{"id":68,"date":"2022-05-24T11:45:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-05-16T11:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:19:36","slug":"electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/transportation\/parking\/electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Boston University has 40 Chargepoint<\/a> electric vehicle (EV) charging ports. They are located in 7 CRC and 2 BUMC garages:
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Facility<\/strong><\/th>\nDetails<\/strong><\/th>\n# of Ports<\/strong><\/th>\nPermit Required<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Agganis Arena Garage (A)<\/a><\/th>\nP1 near East Elevators<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Langsam Garage (B)<\/a><\/th>\n2 next to garage entrance, 1 in Row D, 1 in Row E<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essex Garage (F)<\/a><\/th>\nBottom of ramp on right<\/td>\n2*<\/td>\n\n

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730\/750 Commonwealth Ave (Q)<\/a><\/th>\nLower level, through roll-up door, under 730<\/td>\n2*<\/td>\n\n

\u25a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Warren Towers Garage (K)<\/a><\/th>\nSecond Floor, turn left at top of ramp<\/td>\n2*<\/td>\n\n

\u25a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

575 Commonwealth Ave. (L)<\/a><\/th>\nRows D & E of garage on west side<\/td>\n2*<\/td>\n\n

\u25a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hariri Building Garage (M)<\/a><\/th>\nP1 level of garage on left near west elevators<\/td>\n2*<\/td>\n\n

\u25a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

610 Albany St. Garage (BUMC)<\/a><\/th>\nGround Level, special access required<\/a><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n\n

\u25a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

710 Albany St. Garage (BUMC)<\/a><\/th>\n1st Level<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*only visible to those who have connected to Boston University<\/a> on the Chargepoint app.
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Please familiarize yourself with Boston University’s Electric Vehicle charging policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lot location details<\/h3>
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Agganis Arena Lot\/Garage (A)<\/h3>\r\n
925 Commonwealth Avenue<\/address>\r\n

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Height Clearance:<\/strong> 6 ft. 6 in.<\/p>\r\n

Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Carpool, Student Commuter, Student Flex, Student Evening Commuter, BUMC Reciprocal<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 4 spaces<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n View Map<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Langsam Garage (B)<\/h3>\r\n
142 Gardner Street<\/address>\r\n

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Height Clearance:<\/strong> 8 ft. 2 in.<\/p>\r\n

Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Carpool, Student Commuter, Student Flex, Student Evening Commuter, Student Resident Overnight \u2013 Langsam, BUMC Reciprocal<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 4 spaces<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n View Map<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Essex Street Garage & Lot (F)<\/h3>\r\n
148 Essex Street Brookline, MA<\/address>\r\n

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Height Clearance:<\/strong> Lot<\/strong>: 8 ft. 2 in. Garage<\/strong>: 6 ft. 8 in.<\/p>\r\n

Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Carpool, Student Commuter (after 3pm), Student Flex (after 3pm), Student Evening Commuter, BUMC Reciprocal<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 2 spaces<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n View Map<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Warren Towers Garage (K)<\/h3>\r\n
700 Commonwealth Avenue (enter on Hinsdale Mall)<\/address>\r\n

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Height Clearance:<\/strong> 6 ft. 2 in.<\/p>\r\n

Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Carpool, Student Commuter (after 3pm), Student Flex (after 3pm), Student Evening Commuter, BUMC Reciprocal<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 2 spaces<\/p>\r\n <\/div><\/s>\r\nCLOSED FOR SUMMER 2026<\/strong>\r\n

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575 Commonwealth Ave Lot (L)<\/h3>\r\n
575 Commonwealth Avenue<\/address>\r\n

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Height Clearance:<\/strong> 8 ft. 6 in.<\/p>\r\n

Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Student Commuter (after 3 pm), Student Evening Commuter, Motorcycle<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 2 spaces<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n View Map<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Rafik B. Hariri Building Garage (M)<\/h3>\r\n
595 Commonwealth Avenue<\/address>\r\n

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Height Clearance:<\/strong> 6 ft. 8 in.<\/p>\r\n

Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Carpool, Student Commuter (after 3 pm), Student Flex (after 3 pm), Student Evening Commuter<\/p>\r\n

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730\/750 Commonwealth Ave Garage (Q)<\/h3>\r\n
730 Commonwealth Avenue<\/address>\r\n

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Permits accepted:<\/strong> Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter, Evening Faculty, Student Commuter (after 3 pm), Student Evening Commuter, Motorcycle<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 2 spaces<\/p>\r\n

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610 Albany Street Garage<\/h3>\r\n
610 Albany Street<\/address>\r\n

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Permits accepted:<\/strong> 610 Albany Street Garage Permit<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 14 spaces<\/p><\/p>\r\n

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710 Albany Street Garage<\/h3>\r\n
710 Albany Street<\/address>\r\n

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Permits accepted:<\/strong> 710 Albany Street Garage Permit<\/p>\r\n

Also allows CRC Employee Commuter, Employee Flex, Employee Off-Peak Commuter no more than three times per week<\/p>\r\n

EV charging available:<\/strong> 8 spaces<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n View Map<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Before you attempt to charge your vehicle<\/h3>
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  1. Register<\/a> for a ChargePoint account<\/a> and provide your credit card details<\/li>\n
  2. Download the ChargePoint app<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Connect to “Boston University” on the Chargepoint app<\/a> (BU community members only)<\/li>\n
  4. Join the BU Electric Vehicle (EV) Users group<\/a> on Microsoft Teams (BU community members only)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Charging instructions and rates<\/h3>
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    1. After pulling into a space designated for electric vehicle charging,\n