As more and more people buy electric cars to deal with the rising cost of gas, there comes the need to have ways to charge these cars when out and about running errands.

This week the Florida Mall unveiled a new electric-vehicle charging station near its food-court entrance. The station is self-service; just pull up and plug in. It has the capability to “top off” or partially charge a customer’s electric vehicle in a 60 to 120 minute time frame.

According to the mall, charging will be free for an introductory period and then a fee will be assessed for use. But the mall rep didn’t know how long the charger would be free or what the cost would be after.

Anyone know of any other places in Orlando with the charging machines?