Element Hotels To Have ChargePoint Stations By Close Of 2009

Lots of companies pay lip service to "going green", but Element Hotels is putting its money where its mouth is. The Element chain is a 2008 addition to Starwood's sprawling family of hotels and resorts, offering customers a "no-compromise, eco-chic experience". Part of that experience will soon be ChargePoint charging stations for plug-in hybrids and EVs, which will be installed at every Element Hotel -- all six of them -- by the end of 2009. Hey, it's a small gesture, and it's eminently snarkable, but it's probably more than most of the other bandwagon-jumpers have done. [BusinessWire]