KALAMAZOO — Kalamazoo officials this morning unveiled a charging station for electric vehicles.

The station, in a city parking ramp on Portage Street beside the Rave Cityplace 14 movie theater, will be free for the next 30 days.

After that, users will have to pay a fee, which has yet to be determined, officials said.

The 240-volt station, which can charge an electric car in about four hours, is the first in downtown Kalamazoo and the second in the city of Kalamazoo.

Last month,

at its Business Technology and Research Park.

Daniel Doehrman, executive director of the Kalamazoo-based nonprofit

, said he hopes to continue working with the city of Kalamazoo and Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. to install more stations around the city.

Green Earth Michigan coordinated the installation, which was paid for by DKI. The equipment was donated through the

and DKI paid about $3,000 to hook up the station.