The Northshire Bookstore is one of two businesses in Manchester, Vt., that now feature electric vehicle charging stations, thanks to a partnership with Green Mountain Power. The stations are being officially unveiled today in a ceremony attended by state and local officials.
"Tourists come to Vermont for many wonderful reasons, and being able to offer them a convenient way to charge their electric vehicles makes Vermont even more attractive," said state commissioner of tourism Megan Smith in commending the Northshire, Zoey's Double Hex Restaurant and GMP "for their efforts to bring this option to tourists as well as the local community."
Chris Morrow, managing partner of the Northshire Bookstore, said, "We are so excited to partner with Green Mountain Power to bring a new NRG EVgo Freedom Station to Manchester. Manchester is already an appealing place to shop, and this is a great way to help the environment and also help attract more people downtown to our great shops and restaurants."
The charging station at the Northshire has an ABB fast charger that is capable of providing approximately 80% of a battery charge in 25 minutes when using the DC fast-charging option and that serves all electric vehicles (Tesla owners need an adapter), and a dual port Level 2 station.
