- More Green cars on Bay Area's street's than ever & free EV charging @ SFO airport to help green driving adoption
This morning, I biked to work my usual route, and just for fun counted the number of hybrid and EV vehicles on the streets in East Bay in California. I was amazed to not only see the usual Prius suspects (total count =31), but also spotted two Chevi Volts. In addition what made my ride this morning really great was that during my 20 minute ride the number of pure electric vehicles (yes no gasoline engine whatsoever) is really growing now; I came across 3 Nissan Leaf's and one Tesla Roadster.
Ok, agreed, the towns of Berkeley and Albany are predestined to become early adopters for green driving, but nonetheless to see people adopt to clearer driving in a larger scale is great to see. With Obama's increased tax credits for EV's (from $7500 up to $10,000), more car options, and falling vehicle costs it comes to no surprise that 2012 was quoted the first year where driving a hybrid car is viewed as something 'normal'.
Green Vehicle Parking Station @ SFO Airport
Incidentally, the San Francisco Intl' Airport SFO has recently engaged to become more green, by offering charging stations for EV and plug-in hybrid. And the best is - charging up your vehicle is free until the end of 2013. Here is a map to locate the stations (map). I think offering such infrastructure and cash incentives are great steps towards accelerating the adoption of clean driving.
