The City of Hoboken today announced the construction of new electric vehicle charging stations as part of its continued expansion of the City’s publicly accessible EV charging network. Two new DC fast chargers will be installed at Seventh and Jackson Resiliency Park and on Garden Street near Observer Highway. The City has also recently added two Level 2 chargers on Fourth Street near Garden Street, and two DC fast chargers are now available on the 600 block of Washington Street. These new charging stations expand access to electric vehicle charging, furthering the City’s commitment to sustainability and carbon neutrality.
“This investment in clean transportation not only supports our residents who drive electric vehicles, but also brings us one step closer to achieving our ambitious climate goals,” said Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla. “By expanding access to EV charging across the city, we’re making it easier and more convenient to choose greener, more sustainable transportation options.”
The new chargers will add to Hoboken’s municipally managed and publicly accessible EV charging network, currently the most extensive in New Jersey, which includes 28 Level 2 charging ports and 10 DC fast charging ports.
Since the launch of Hoboken’s public EV charging station program in July 2021, more than 48,000 charging sessions have been logged, helping thousands of drivers reduce their carbon footprint. The program has helped the community avoid an estimated 582,651 kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions, which is the equivalent of planting 14,940 trees and letting them grow for 10 years. The City’s on-street electric vehicle charging stations continue to outperform their off-street network peers in Hoboken, demonstrating the growing demand for convenient electric vehicle charging in a city where most residents do not have access to off-street charging.
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The installation of these charging stations supports the City’s commitment to ensuring that every resident lives within a five-minute walk of a publicly accessible EV charging station.
The initiative directly supports Hoboken’s Climate Action Plan, launched by Mayor Bhalla in January 2019, which outlines a path toward carbon neutrality by 2050 and net-zero energy by 2030.
For more information about Hoboken’s Climate Action Plan and sustainability efforts, visit www.hobokennj.gov/sustainability.
The new chargers are being installed at no cost to the City through a public-private partnership with Volta, which was acquired by Shell.
