kK and plug at San Francisco m:

“EVs have no tailpipes and
emit no pollutants; even
‘when powerplant emissions

red in, EVs are signif-
icantly ‘leaner. than: conven-
tional gasoline-powered vehi-
cles,”: Said?:Bay Area Air
Quality. Management. District
 spokesman:Tom Addison.

Addison reported that all”

of. the ‘major’ automakers are
currently offering EVs for sale
or.lease, or will do so by the

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charging stations needs to be
developed to support these
vehicles.

According to. EV driver
Tom Dowling, “A mall is one
of the best places to have a
charger.

“When there are so many
fun and useful things to do
while charging, the question
of ‘How long does it take to
charge?” becomes almost
irrelevant.”

Hilltop has two chargers
installed in the green: parking
area located between. Ma

and JCPenney; Stoneridge
also has two chargers, located
between JCPenney and
Nordstrom. Sunvailey has
four charging stations located
on the lower level of the East
side _ parkin arage just
North of 8 the a Macy’ *s
Men’s/Home Store.

The chargers. were
installed by Edison EV, which
has installed more than 170
public'charging sites through-

‘out. California. The shopping.

provide the electricity .

:at-no:cost to EV drivers.

retaile ers are free to set individ-

ual selling and lease prices.

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COMPANY.

“Hilltop Shopping Center
views these public charging
stations as an important cus-
tomer convenience, particu-
larly as the number of EVs
grows in the years ahead,”
stated Hillrop’s John Fenley.

“Malls are ideal locations
for charging stations,”

according co Stoneridge gen-~

eral manager Alice Waterman:
“While customers spend}an
* hour: shopping, theit

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Bay ‘will join us in su
electric vehicle charging’ st

tions.”

Sunvaller*s = McCracke
also thanked. -automake
Ford, General . Motors.
Honda, who provided match
ing funds for. install:

the charging: systems. ;