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Electric charging stations approved for site of new hotel

The Hilton Garden Inn being built along Pratt Drive in White Township will also feature electric vehicle charging stations when developers open the doors to their first guests later this year.
Hospitality Asset Management Company recently installed electric vehicle connections at its hotel along College Avenue in State College. Managers there said they see it as a way for guests to customize their stay and make traveling easier.

For Indiana this is yet another non-gasoline or diesel option with the anticipated public compressed natural gas connection at the IndiGO facility along Rose Street in White Township. Construction is expected to start next year.

At the Hilton Garden Inn, the electric hookups will be for guests only.
A company spokeswoman said Wednesday the hotel is expected to be completed in September. There will be one Tesla connector that only charges Tesla model vehicles and a GE Watt Station with a universal J1772 connector that can charge all electric vehicles.

As with mobile phones and laptop computers, the actual “charger” is already built into the device — in this case a car. The hookups supply the power.

Cars can be charged by a 120-volt cable through a home outlet.

High-powered, or fast charging, stations are harder to come by. Currently the only fast charge option for Indiana County is at Sheetz along Route 22 in Blairsville. There are charging stations listed on the website plugshare.com (that also operates a popular mobile app) at Mark Arbuckle Nissan in Indiana Borough, the Hampton Inn in White Township and at three county campgrounds.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association reported more than 5.4 million electric and hybrid vehicle and battery sales from 2010 to 2015. About 455,000 of those were all-electric vehicles, according to InsideEV.

The Hilton Garden Inn being built along Pratt Drive in White Township will also feature electric vehicle charging stations when developers open the doors to their first guests later this year.
Hospitality Asset Management Company recently installed electric vehicle connections at its hotel along College Avenue in State College. Managers there said they see it as a way for guests to customize their stay and make traveling easier.

For Indiana this is yet another non-gasoline or diesel option with the anticipated public compressed natural gas connection at the IndiGO facility along Rose Street in White Township. Construction is expected to start next year.

At the Hilton Garden Inn, the electric hookups will be for guests only.

A company spokeswoman said Wednesday the hotel is expected to be completed in September. There will be one Tesla connector that only charges Tesla model vehicles and a GE WattStation with a universal J1772 connector that can charge all electric vehicles.

As with mobile phones and laptop computers, the actual “charger” is already built into the device — in this case a car. The hookups supply the power. Cars can be charged by a 120-volt cable through a home outlet.