{"id":21752,"date":"2025-06-20T23:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-electric-vehicle-charging-station-comes-to-cortez\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:09:16","slug":"new-electric-vehicle-charging-station-comes-to-cortez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-electric-vehicle-charging-station-comes-to-cortez\/","title":{"rendered":"New electric-vehicle charging station comes to Cortez"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dan Daniel, on his way back to Arizona from Oklahoma, charges his Tesla at Cortez\u2019s new EV charging station. Benjamin Rubin\/The Journal<\/span>Benjamin Rubin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Drivers of electric cars now have more juice to hit the road. A new Tesla DC fast-charging station has been brought to Cortez, nestled between Safeway and First Southwest Bank off Main Street.<\/p>\n

A long-haul void of chargers across more than 120 miles\u2014from Durango to Bluff, Utah\u2014now has a new supply of power, said Sally Chafee, acting director of CDOT.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this new bank of EV chargers, visitors headed to Mesa Verde or the Four Corners or driving the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway will know they can quickly recharge their electric vehicles and explore some of Colorado\u2019s most beautiful landscapes without range anxiety,\u201d Chafee said.<\/p>\n

The new station is now the fourth in Cortez. The Colorado Welcome Center, the Montezuma County Annex and the Keese Motor Company Ford dealer all have their own. But each of these other stations have only one port. The Tesla station is the most comprehensive of the four, with eight sleek, white dual-port chargers, each of which can be used for NACS and CCS charging connections.<\/p>\n\n

Dan Daniel was charging up at the new station this morning with his Tesla Model Y. He was on his way back home to Arizona, returning from a road trip to visit his father in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a real hole in terms of charging,\u201d Daniel said. \u201cThere\u2019s certain areas of the country where there\u2019s not a lot of civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel called the new charging station \u201can oasis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both the Colorado Energy Office and Colorado Department of Transportation provided funding to build the station. According to<\/a> the U.S. Department of Transportation, DC fast-charging stations can reach 80% charge in 20 minutes to an hour.<\/p>\n

The station is part of a larger effort to power electric vehicles statewide. Cortez\u2019s new station is the sixth site funded with the support of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Colorado expects 12 more to arrive through 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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