As part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, the Yellowknife Co-op revealed a parking spot reserved for Electric Vehicles. And the YK Car Share Co-op’s EV, “Sparky” was the first EV to plug in and enjoy some refreshing, green hydro power.
YK Co-op business development manager Jeff Kincaid welcomes Sparky to the Co-op’s complementary EV parking spot.
The parking spot includes a Level 1 charging station - which means it is a standard 120VAC outlet. This provides about 1kW of charging - enough to add about 5 km of range for each hour it is plugged in. In a larger City, 5km would not be much, but Yellowknife is such a compact City that most people live within 5 km of the Co-op. So even if someone rolled into this parking spot with a completely empty battery, they would have enough range to make it home after 1 hour of charging.
If you are wondering how much all this free charging will cost the YK Co-op, you don’t need to worry - one hour of charging costs the Co-op $0.20.
The YK Co-op Level 1 charging station
YK Co-op business development manager, Jeff Kincaid says that the Co-op is looking into installing a more powerful charger in the future, but we think this already a great step in the right direction. Thanks YK Co-op for being the first, let’s hope more YK businesses do the same!