to beef up rebates and other incentives to make electric cars more accessible to everyday drivers.
New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs spokesperson Tammori Petty-Dixon said a state ordinance states that charging cords should not cross a driveway or sidewalk, mainly because they could “create a tripping hazard.” Over in New York City, the Department of Transportation said there are now 1,955 publicly available Level 2 chargers — a device that can charge the typical electric vehicle in three to eight hours — in the five boroughs, including some installed by the city, and others that are privately owned. The DOT said there are another 187 fast chargers that take about an hour to juice up a car.
Meanwhile, Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud, Con Edison's e-mobility strategy director, said the at-home method shows New Yorkers are innovators — and need more street chargers.