AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION is now available at our Wheatland Electric office in Harper (906 Central) for use by the public.
The LEVEL 2 CHARGEPOINT charging station was recently installed and allows electric vehicle, or EV drivers to “fuel up” in the south central Kansas town about an hour’s drive from Wichita.
It also brings WEC’s total public charging infrastructure to three stations, with two charging ports per station.
Our two other EV charging stations are located at our WEC offices in Great Bend (200 10th St.) and Garden City (2005 W. Fulton Ave.) and were installed in late 2021.
With the influx of electric vehicles comes a need for charging infrastructure — both at home and on the road.
Throughout the country, businesses, governments, and utilities have been installing electric vehicle charging stations for over a decade. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are over 61,100 LEVEL 2 or higher charging stations across the nation today!
All three of our LEVEL 2 CHARGEPOINT CHARGING STATIONS can be used by downloading the ChargePoint app on your Android or Apple smartphone.
In fact, these three charging stations are part of a much wider network of ChargePoint stations across the country, and the app makes it easy to find them all, charge quickly and get going!
Because most EV charging happens at home or at work, LEVEL 2 charging — sometimes called AC charging — is the best choice for everyday charging, adding about 10-60 miles of range per hour.
LEVEL 2 EV CHARGERS, like the ones from ChargePoint, can power your EV up to nine times faster than a conventional wall outlet.
An overnight charge, for example, will give you the full range that your EV is capable of, which is over 250 miles in the
case of our Hyundai Kona Electric.
When you’re short on time or are traveling long distances, the ChargePoint app can also help you quickly and easily locate DC Fast Chargers on your route.
Also known as LEVEL 3 chargers, these can add anywhere from 60-80 miles of range in only 20 minutes!