LI electronics firm celebrates Earth Day with installation of 10 EV charging stations

Spellman High Voltage Electronics, a Hauppauge-based global supplier of high voltage electronics, joined with electric vehicle coalition Drive Electric Long Island to host a special Earth Day ribbon cutting and EV test drive event to celebrate the installation of 10 new workplace electric vehicle charging ports at their Hauppauge Wireless Boulevard headquarters. 

With the installation, the company is offering free EV charging to their nearly 300 Hauppauge employees. Following the ribbon cutting, Spellman HV’s employees had the opportunity to examine and test drive EVs from several popular manufacturers.

“We commend Spellman HV’s leadership in providing workplace EV charging for their Hauppauge employees,” said Rosemary Mascali, Drive Electric Long Island Education and Outreach coordinator. “Workplaces are ideal sites for EV charging stations, particularly for employees without access to charging at home. So many Long Islanders are switching to electric vehicles because they are fun to drive, much more fuel efficient, improve our air quality, reduce greenhouse emissions and may reduce commuting time by providing access to the LIE HOV Lane.”

Spellman HV was congratulated for recently achieving certification as an EVAL (Electric Vehicle Adoption Leadership) workplace, the first on Long Island. EVAL is a national workplace EV charging certification program designed to assist, certify and celebrate employers and businesses committed to providing clean transportation opportunities for their employees including the provision of electric vehicle (EV) charging, carpooling options, biking, public transportation and incentives for sustainable commuting. 

“As the first EVAL-certified organization on Long Island, we are showing our leadership and commitment. We are now part of a growing network of certified organizations nationwide. By providing free EV charging, we support our employees in adopting cleaner transportation options,” said Dr. Loren Skeist, CEO of Spellman HV.

The company was able to take advantage of federal, state and utility incentive programs to reduce the total cost of installing the charging stations. PSEG Long Island’s EV Make Ready Program supports EV adoption by providing incentives for the infrastructure upgrades needed to power up charging stations across the Island – in commercial businesses and offices, and apartment complexes, condominiums, and co-ops.

“We are happy to see businesses across Long Island offer convenient charging for their customers and employees,” said Paul DiBenedetto, PSEG Long Island Electric Vehicle program manager. “This is a positive step toward sustainability and cleaner transportation in the region.”