Transportation

Rivian Automotive teams with nonprofit to place EV charging stations in national parks

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January 14, 2022

Adopt a Charger, a nonprofit that provides free electric vehicle charging at scenic, cultural and civic destinations, has teamed with Rivian Automotive Inc., an electric vehicle maker, to sponsor EV charging stations in Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, according to a press release.

Adopt a Charger has already upgraded 13 Yosemite charging stations to Rivian Waypoints all free to the public, at locations such as The Ahwahnee hotel. Two additional stations will be installed when the park's Tuolumne Meadows reopens this spring.

Phase two of this project will add more stations by spring 2023 to locations including the parking areas for Wawona and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.

The stations are all Level 2 chargers, which add approximately 25 miles of range per hour.

The project will include 15 charging sites — 14 at state parks and one at a fish hatchery, the company advised Kiosk Marketplace via email.

The installations will be made over the next few years — 13 of which are tentatively slated for 2022.

One charging site at Holland State Park will include four chargers and will be available this summer.

Image courtesy of Adopt a Charger.