Contributed photo / Four state-of-the-art DC fast chargers for electric vehicles have been installed in Chattanooga, including this one in front of the Chattanooga Choo Choo.Faster charger sites
› Chattanooga Choo Choo› Harvest Grocery› Hampton Inn, Tiftonia› Hilton Garden Inn, Hamilton PlaceSource: GoSpace
Chattanooga is among a group of strategic cities nationwide to see new electric vehicle chargers with which users can fully amp up the batteries in about 30 minutes or less.
“The units are state-of-the-art DC fast chargers,” said Rock Henderson of GoSpace, which oversaw site selection for the units at three hotel properties and a grocery store in the area.
The Chattanooga chargers are part of a larger initiative around the nation financed by Nissan, which is the maker of the Tennessee-produced LEAF electric car, Henderson said.
“The infrastructure has to be there,” he said about electric car use. “You have to have the infrastructure in place to address range anxiety.”