Ogden Electric Vehicle Charging Stations “Plug-In Celebration”

On Monday morning, Ogden City held a "Plug-In Celebration" to celebrate its first four public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The event, held at the Ogden Municipal Building parking lot where the new charging stations are installed, was attended by city staff, elected officials, residents, members of Ogden City's Sustainability Committee, community partners such as Rocky Mountain Power and Weber State University, and more.

Ogden City Mayor Ben Nadolski spoke at the celebration, thanking both the Ogden City Council and Rocky Mountain Power, along with the many city staff who helped on the project. He noted that while these are the first city-owned charging stations, they will not be the last. Already, the city has plans to put in charging stations at the Marshall White Center and the Wonderblock parking structure, both of which are currently under construction.

Ogden City Councilmember Marcia White talked about how the charging stations represent not just a sustainable action, but an economically smart action as well. While previously people may have passed by Ogden if they needed to recharge their vehicle, they will now be able to stop and spend some time in the community and get to know how great Ogden is, including nearby 25^th street. She thanked the Mayor and current and previous city administration leadership for their efforts that helped to install the charging stations.

Justin Anderson, Ogden's Director of Public Services, talked about how these EV chargers are just the beginning of charging Ogden, and charging Ogden's future. He noted that Ogden City is also working with Rocky Mountain Power to potentially install several Direct Current (DC) fast chargers near Union Station, which would allow a vehicle to recharge in about 30 minutes or less, depending on the vehicle's capability to accept the maximum current (about 350 kW) that these chargers will provide.

Kirk Nigro, a representative from Rocky Mountain Power, thanked Ogden for its collaboration and noted his excitement for future projects and collaboration with the city. The chargers at the municipal building were partly paid for through Rocky Mountain Power's EV Infrastructure program.

Charger Information

These charging stations are open to anyone with an electric vehicle. Charging sessions are limited to two hours, and the vehicle must be plugged in and charging to be parked in the spot. The ADA-accessible charging stall may only be used by a non-ADA user if all other stations are occupied. There is currently no fee or app required to use the stations. There are four 10 kW, Level 2, J1772 ports. The stations can be used by EVs with other ports if the driver of the vehicle has the correct adapter.

The charging stations, depending on the vehicle being charged, should provide up to 35 miles of range per hour of charging. The average U.S. driver travels about 37 miles per day, so a 2-hour charge at a 10 kW charger should provide the necessary range for the daily travels of most people.

EV Market Growth

Nationally, EV adoption is accelerating, with EVs representing 10.5% of total car sales as of Q4 2023. EVs share of total car sales more than doubled in 2023 and the US sold more than 1 million EVs in 2023. Under a new EPA emissions rule, experts anticipate EVs making up more than two-thirds of passenger vehicle sales by 2032. Even without EPA action, EVs are likely to be about half of passenger vehicle sales by 2032.

EVs are the fastest growing type of vehicle in Utah. From 2022 to 2023, the number of EVs registered in Utah increased 45.6%. Utah is 10th in the nation in terms of the percentage of electric vehicles as part of the total number of vehicles. "Clean cars" (battery electric vehicles [BEVs], hybrids, and plug-in hybrids [PHEVs]) are now about 4% of the total vehicles in Utah.

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