Electric Vehicles

Charging Stations

Location:

The MBL offers a dual pedestal Blink Charging station located in the Swope Parking Lot on Millfield Street for its employees, program participants, and the general public who have electric vehicles. A campus parking permit is not required when actively charging your vehicle but is required if you wish to remain parked in a different spot in an MBL parking lot. For program participants who do not have a parking sticker, you may obtain a parking pass by visiting the Swope front desk or by contacting Security.

Parking Fees, Energy Fees, and Time Limits:

The cost to park at the MBL’s charging stations for MBL Employees and program participants is $2.00 per hour from hours 1-4, $5.00 per hour from hours 4-24, with a $.30 per kWh energy fee.

The cost to park at the MBL’s charging station for the General Public is $25.00 for the first 4 hours, then $4.00 per hour from hours 4-24, with a $.30 per kWh energy fee.

To avoid unnecessary fees please remove your vehicle from the parking spot upon completion.

Instructions on how to start a charging session below.

For MBL Staff & Program Participants

1. Visit the App Store and download the Blink Charging Mobile App.
2. Log in or sign up for a Blink Charging account.
3. Select Account > Membership and Private Access > Private Access. Tap “Enter Invitation Code”, then enter invitation code MARI2576. Click Get Access. Once this is complete, an email will be sent to MBL Security requesting access. Once approved, you will be able to plug in and charge with your Blink account.

For General Public:

1. Visit the App Store and download the Blink Charging Mobile App.
2. Log in or sign up for a Blink Charging account. Plug in to start charging.

The EV charging stations were installed in the Spring of 2019 but have recently been updated/upgraded to new 5G units in March of 2023. Call MBL Security at 508-289-7217 with any questions.

Dollars Saved:

Dollars saved assumes that the fuel price is $2.529 per gallon and the cost of electricity is $0.147 per kWh.

$838 average dollars saved in a year.

Fuel Saved:

Gallons of fuel saved assumes that 1% of US electricity generation comes from petroleum and can thus be neglected.

762 Gallons of fuel saved in a year.

Oil Saved:

Barrels of oil saved assumes that 1% of US electricity generation comes from petroleum and can thus be neglected.

18 Barrels of oil saved in a year.

CO₂ Reduced:

CO₂ reduced assumes that an EVSE's electricity from the US grid emits 1.53 pounds of C0₂ per kWh generated.

4,001 pounds of C0₂ reduced in a year.