As gas prices rise, towns add electric car charging stations


              Joseph Fiordaliso, president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, left, and Asbury Park Mayor John Moor speak in front of a new electric vehicle charging station that had not yet been activated in Asbury Park N.J.wld on March 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
            
              Kelly Mooij, an official with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, opens the charging port of an electric vehicle on March 21, 2022, in Asbury Park, N.J. A nearby charging station was not yet operational. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
            
              An electric vehicle charging station is pictured on March 21, 2022, in Asbury Park, N.J. Communities across the U.S. are adding such stations in an effort that began well before gasoline prices surged this year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
            An electric vehicle charging station is pictured on March 21, 2022, in Asbury Park, N.J. Communities across the U.S. are adding such stations in an effort that began well before gasoline prices surged this year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) An electric vehicle charging station is pictured on March 21, 2022,  in Asbury Park, N.J. Communities across the U.S. are adding such stations in an effort that began well before gasoline prices surged this year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)