It won’t be getting any speeding tickets, but Gaston County is on the road to gasoline-free transportation.
All over the country this summer, media stories have been anticipating the release of two electric vehicles, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. Even in cities where the new EVs won’t be available until next year, such as Charlotte, plans to install public charging stations have been accelerating.
In Gaston County, there will be at least one EV available for test drives by 2011 and – maybe – one public charging station by 2012.
Customers are asking about the Leaf on a regular basis at Gastonia Nissan, said senior salesman Greg Oates.
Oates, who has been learning more about the plug-in model at Leaf-specific training sessions, estimates that the first test drive will take place in February. Preparations to install a charging station at the dealership will begin next month.
Though a few people in the Gaston County area have showed interest in buying the vehicle through non-committal “hand-raise” reservations, hesitance to invest in new technology right away is natural, said Oates.
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