported to ChargePoint or to the City’s Public Works Department at maintenance@elcerrito.gov.
According to the ChargePoint website, the cost to use the charger is $0.25/kWh.
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