WATERLOO, ON -- Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to announce that thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Waterloo Region's Community Environmental Fund, the first electric vehicle charging station on the University of Waterloo campus is up and running! Available to the public, the aim of this project is to increase consumer use of electric vehicles.
The Level 2 charging station is always open and can charge 2 cars at a time. While the charging station is free, visitors must pay the standard cost for parking: $2.00 per hour or $6.00 for a day pass, between the hours of 7:30am-7:30pm Monday-Friday. Weekends and evenings are free.
“We are pleased that we’ve received funding for this green initiative,” stated Fred W. Martin, Director of Development at Conrad Grebel. “When we first envisioned our building project, we wanted to include some environmental components.”
“Rather than pursuing a specific green building designation, we thought the money spent would be better invested in specific initiatives like this one.” explained Paul Penner, Director of Operations at Conrad Grebel.
Along with responsible citizenship and generosity, one of Conrad Grebel’s core values is stewardship of creation. Grebel has worked hard to be an environmental leader. For example, the College had the first CarShare parking spot on the Waterloo campus, it was the first to join the Green Bin Organics program, and Grebel also installed the first solar-thermo panels on campus.
Grebel's charger is listed on plugshare.com where users can find available charging stations in their area.