Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens in Grant Park
One of the first electric charging stations south of I-20 and East of I-75 opened to the public today. The charging station is not located at a business but at a private residence in Grant Park.
A black charging station sits in an alley on the side of a gray home on Kelly Street. It’s owned by Grant Park resident and city sustainability employee Jules Toraya.
“I invite anyone to come use the station just not to come into my house.”
29-year-old Toraya does not own an electric vehicle himself but hopes to purchase one in the near future. He paid $1,000 to have the charging station installed in order raise awareness.
“Really was trying to figure out what I could do as an individual to try to get us off of foreign oil, so even though I wanted to get an electric vehicle myself I realized I couldn’t afford it, but I could afford the charging station.”
Toraya is an army veteran and is dedicating the charging station to those who lost their lives in recent military combat.
“If we didn’t’ have as much of a need for this oil then we probably wouldn’t have to secure these places in the world, so it’s just a way I can personally take action.”
Atlanta’s sustainability director says charging stations like Toraya’s will help the city get closer to its goal of becoming number one in the Southeast for electric vehicle readiness.
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