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Rip these stupid things out and then take the time to come up with a really good plan. It is not something that can be fully thought out in a matter of months. These charging stations are already like Blackberries in an iPhone world. Terrible decision in the first place and please don’t make another hasty, terrible decision like the Red Line. All that Blue Indy and the Red Line have done is shut down businesses next to or near their stations, spots and route because of terrible planning. And we need to take into account EVERYONE, not just a few latte-drinking kids living in their parents’ basements.
Such a waste of money. People are not riding the Redline…BlueIndy massive faiilure….yet we are having electric vehicles forced on us. Please detail how BlueIndy spent $5.4 million a year with less then $400,000 in revenue. Giant boondoggle
I see the armchair quarterbacks are in full force.
We gave the whole “sharing economy” electric vehicle thing a try. A nearly 5-year test. The demand is not there. Shared Electric Vehicles are not the answer. Now we know. This is a sunk cost. Money has been burned through and we will never ever get it back. We DO NOT need to continue to propagate the failure. Remove the Blue Indy chargers and kiosks so that they don’t fall into disrepair.
To me there’s a simple reason for the “lack of demand”. There was no place to GO with BlueIndy. Neighborhoods and apartment complexes are well covered with stations. You can jump in a car and go….where?
I had a membership when BlueIndy first started and kept waiting for the destinations. Where were the stations at Glendale, Castleton or Keystone at the Crossing? A large grocery store?
The article says one of the most popular destinations is the airport. Well, that’s a destination.
We became a one car family by choice and use the various city transportation options to fill in the gaps a second car would cover. We would have used BlueIndy often if it would have been useful.
I hope the stations find a second life, but Indy, please consider that transportation is from A to B, not just a whole lot A.
Agreed. I still am a member of Blue Indy today and knew the lack of stations outside of downtown would be its downfall. For me to utilize the BlueIndy cars, I would have to take an Uber from my house up North to the station in Broad Ripple. If Blue Indy would of had one Station up North, I would have driven to the Station and then taken the Blue Indy downtown. This would have cost about $6.50 instead of the $35 Uber ride all the way downtown. I also would of had one massive station downtown (like they did at the airport) allowing people to take the cars to the outskirts (or beyond) of Marion County. I agree that the City in no way should manage/ or run another Blue Indy concept. If it is to work, you need a company to think outside the box.
Amen to Chris B
IPL didn’t spend $3M. Think about it: the deal was for 200 stations and only 92 got built… of course they wouldn’t have spent the full initial projection.
Some quick googling finds several IPL regulatory filings with IURC related to Blue Indy. Their 2018 annual report for the Blue Indy program indicates “As of November 30, 2018, BlueIndy has deployed 92 electric car sharing charging stations…. The line extension costs incurred as of the most recent reporting cycle (November 30, 2018) approximates $1,135,000 and is below the IURC approved amount.”
So not only did IPL not spend anything close $3M, they never would have even at full build out. At $1,135,000 for 92, they would have spent about $2.5M building 200.
Further, IPL got a rate increase on the basis of this projected expenditure. Does that now get revisited?
It might get re visited BUT …..Your dreaming if you think IPL will give back any of that increase.