St. John Properties Installs EV Charging Stations!
Pictured left to right Mahi Reddy, CEO and Founder of SemaConnect; Jerry Wit, Senior Vice President of St. John Properties and Justin Schaub, Director of Sustainability for St. John Properties.
ST.
JOHN PROPERTIES UNVEILS SEMACONNECT ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONS AT
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND MAPLE LAWN
Effort
Supports Maryland EV Infrastructure Program
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 13, 2011 – St. John Properties, Inc., one
of the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest privately-held commercial real estate firms,
and SemaConnect, a leading developer and producer of smart networked
electric vehicle charging stations and sophisticated electric vehicle (EV)
station software, today unveiled several ChargePro EV charging stations at two of its business parks: St. John Properties’ corporate
headquarters in Baltimore County, and Maple Lawn, a Class “A” business
community in Howard County. An event will be held at St. John Properties’ headquarters
(2560 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore MD 21244) on December 14 at 10:00am.
“Through Maryland’s Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure Program we’ve built a complete network of charging stations,”
said Mahi Reddy, CEO of SemaConnect. “Companies such as St. John Properties
make it possible for us to continue building this EV charging network in
Maryland and bring Maryland to the forefront as one of the most sustainable
states on the East Coast.”
The Maryland Energy
Administration allocated approximately $600,000 in American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funds to aid the development and integration of electric transportation
into Maryland’s transportation system. The investment resulted in the
construction of 65 charging stations throughout the Baltimore-Washington
Metropolitan Area, providing the necessary infrastructure to allow electric
vehicle owners to travel throughout the region. The Baltimore-Washington
Electric Vehicle Initiative (BEVI) in partnership with SemaConnect is
developing 55 electric charging stations.
“We are constantly looking for creative
ways to incorporate sustainable products and techniques into everyday living,
and we view the use of electrically-powered transportation as a rapidly
emerging trend in the United States,” stated Jerry Wit, Senior Vice President,
Marketing for St. John Properties. “Our employees and tenants, as well as
visitors to our office buildings, now have the opportunity to recharge their
electric charge batteries in a safe and trouble-free manner.”
The need for convenient, public
charging is quickly emerging as most major automakers are producing electric
cars, or intend to in the near future. The early focus on EV infrastructure
has been focused on installing charging equipment in homes and municipal
garages. However, many commercial locations lack public charging.
St. John’s Maple Lawn includes
three multi-story Class "A" offices buildings totaling over
285,000 square feet of space, with a fourth multi-story (100,000 square feet)
due for delivery in Q4 2011. These top-notch properties feature attractive
lobby environments and state-of-the-art mechanical and energy managements
systems. The office buildings enjoy easy access to the region’s extensive
transportation network, low-cost fitness center access, nearby childcare and a
full range of dining, shopping and personal services within walking distance,
making it the perfect location for EV charging stations.
The ChargePro 620 is Level
II (240VAC, 30Amps) and can recharge a Volt vehicle in three to four hours and
a 100% electric Nissan Leaf car in approximately six to seven hours. It comes
with a J1772 plug that enables all new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to
recharge, made possible through the initiatives at the Society of Automotive
Engineers. Specifically designed for commercial-grade applications,
SemaConnect’s ChargePro Charging Station is an intelligent, network-based EV charging system with features
such as:
·
Smart Card
authentication – for open or restricted
access.
·
Smart
Grid Integration – for easy energy metering
and demand response.
·
Automatic
billing/payment system – for
easy revenue generation.
·
Sustainability
Reporting–easily report your
electricity usage and fossil fuel offset.
About St. John Properties
St. John
Properties, Inc., founded in 1971 as MIE Properties, owns and has developed
more than 15 million square feet of R&D/flex, office, retail and warehouse
space in Maryland, Colorado, Louisiana, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more
information about the company, visit www.sjpi.com.
About
SemaConnect, Inc.
SemaConnect is a leading provider of
electric vehicle charging stations and sophisticated software for station
owners and electric vehicle drivers. Our ChargePro
Charging Stations utilize CDMA and Zigbee Wireless technology and offer
advanced features such as smart-grid integration, RFID card authentication,
sustainability reporting and more. To purchase your charging station, contact
us at (410) 384 – 4223, or visit www.SemaConnect.com. Follow us on Twitter @Sema_Connect and learn more about
EV infrastructure on our YouTube Channel, SemaConnect.
Media Contact for St. John Properties:
Al Cunniff
acunniff@sjpi.com
Phone: 410-369-1277
Phone: 410-369-1277
Media Contact for SemaConnect:
Naly Yang
Phone: 410-384-4223
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