EV Charging

To Soldier Field & back

An electric vehicle (EV) can take you to so many places in the region, including the 50-ish-mile trip from Lake County to see the Bears. Why does this matter? More than 80% of roundtrip daily commutes in the U.S. are 50 miles or less. Modern EVs have a range of 100–250 miles on a single charge. The math favors this emission-free technology.

Charging an EV costs less than the price of gasoline for the same mileage. According to the EPA, the electricity used to charge your EV produces a smaller carbon footprint than gas-powered cars. Save your gas money and recharge on campus.

Why an EV?

EVs create less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the lifetime of the car than their gas-powered counterparts. Greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change. The result of GHGs is the air pollution, food supply shortages and wildfires we’re experiencing.

Since drivers in the U.S. tend to keep their gas cars for at least eight years, switching to an EV makes economic and environmental sense.

Charging station benefits

At CLC: Smaller footprint

In 2019 students, faculty and staff traveled almost 23 million miles commuting to and from CLC. Commuting contributes over 28% of CLC’s production of greenhouse gases. The EPA says transportation accounts for more than 25% of greenhouse gas emissions nationwide, so we’re commuting more than the national average.

CLC is reducing its ecological footprint by increasing the accessibility of alternative modes of transportation like electric vehicles.

In Lake County: Charge it

Lake County has plenty of publicly accessible charging stations for electric vehicle owners. CLC has four EV charging stations, one at the Lakeshore campus and three at the Grayslake campus.  Please download and use the ChargePoint app in order to access pricing information and for additional details.

EV charging station locations