{"id":26949,"date":"2023-10-21T14:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26949"},"modified":"2023-10-21T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:17:54","slug":"transportation-leaders-break-ground-on-states-first-multimodal-electric-charging-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/transportation-leaders-break-ground-on-states-first-multimodal-electric-charging-stations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Transportation Leaders Break Ground on State\u2019s First Multimodal Electric Charging Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

North Carolina took a step toward sustainable aviation with last\nweek\u2019s groundbreaking of the first electric aircraft chargers in North\nCarolina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The electric chargers were designed by BETA to be\nmultimodal, meaning they support the charge of electric aircraft and electric\ncars and trucks at the airport. Two electric charging stations will be\ninstalled in early 2024 at Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford, the site of the\ngroundbreaking ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transportation leaders broke ground Friday on the state’s first multimodal electric charging stations. The charging stations will be installed at the Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford and will be capable of charging electric aircraft and ground vehicles.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInvesting in sustainable aviation is a clear next step for\nNorth Carolina, the First in Flight State, as we continue to be a leader in\naerospace and multimodal transportation innovation,\u201d said state Transportation\nSecretary Joey Hopkins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, will\ninstall the two multimodal charging stations to serve electric aircraft and\nground electric vehicles. The site will include a Level-3 fast-charge Charge\nCube, which will charge electric aircraft in under an hour, and an accompanying\nCharge Center where aircraft crew can rest. The site will also include a Level\n2 car charger, which will be installed in the airport’s parking lot. The\nproject required a significant expansion of the airport\u2019s apron, where the\ncharging stations will be located. The expansion of the apron, which NCDOT\nfunded, was recently completed and is ready for additional construction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electrification will be a key component of the state\u2019s\nAdvance Mobility NC strategic plan. It will leverage the work of NCDOT\u2019s\nefforts to create a multimodal transportation system that improves the mobility\nof people and freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be part of the project, because\ninnovations like this BETA-designed charging station and electrifying transportation\nare real priorities for us,\u201d said Bob Heuts, director for Raleigh Executive\nJetport. \u201cSince this airport was built more than two decades ago, it\u2019s been our\nhistory to be on the leading edge of important trends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new chargers in North Carolina will be part of a\ngrowing national network of charging stations BETA is building to enable\nelectric flight. The company has also developed electric aircraft capable of\nmoving passengers and cargo more efficiently and with fewer environmental\nimpacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s groundbreaking event also featured one of these\naircraft, BETA\u2019s ALIA conventional takeoff and landing electric aircraft. The\nplane originated at BETA\u2019s headquarters in Burlington, Vt., and stopped in\nNorth Carolina during its 1,500-mile flight down the East Coast. The tour is\nbeing coordinated by the U.S. Air Force program AFWERX. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe future of transportation is electric, and as we look to\nmake this new technology a widespread reality in aviation, forward-leaning\npartners and investment in infrastructure will be critical,\u201d said Blain Newton,\nBETA\u2019s COO. \u201cWe have certainly found that in North Carolina. We are excited to\nhave been able to fly our all-electric ALIA aircraft into Raleigh Executive\nJetport from Burlington, Vermont, and chargers like the ones we will install\ntogether are what will power these types of missions in the future. This state\nhas always been a first mover in aviation, so it\u2019s no surprise that we\u2019ve found\nsupport for the next generation of sustainable aviation solutions, too.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North Carolina took a step toward sustainable aviation with last week\u2019s groundbreaking of the first electric aircraft chargers in North Carolina. The electric chargers were designed by BETA to be multimodal, meaning they support the charge of electric aircraft and electric cars and trucks at the airport. Two electric charging stations will be installed in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-north-carolina"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/53272632769_69581be0c0_b.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26952,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26949\/revisions\/26952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}