Six new electric vehicle (EV) chargers have been installed at Hovey Street in the village of Hilton. The chargers are available for residents and visitors and help support access to local amenities and clean transportation choices. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday, March 9.
Mayor Joe Lee commented, “Hilton is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. We want to do our part to have a greener community for years to come by adding this valuable service available to everyone.”
“We are excited to provide this new service as more of our community members choose EVs,” said Village of Hilton Vice Mayor Andrew Fowler. “Public charging infrastructure is vital to our renters who may not be able to charge as easily at home and to the visitors we encourage to drive over to Hilton and explore our beautiful village as they power up.”
The new charging stations were made possible by support from New York State’s Charge Ready NY program, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Mayor Joe Lee, Village Manager Shari Wilson Pearce, and Trustees Larry Speer, Shannon Zabelny, Andy Fowler, and Sherry Farrell as well as Hilton DPW staff were instrumental in the implementation of this project.
The Village of Hilton had previously completed five Clean Energy Action Items to become a Clean Energy Community. The addition of the six charging stations should bring the Village to a total of six Action Items completed.
This effort complements New York State’s nation-leading climate and clean energy goals as outlined in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act to lower greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050, lowering emissions from vehicles and improving access to charging stations. New York State has the goal of amplifying the number of charging stations statewide to 50,000 by 2025 and that all new passenger cars and trucks sold be zero emissions by 2035.
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