The station is the first of more than 100 ChargePoint charging stations to be installed by Coulomb Technologies in the NYC metropolitan area. Coulomb is working with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, all of whom have announced plans to introduce electric vehicles in New York in the coming months.

The ChargePoint charging station was unveiled at an Edison Properties parking facility at 451 9th Avenue in Manhattan with Edison Properties Board Chair Jerry Gottesman. "To meet the ambitious goals in PlaNYC, our long-term sustainability agenda, we will have to reduce transportation emissions by expanding mass transit and increasing the use of alternative-fuel and electric vehicles," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Building on our fleet of nearly 6,000 hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, we plan to test Coulomb chargers so we can reduce pollution and emissions in the most efficient way."

"Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and other pollutants associated with congestion are critical components of PlaNYC," said Adam Freed, Acting Director of the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. "Building on the comprehensive analysis we conducted on the electric vehicle market in New York City, we are establishing the first in a targeted network of charging stations located in centralized, public locations. This - along with other actions that we and others can take over the coming year - will encourage New Yorkers to make choices that reduce transportation-related pollution and emissions."

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15 million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the US Department of Energy and a $3.4 million grant from the California Energy Commission. Press release www.nyc.gov