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Photo: DeGray Lake Resort State Park FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEntergy Arkansas and Adopt a Charger expand electric vehicle charging for eco-friendly adventures LITTLE ROCK, AR  — Entergy Arkansas and Adopt a Charger are promoting Electric Vehicle (EV) Tourism and enabling...

Photos: Rap Hankins at Trotwood, Ohio charging station I recently received a very moving letter from one of my colleagues, Rap Hankins, president of Drive Electric Dayton, about how life-changing our charger has been for his city. I’d like to share it with you below....

Kitty Adams Hoksbergen’s Adopt a Charger provides free or low-cost charging infrastructure at remote destinations, inspiring consumers to go all-electric, all of the time. Growing up outside Detroit in the 1970s, Kitty Adams Hoksbergen got her first look at state and...

Photo: Inaugural Charger at the Louisiana Maritime Museum in Madisonville, LA. On July 8, 2024, Kitty Adams Hoksbergen, Executive Director at Adopt A Charger, announced the nonprofit installed new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the Maritime Museum in...

Photo: Adopt a Charger EVCS installation at the Hinds Community College Eagle Ridge Conference Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFirst community college campus in Mississippi with EV charging stations JACKSON, MS — Hinds Community College is leading the state as the first...

The $25.6 million of proposed awards to nonprofit partners will be used to deploy Wallbox Pulsar Pro AC Level 2 chargers across Greystar multifamily housing properties throughout the state of Washington with a strong focus on environmental justice communities

Photo: Cleco Power press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECleco to install up to 40 EV charging stations in St. Tammany Parish in partnership with Adopt a Charger and Northshore Community Foundation Cleco Power, Adopt a Charger and the Northshore Community Foundation are...

Photo: Kitty Adams speaking at Oregon State Parks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPrivate and state partners announce completion of electric vehicle chargers in Oregon State Parks Installations will improve zero-emission recreation SUBLIMITY, OR – The Oregon Parks and Recreation...

I recently had the pleasure of talking to fellow EV Advocate and colleague Rap Hankins to discuss the challenges that come with EV accessibility in underserved communities. Rap sheds some light during our conversation on where the EV community can improve to help...

Photo: Adopt a Charger EVCS installation at Lake Fork Campground in Gunnison, Colorado FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGCEA Continues to Lead the Way in Installing EV Charging Infrastructure Gunnison, CO  – October 19, 2022 – To promote the use of electric vehicles in the...

Making a Difference at Parkland Plaza in Louisville, Kentucky Our most recent fee-free charging installation is located at Parkland Plaza in the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville. The Parkland community took a decaying, vacant lot and transformed it into a place...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Charging Stations, All Free to the Public, Will Vastly Expand EV Infrastructure at Yosemite National Park and Other Scenic Areas  ”Since our founding in 2011, Yosemite has been our most requested charging location" for EV chargers/Adopt a...

Photo: Getty Center in Los Angeles, California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AAC's National Nonprofit's EV Charging Stations, free to the public, now total over 200 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County & the Getty...

Photo: Adopt a Charger EVCS installation at Gus Hess Community Park in Lee Vining, California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWe're Partnering With Entergy and Rev Brand to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Promote Ev Adoption and Education Through the Charge up!...

Photo credit: Marc Geller, Seacliff State Beach Ribbon Cutting “The True Meaning of Life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” –Nelson Henderson I started Adopt a Charger with some friends, back in 2011, to install electric vehicle charging...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adopt a Charger Electrifies Seacliff State Beach with Fee Free Electric Vehicle Chargers thanks to a grant from the California Energy Commission, and Match Funding from the Monterey Bay Air Resources District Aptos, CA – December 4, 2019 – One of...

I have officially held the title of Executive Director of Adopt a Charger (AAC), a nonprofit organization since helping to found it in March 2011. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by installing EV chargers at popular destination locations...

Los Angeles – Local state parks received a total of six new electric vehicle (EV) chargers through a team effort by LADWP, Energy Commission and the CA Department of Parks & Recreation. The new chargers will help visitors and park employees alike enjoy the...

The Kia Soul compact SUV has become very popular. It’s a small and useful car wrapped up in a funky shape, but the newest one looks and sounds a little different. It’s the Kia Soul EV, a fully-battery-powered electric plug-in vehicle. The Soul is among the roomier...

The Los Angeles Zoo, in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and nonprofit organization Adopt a Charger, Inc., will install six free Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations, and one DC (Direct Current) Fast Charger in a section of the Zoo’s public parking lot.

The Los Angeles Zoo, in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and non-profit organization Adopt a Charger, Inc., is excited to announce the installation of one DC (Direct Current) Fast Charger and six Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations in a section of the Zoo’s public parking lot.

Visitors can fully charge their vehicles while they visit Museum

LOS ANGELES – The Getty Center and Getty Villa today unveiled new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will allow visitors to fully charge their vehicles while they visit the museum.

POINT REYES STATION, CA – Three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been installed at the Bear Valley Visitor Center parking lot at Point Reyes National Seashore and they are available and free to the public. The chargers were installed by Sustainable...

Twelve of the most popular State Parks in California will be getting electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, thanks to the California Energy Commission (CEC) grant awarded to Adopt a Charger (AAC) at the July 22nd Business Meeting. Match funds were provided for...

Two of the most popular State Parks in Southern California – Leo Carrillo State Beach and Malibu Creek State Park – now have even more appeal for plug-in electric vehicle owners with the addition of new, free charging courtesy of Chevrolet’s funding through their...

Mostly electric car charging in the U.S. is free, as in zero cost to the consumer. There is of course a cost to buy the charging station, install it, get permits to install, etc. The businesses who install charging stations need to recoup their investment – there...

Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco’s Crissy Field is situated directly beneath the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. The urban park’s shoreline promenade, sand dunes, and long grassy field are ideal vantage points to gaze at clouds sweeping in...

It felt like a scene from "Revenge of the Electric Car" when I met Bob Lutz at the North American International Auto Show in January. I was in Detroit to preview the new electrified cars for Plug In America. After just seeing 3 screenings of Chris Paine’s documentary,...