Ironwood gets a Chargepoint EV charging station.

IRONWOOD – A new feature just installed this week at the Downtown City Square will help bridge the distance that electric vehicle drivers have to travel between charges in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin.   A Chargepoint electric vehicle or an (EV) charging station on the city square’s south parking lot along West McLeod Avenue has two pay charging outlets that can fully charge a vehicle in around two hours.  Travelers who have an account with Chargepoint will be aware of the Ironwood location via the app which shows all station locations on a map.   To use the charger the driver downloads the chargepoint app to create an account and is notified of nearby charging locations. The driver holds his or her phone next to the charging station screen to activate the card reader and make the transaction.  Until now, there was no public charging station in the area. The Chargepoint map lists the nearest locations as Houghton and L’Anse in the U.P. , and Three Lakes, Rhinelander and Superior on in northern Wisconsin.