A funny thing happened to me on the way to the
GO station today. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that there were signs in the parkade indicating that there will be two future EV parking spots with
Level 2 chargers
to boot. Looking closer, I
noticed a
weather protected 110V outlet installed just off the box that, I assume, will later be
for the Level 2 chargers. I made
a mental note to stop by with my trusty electrical circuit tester
to determine
if, indeed, the sockets were live.Today, I did just that and... guess what? Nothing! No Power! How disappointing and futile. Nonetheless, I figured there's no need to get down, maybe there were other sockets in the garage that were live. I drove around the parkade and found two 110V outlets on EACH floor. My trusty circuit tester revealed that these sockets were indeed live. It's strange to me that the random 110V plugs scattered throughout the parkade were live, but the designated EV parking space plugs were dead. I wasn't going to argue because anyone with an EV can plug-in to any of the 110V plugs for free.
If every 110V socket was used to trickle charge an EV all day, it wouldn't really amount to much expense to GO. The money they must pay to electrically heat those stair wells, (not complaining, it is wonderful on a cold day), must be immense and would hardly compare to 8 odd EVs charging, but I have to say to GO… "LET'S GO!" You have spent good money to get the power to those special designated EV parking spots. Just because the 220V Level 2 chargers are not in place, why not get a little PR, turn on the 110V power, and let the world know you support sustainable transportation...
A blog by
Ron Groves, Plug'n Drive
Manager of Education and Outreach
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