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Electric vehicle drivers to start paying charging fee Aug. 26 – Wednesday Journal


Oak Park electric vehicle drivers will have to start paying a user fee of 25 cents per kilowatt hour to use village-owned charging stations Aug. 26. 

This is a move to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a village news release, a goal outlined in Climate Ready Oak Park. The fee will help the village afford to expand the local charging station infrastructure and likewise could encourage more residents to own electric vehicles rather than pollution-emitting gas-powered cars. 

The village now owns 13 public electric vehicle charging stations. Drivers can see available stations, monitor their charging and pay for charging at village-owned stations through the ChargePoint app. The Park District of Oak Park also four stations, according to its website



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