The charging station is the first of as many as 10 that GE Energy-Industrial Solutions will place on campus in collaboration with the Indiana Advanced Electric Vehicle Training and Education Consortium (I-AEVTEC).
The EV charging station, which can be used either indoors or outdoors and mounted on a wall or a pedestal, is designed to decrease the time needed for recharging an EV from as long as 12-18 hours to as short as four to eight hours.
The charging station that will allow utility companies to implement a smart electrical distribution system to manage the impact of EVs on regional power grids was introduced by GE in July and would be piloted this year at commercial sites along with Purdue and the University of California San Diego.
GE Energy-Industrial Solutions CEO, Luis Ramirez said that while the EV industry is in its infancy, the teamwork among manufacturers, government, industry groups, educators and consumers is key to accelerating the adoption of EVs.
