{"id":4039,"date":"2017-05-18T01:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=4039"},"modified":"2017-05-18T01:44:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T05:44:00","slug":"seaside-heights-planning-electric-vehicle-charging-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2017\/05\/seaside-heights-planning-electric-vehicle-charging-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Heights Planning Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The entrance to Seaside Heights from the north. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Have an electric vehicle? If so, you’ll soon be able to charge it up while enjoying a walk on the boardwalk.<\/p>\n

The introduction of electric vehicle charging spaces is not only something the borough has been planning for years, but a solution to what could have been a costly problem.<\/p>\n

After Superstorm Sandy, the borough was forced to turn on its electrical peak shaving station before completing a laundry list of state-mandated tests. The state Department of Environmental Protection planned on fining the town, but instead will allow it to invest in vehicle charging stations instead.<\/p>\n

“We talked about wanting to do it a few years ago, but we didn’t have the money,” said Borough Administrator Christopher Vaz.<\/p>\n

Vaz said bid specifications have been completed bid specifications and are planning to purchase three charging stations, which can service six vehicles at once.<\/p>\n

“It will be located at the Grant Avenue parking lot,” said Vaz. “We already got a $20,000 grant for the project.”<\/p>\n

The borough is also hoping to involve Tesla \u2013 a major electric vehicle manufacturer \u2013 in an extension to the project. The charging stations the borough is purchasing are generic charging stations, but officials are investigating a program under which Tesla leases space to provide its own vehicle-specific chargers.<\/p>\n

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