Moscow to Expand Electric Car Charging Station Chain

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Moscow could have several hundred charging stations for electric cars within the next few years, Andrei Konovalov, general director of the Moscow United Electric Grid Company, said on Tuesday at the opening of the first stations in the chain.

Moscow could have several hundred charging stations for electric cars within the next few years, Andrei Konovalov, general director of the Moscow United Electric Grid Company, said on Tuesday at the opening of the first stations in the chain.

"There will be 28 (company) stations alone in 2012 and I think their number may be about a hundred taking into account charging stations of the Moscow city government and independent operators. There could be several hundred stations in the near-term," Konovalov told reporters.

The company hopes that increased use of electric cars will help improve environmental conditions in the capital and in the Moscow region.

"Car charging will be free till July 1. If there are from 50,000 to 60,000 (electric) cars in Moscow in next five to seven years, it will be an acceptable and tangible load for us," he said.

The company plans to purchase several electric cars such as Mitsubishi i-MIEV and Chevrolet Volt, as well as trucks, that will use the stations. Konovalov also said that the project was a pilot for the company, which does not expect a return on investment in the first three years.

"The project is not profitable for us; we are only demonstrating the prospects for electric transport use. There should be independent operators to develop these projects. The operators estimate investment at from 1.5 billion rubles ($51.7 million) to two billion rubles ($69 million) in the nearest three to five years," he added.

 

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