Contact: Andrea Clark Marke
eting Specialistt, DNCU aclark@
@dncu.org or (505) 455‐5117 Del Norte Crediit Union Partn
ners with Garcia Nissan to
o Offer Free EElectric Vehiccle Charging Northern New
w Mexico Stations in N
SANTA
A FE, New Me
exico, March 5, 2013—Del Norte Creditt Union, northern New Meexico’s home
etown financial co‐op, rece
ently unveiled
d two free eleectric vehicle (EV) chargingg stations adjace
ent to two DN
NCU branches—one at the
e DeVargas brranch in Santta Fe and the other at the Los Alamos branch
h. This collabo
oration with G
Garcia Nissann exemplifies how DNCU su
upports ncial institutio
on sustaiinability and tthe communiity in northern New Mexicco. DNCU is the only finan
in New
w Mexico to o
offer quick‐ch
harging EV staations, and thhe only EV staation available in the Los Alamo
os region. DNCU
U was pleased
d to provide the space for Nissan Garciaa to create the charging stations. Accorrding to Chuck Valenti, Dell Norte Creditt Union Presiddent/CEO, “A
As a company and as individuals, DNCU and its emplo
oyees/members are dediccated to prom
moting clean eenergy nologies. We aare delighted to offer electric vehicle d rivers a conveenience that also helps techn
preserve the beautty of northern New Mexico.” "The Nissan LEAF, an actual (and realisticallyy priced) electtric car, is finaally here. Wee are glad to be part of this gree
en and forward‐thinking m
movement,” ssays Yvette Ro
oybal, Garcia Nissan General Manager. To charge an EV att DNCU, drive
ers simply pull into a designnated parkingg spot and staart charging.
e is no time lim
mit and the se
ervice is availlable 24/7. Thhis user‐friend
dly process iss a boon to There
driverrs, who often need to utilize card techn
nology at otheer stations to
o access the charge. DNCU
U charging stations ssites are free to the public,, and have noo future planss to become ffee based. The “Leve
el One” stations can charge
e small electric vehicles, suuch as motorccycles, within
n three hours and laarger vehicless such as the Nissan LEAF ccan be toppedd off. “Whe
en Garcia Nisssan approached us with this project, wee immediately saw the value of such a comm
munity resourrce. It also aliggns perfectly with our com
mpany policy tto offer finan
ncing for electrric vehicles,” aadds Valenti. About Del Norte C
Credit Union Chartered in 1954 as Los Alamo
os Scientific Laab Credit Uniion, Del Nortee Credit Union is dedicated
d mbers achieve
e their financial goals by beeing a trusted
d source of un
nbiased to hellping its mem
financcial advice. To
oday DNCU se
erves 14 coun
nties in north ern New Mexxico and more than 46,000
0 memb
bers. About Nissan LEAFF Nissan LEAF w
was the first m
mass produced
d EV winning the European, World and Japanese carr The N
of the year 2011. More than 50,000 units have been sold globally since its introduction in December 2010, making Nissan LEAF the world's most selling electric vehicle.