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Some event attendees may have electric cars but worry about where to charge them if they stay downtown for an extended period of time. In September 2011, Houston and its electric vehicle (EV) partners launched Houston Drives Electric, a citywide program to create a new infrastructure to support and encourage EV drivers. The city and ECOtality are installing 28 additional public charging stations at hotels and city libraries and parks with government funding. In addition to these charging stations installed on city property, the EV Project by ECOtality is the largest rollout of EVs and charging infrastructure in history with the installation of more than 200 charging stations, such as eVgo in Houston.
Hitting the downtown streets in May 2012 is GREENLINK, an environmentally friendly bus service specifically geared toward convention goers and visitors navigating downtown Houston. A combined effort by the Houston Downtown Management District, BG Group and Houston First Corporation, GREENLINK will be a 2.5-mile bus route connecting major office buildings along Smith and Louisiana streets to METRO transit, the convention corridor, hotels, shopping, restaurants and the civic center. The clean-energy buses will run on compressed natural gas and are aimed to ease the mobility of convention attendees by providing a quick and easy trip between their target locations. When operational, seven buses will run free of charge on weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. approximately every seven minutes.
Hitting the downtown streets in May 2012 is GREENLINK, an environmentally friendly bus service specifically geared toward convention goers and visitors navigating downtown Houston. A combined effort by the Houston Downtown Management District, BG Group and Houston First Corporation, GREENLINK will be a 2.5-mile bus route connecting major office buildings along Smith and Louisiana streets to METRO transit, the convention corridor, hotels, shopping, restaurants and the civic center. The clean-energy buses will run on compressed natural gas and are aimed to ease the mobility of convention attendees by providing a quick and easy trip between their target locations. When operational, seven buses will run free of charge on weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. approximately every seven minutes.
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