Somerville Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Network, Ribbon Cutting Thursday, 8/6

Community members are invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 6, at Prospect Hill Park (68 Munroe St.) at 11 a.m. to celebrate the recent installation of six new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Somerville, adding 12 new publicly accessible charging ports across the city at no cost to Somerville thanks to state funding. 

This expansion adds to Somerville’s 14 existing public Level 2 charging stations, representing an almost 50% overall increase in stations. The new charging stations feature a modernized design and upgraded technology, delivering faster charging speeds while improving operational and cost efficiency.  

These new EV charging stations are available for use by residents and visitors at the following locations:  

• Ball Square on Josephine Avenue (2 ports) 
• Hudson Street (2 ports) 
• Prospect Hill Park on Munroe Street (2 ports) 
• Teele Square on Newbury Street (2 ports) 
• Union Square on Stone Avenue (2 ports) 
• Winter Hill Park on Evergreen Avenue (2 ports) 

The expansion of the EV charging network was coordinated by the City's Sustainability and Environment Division and funded through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s (MassCEC) On-Street Charging Solutions Program.  

To learn more about the On-Street program, visit voice.somervillema.gov/on-street-ev-charging. Information about EV charging in Somerville can be found at somervillema.gov/electric-vehicles or by calling 311 (671-666-3311).  

Sign up for the SustainaVille newsletter at somervillema.gov/subscribe to stay up to date on all of the Sustainability and Environment division’s efforts and sustainability initiatives. 

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should contact the ADA Coordinator in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or ADA@somervillema.gov. 

The City of Somerville can provide you with an interpreter in your language for free. To request an interpreter, please contact us at languageaccess@somervillema.gov or call 311 (617-666-3311) at least 7 days in advance of this event. 

This event will be videotaped by the City’s GovTV team. Watch it on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV (somervillema.gov/video) Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 & 613. Videos generally post within one business day of recording.