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Date: July 26, 2018
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First Lady Pam Northam to dedicate first electric vehicle charging station in a Virginia State Park
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 1
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
First Lady of Virginia, Pam Northam
Secretary of Natural Resources Matt Strickler
Department of Conservation and Recreation Director Clyde Cristman
Virginia State Parks Director Craig Seaver
Senator William DeSteph, Jr.
Delegate Jason Miyares
Virginia Beach Mayor Louis Jones
First Landing State Park
2500 Shore Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Contact Station at the bayside entrance to the park.
Tesla Automotive’s Destination Charging program is providing two Tesla brand 80-amp chargers and one universal 40-amp charging station. The cost of the project is around $7,375.
If the charging station at First Landing is successful, Tesla may build addition charging stations in other Virginia State Parks.
Virginia State Parks manages 37 parks across Virginia, and three in development. More than 10 million guests visit Virginia State Parks annually, and nearly a million visit First Landing State Park each year.
Tesla Inc., founded in 2003, is an American multinational corporation based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in electric vehicles, lithium-ion battery energy storage and solar panel manufacturing. Tesla’s Supercharger and Destination Charging networks are continually expanding, offering Tesla drivers unparalleled convenience and comfort.
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