I HAVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE! WHAT ARE MY CHARGING OPTIONS?

A. Level 1 Charging – Anyone has the option to charge their vehicle on a household 110 volt outlet. All EVs come with the appropriate cord allowing you to simply plug your vehicle into the wall. This option, known as “trickle charging,” is very slow and may take up to 15 hours to charge your vehicle. It works best for plug-in hybrids with small batteries, or people who do not drive much each day

B. Level 2 Charging – Most people will choose to install a level 2 charger, which will charge the vehicles much faster than the 110 volt. These chargers come at 240 volts and range in amperage.

Public Charging Map

You can locate public access chargers in and around Belmont via various applications and websites. One of the most popular applications for finding public charging is PlugShare.

Public Charging in Belmont

Belmont Light manages the following public chargers:

  • Claflin Street Municipal Lot
  • Belmont Highschool Lot
  • Belmont Middle School Lot
  • McLean Hospital Lot

Belmont Light recently replaced the previous chargers with upgraded FLO CoRe+ charging stations. With the new installation, there will now be an hourly fee for using municipally managed charging stations depending on time of day.

Day-time Charging Fee (6am-10pm)$2.35 per hour
Night-time Charging Fee (10pm-6am)$1.65 per hour

Public Fast Charging

Through the assistance of a MassEVIP grant, Belmont Light has installed a level 3 fast charger in the Claflin St Municipal lot – see its rates below:

Charging Fee$17/hour
Idle Fee (connected but finished charging)$15/hour