Electric Vehicles

With funds from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Tesla, Glen Rock Environmental Commission installed 2 EV chargers (“Level 2”) that owners of electric cars can use while shopping or dining in downtown Glen Rock.

Grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on December 3, 2018

The market for electric cars is rapidly evolving. A total of 361,000 plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in 2018, and as of August 2020 the cumulative number of EVs sold was 1.6 million. Costs to buy these cars is rapidly falling and there are several models to choose from.

Electric Vehicle Guide (Click Here)

all-electric
electric/gasoline engine plug-in hybrids (rechargeable if plugged into an electrical source)
hybrids (electric/gasoline engine, but not rechargeable)

Buyers usually want to know how convenient it is to re-charge an electric car. The answer is, it depends, but for most owners the charging is done in the garage overnight.

On the road, there are a growing number of places to charge your car. But more are needed!

With funds from the NJ DEP and Tesla, GREC installed 2 EV chargers (“Level 2”) that owners of electric cars can use while shopping or dining in downtown Glen Rock (highlighted yellow in above map).

Electric vehicle CAR SHOW: June 9, 2019 at Glen Rock Borough Hall

EV and PHEV (plug-in hybrid EV) cars exhibited included: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Tesla model X, Y, Chevrolet Volt, BMW i3