Internet-giant Google has just adopted the largest workplace charging installation for electric vehicles in the U.S. with the completion of 70 “ChargePoint” stations at its Mountain View, California headquarters.

The new charging infrastructure will support both employee-owned EVs and “GFleet” plug-in vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF. And there are 250 more charging stations on the way, with the goal of making Google’s HQ parking facilities 5% EV-ready.

Rolf Schreiber is the technical program manager of Google’s Electric Transportation program, and had this to say about the new setup:

“By investing in new, green transportation technologies, Google is making a significant contribution to reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions. Our EVs and charging stations are part of our broader green transportation system that includes biodiesel shuttles that Googlers use to commute to work instead of driving their own cars. But we’re only one company among many, so we hope our green transportation initiatives serve as a model for other companies to incorporate sustainability programs into their own workplaces.”

Apparently, Google calls its workers “Googlers”. Because they’re all like hip and stuff. Coulomb Technologies was responsible for installing the charging stations; company Executive VP Bret Sewell had this to say of the project:

“Google continues to drive innovation and leadership in the workplace. The results of their clean transportation efforts are remarkable, taking the equivalent of over 2000 cars off the road every day. We are proud that the ChargePoint Network plays a key role in this success by providing Google a complete electric vehicle charging solution.”

As mentioned by Mr. Schreiber, the company also operates a fleet of biodiesel-fuelled shuttle busses that use solar powered air conditioning (a la the current gen Prius i-Tech) which have cut emissions by as much as 80%. This would effectively make their self-driving robotic army unstoppable in the coming slaughter of humankind. We also have a smug video that’ll make all of you non-Google pleb workers even more disillusioned that you already are.

By Tristan Hankins

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