Public will soon find EV charging stations at Best Buy

Public will soon find EV charging stations at Best Buy

Best Buy, Americas largest electronics retailer, announced this week it will install electric vehicle charging stations in front of 12 of its stores by the end of March, 2011.

The charging stations are a part of the public/private $230 million EV Project, a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy and the private firm ECOtality, which will put as many as 15,000 charging stations in public spaces throughout the country, including Washington, DC.

Best Buy will install EV stations at stores in Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., but more stores could be added, depending on whether Best Buy shoppers use the test ports.