ELECTRIC-VEHICLE CHARGERS NOW AVAILABLE AT LAX PARKING STRUCTURE 7
(Los Angeles, California – February 14, 2017) Responding to the ever-growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) on Southern California’s roadways, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has installed 18 Level 2 EV charging stations in Parking Structure 7 (across from Terminal 7). The new chargers bring the number of Level 2 EV charging stations at LAX to 81, with another eight chargers at the LAX FlyAway® bus terminal in Van Nuys. While motorists pay the posted parking fee, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) provides the electric charging free.
"The neighborhoods surrounding LAX suffer the traffic coming to and from the airport and the pollution those cars cause,” said Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin, whose District 11 includes LAX. “By installing EV charging stations and encouraging people to drive zero-emission vehicles, LAWA is helping to make the air we breathe cleaner and I greatly appreciate their work."
“Adding electric-vehicle charging stations enhances Los Angeles World Airports’ efforts to reduce emissions at LAX and Van Nuys airports,” said LAWA Chief Executive Officer Deborah Flint. “Electric vehicles are an important part of our alternative-fuel strategy, which includes our precedent-setting Ground Service Equipment Emissions Reduction program, electrification of all terminal aircraft gates, and our alternative-fuel fleet, which is one of the largest and cleanest among all U.S. airports. These initiatives reflect LAWA’s commitment to delivering gold standard airports that operate sustainably and responsibly.”
LAWA’s 89 publicly available Level 2 EV chargers can be found at: Parking Structure 1 (19 chargers plus a DC Fast Charger); Parking Structure 6 (20 chargers); Parking Structure 7 (18 chargers); Park N Fly/Park One (four chargers); Economy Parking Lot C (20 chargers); and the FlyAway® Bus Terminal in Van Nuys (eight chargers).
The Level 2 EV chargers were provided as part of a June 2016 agreement between LAWA and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP). The chargers are paid for in part by a DWP program that offers rebates of up to $4,000 per EV charger bought and installed, in addition to funds from a $500,000 grant awarded to the City of Los Angeles by the California Energy Commission.
The installations were performed by LAWA’s Facilities & Technical Services Division’s Electrical Shop and Building Construction Unit.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the seventh busiest airport in the world and second in the United States. LAX served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016. LAX offers 742 daily nonstop flights to 101 cities in the U.S. and 1,280 weekly nonstop flights to 77 cities in 42 countries on 64 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.1 million tons of air cargo valued at over $101.4 billion. LAX handled 655,564 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2015.
An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,610 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.
LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.
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A Chevrolet Volt uses one on the new Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers located in Parking Structure 7. A total of 18 new installations were recently energized, offering a total 81 Level 2 EV chargers for public use at LAX, and eight at the LAX FlyAway® Bus Terminal in Van Nuys.
