Hauppauge, NY – Spellman High Voltage Electronics joined with Drive Electric Long Island hosted 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, Spellman HV is offering free EV charging to their nearly 300 Hauppauge employees.  Following the ribbon cutting, Spellman HV’s employees had the opportunity examine and test drive EVs from several popular manufacturers.

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 managed by FORTH, a non-profit organization based in Oregon, and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The EVAL program is 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.

“At Spellman HV, we recognize that eco-friendly solutions are essential for maintaining a livable planet for future generations. 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. 

“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 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 – This is a positive step toward sustainability and cleaner transportation in the region,” said Paul DiBenedetto, PSEG Long Island Electric Vehicle Program Manager.

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Spellman High Voltage Electronics 

Spellman, a family owned and managed company established in 1947, is the world's leading independent supplier of precision DC high voltage power supplies, X-Ray generators and Monoblock® X-Ray sources for medical, industrial and scientific applications. Spellman partners with leading global technology system developers to develop and produce custom High Voltage Power Solutions for their customers’ most advanced equipment. With five design centers, six production centers, eight repair locations and over 2,300 employees in North America, Europe and Asia, Spellman is the global leader in precision high voltage DC power supplies. 

Drive Electric Long Island

Founded in 2018, Drive Electric Long Island is a coalition of organizations, led by the US Green Building Council’s Long Island chapter, with the common goal of accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure on Long Island.  Members of the coalition include USGBC-LI, PSEG Long Island, LI Clean Energy Hub, Farmingdale State College, Suffolk County Community College, Estee Lauder Companies, Sierra Club, NY League of Conservation Voters, the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College, Northwell Health, Emerald Alternative Energy Solutions, Empower Solar, Electrify America, Long Island Clean Energy Hub, IMEG, the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition, Edgewise Energy and EV Connect. 

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