- As far as additional chargers for campuses go:
      - Aaron Witham is the Director of Sustainability here at USM, and I
      have asked ad nauseam about this. He says they are definitely coming to
      Portland with all the new construction going on there and also Portland
      wants new chargers with the new parking facilities. I don't know any
      details, but he is part of this email list and may be able to shed some
      light on what is going on.
      - He also says they are trying to get more chargers here in Gorham,
      but it sounded like that is secondary after Portland.

      - As far as sharing the current charging parking spots at Gorham and
   Portland go:
      - I don't know a good way to communicate with everybody who has a
      BEV/PHEV so we can all be fair and have good etiquette for sharing this
      free resource. But it's obvious that here in Gorham people don't
seem to be
      following the "2-hour limit" that the sign shows. I think it's
ok if people
      can't move their cars at exactly the 2-hour limit, but leaving it charged
      all day is being a bit selfish. I have talked to USM parking
about this and
      basically, they know of the problem but don't seem to have the
resources to
      deal with it.
      - If anyone has an idea of how we can all communicate so that we can
      all share the charging spaces fairly, I'm open to all suggestions.

Thank you,

David M. Rosen
*Web Design Manager*
US:IT Web Technologies

University of Southern Maine
Gorham Campus
T: (207) 228-8323

Email: [log in to unmask]


On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 11:27 AM Anna Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Thank you David, this was a great idea.
>
> I'd like to second what Sarah said about additional chargers on each
> campus! I realize this is a complimentary "perk" that the university
> provides, but it certainly supports environmental initiatives that the
> University promotes.
>
> Personally, I have been struggling since 2018, trying to get availability
> on the Portland charger. (Obviously this wasn't an issue while working
> remotely last year). I am very excited to have access to the Gorham charger
> now, but worry about availability. At least with Portland, there is the
> second parking spot, which makes it easier to switch the plug to the next
> car "in line".
>
> If anyone has thoughts about how to advocate for additional plugs, I would
> be interested to hear.
>
> Thanks all, so nice to have a community forum for our shared interest!
> -Anna
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 10:19 AM Sarah Lucchesi <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for getting this started, David! I just got a PHEV on Thursday
>> (Toyota RAV4 Prime) so this is perfect timing for me. I'm hoping if there
>> are a lot of us and we can demonstrate a need, they might add a few more
>> charging stations to each campus.
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 2:45 PM David Rosen <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> So that happened pretty quickly.
>>>
>>> First, thank you to whoever owns a Kia Niro that was in the Russell Hall
>>> Level 2 parking spot for most of today. ;)
>>>
>>> Secondly, I added anyone who was interested in this listserv and replied
>>> back to me. If you don't want to be let me know and I can remove you.
>>>
>>> Anyway quick introduction, I own a 2019 Chevy Bolt Premiere (Yes I know
>>> all about the recalls) and I love it. Feel free to ask me any questions
>>> about it or owning a BEV in general.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> David M. Rosen
>>> *Web Design Manager*
>>> US:IT Web Technologies
>>>
>>> University of Southern Maine
>>> Gorham Campus
>>> T: (207) 228-8323
>>>
>>> Email: [log in to unmask]
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