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Council committee advances Detroit Charge Ahead easements to formal review after data questions
Summary
The Committee of the Whole moved to forward a request to accept easement interests for DC fast chargers under the Detroit Charge Ahead initiative to formal session without a recommendation after council members requested additional usage and siting data.
The Detroit City Council Committee of the Whole on March 13 voted to send a request to accept easement interests for DC fast-charging stations under the Detroit Charge Ahead initiative to the formal session without a committee recommendation after council members asked staff for more data on demand and siting.
The item, presented by Tim Slusser, Chief of Mobility Innovation for the city, would give the city “access to private properties that will allow us to deploy EV charging infrastructure,” specifically DC fast charging intended to provide an experience closer to fueling a gasoline vehicle, Slusser said. “These types of charging infrastructure would allow an electric vehicle to recharge in somewhere in the range of 15 to 30 minutes,” he…
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