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Mirabito stores to offer EV charging stations

Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), on May 18 spoke to a gathering at the Mirabito convenience store in Oneonta. The Oneonta store is among five Mirabito locations that will have high-speed electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs, which is part of an agreement with NYPA. The locations also include two in Syracuse, along with Mirabito stores in Castle Creek and Binghamton in Broome County. (PHOTO CREDIT: NYPA FLICKR)

ONEONTA — New York State on May 18 announced the first of five planned high-speed electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs at Mirabito convenience store/gas stations across the region. The project is made possible by an agreement between Mirabito and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the office of Gov Andrew Cuomo announced May 18. The […]

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ONEONTA — New York State on May 18 announced the first of five planned high-speed electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs at Mirabito convenience store/gas stations across the region.

The project is made possible by an agreement between Mirabito and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the office of Gov Andrew Cuomo announced May 18.

The southside Oneonta location is the first site hosted by Mirabito convenience stores, a family-owned and operated energy retailer based in Binghamton.

The other Mirabito sites include two in Syracuse, along with stores in Castle Creek and Binghamton in Broome County. Construction will begin in June, Cuomo’s office said.

NYPA will construct, own, and operate the EVolve NY charging network in coordination with Mirabito site hosts.

The new EVolve NY charging hubs will offer a total of 19 chargers at the five Mirabito sites. The Oneonta location will represent the seventh installation in NYPA’s EVolve NY statewide charging infrastructure network.

The five hubs, operational by this fall, will offer emission-free electric charging to New Yorkers.

The new chargers are part of NYPA’s EVolve NY charging-infrastructure network. NYPA is installing the chargers along key travel corridors and in urban areas to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, Cuomo’s office said.

EVolve NY will install up to 150 chargers across New York state by the end of 2021, which will give New York the third- largest open-access (available to all EVs), more than 150 kilowatt, fast-charging network in the U.S.

After this EVolve NY buildout phase is complete, New Yorkers will be able to drive any electric vehicle from, for example, Binghamton to Buffalo, or from Albany to Montreal with chargers capable of recharging their vehicles in 15-30 minutes located every 50 miles or less, per Cuomo’s office.

EVolve NY sites opened since last fall include LaGrangeville, Watertown, Malone, Schroon Lake, Fairport, and the largest public charging hub in the Northeast at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens.

“NYPA is pleased that this partnership with Mirabito, our first venture with a multi-site host, will help us significantly expand our reach and make fast charging easily accessible to more communities,” Gil Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO, said. “By working together to deploy high-speed chargers at prime locations throughout the state, we are making it easier for more drivers to opt for zero-emission vehicles, knowing they can travel long distances without having to worry about their next charge.”

Eric Reinhardt