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The location at Edison Properties parking facility on 9th Avenue in Manhattan is part of Coulomb Technologies' "ChargePoint America Program."

The program received federal stimulus money and is set to install more than 100 stations throughout the city, and even more across the nation.

"We wanted to build infrastructure here so that New York welcomes the electric vehicle transformation in the United States. Helps us get off of oil, helps us clean the air, helps us avoid problems like we see in the Gulf today," said Coulomb Technologies CEO Richard Lowenthal.

Coulomb is working with Ford, Chevy and the maker of the "Smart" car, which all plan to introduce new electric vehicles in the coming months.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the chargers will boost the city's use of hybrid and alternative-fueled cars.

"Some of these chargers will be given to car dealerships to distribute to customers, others will be installed in garages operated by city government for our own use, and still others will be located in commercial lots and garages where many New Yorkers park during the day and overnight," said the mayor.

Bloomberg says the stations will also help meet the goals of PlaNYC, the city's long-term effort to reduce transportation emissions.

Re-charging at the station will initially be free for parking lot customers.

Long-term pricing is yet to be determined, but will be up to the property owner.

The estimated recharging time for a fully depleted battery is four to five hours.