Electric cars to put charge in Bay area drivers?

The free charging station is at the AAA Auto Club office on Westshore Boulevard in Tampa. The station is part of a national network that officials hope will grow.
Tampa resident Rob Gross noticed the station while paying $3.73 a gallon to fill up his car at a nearby gas station.
"Hey if they can make the economics work where the cost of the car is affordable as well as the cost to recharge it, then it's great,'' Gross said.
Jessica Brady with AAA said more charging stations throughout the city will be opened in the future.
"These were installed as part of a grant from the Department of Energy,'' Brady said. "We're going to see about a hundred of them pop up in the Tampa area within the year. Some other locations include the St. Pete Times Forum, some local libraries, Hillsborough Community College.''
Meanwhile, Suncoast Electric Cars President Richard Nimphie is charged about the possibilities of electric cars. Nimphie said opening new statements eliminate a major obstacle in getting people to buy electric vehicles.
"Their number one concern is range anxiety,'' Nimphie said. "And even though we find that the average driver only drives 15-25 miles per day, the thought that there is a charging station available gives them that much more confidence that should they need it, they can do opportunistic charging."
Nimphie added this could be a major opportunity to change the way and what people drive.
Officials said other charging stations would be added in Temple Terrace and at Environmental Protection Commission offices. However, no timetable was issued for when those stations would open.

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