Chargers near the U.S./Mexicoborder speed up charging for trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large vehicles.
SAN DIEGO,March 27, 2023/PRNewswire/ -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric, along with local and state officials, unveiled four public, direct current (DC) fast chargers at a busy truck stop just north of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry – the first of its kind to open at a truck stop inCaliforniato serve medium and heavy-duty vehicles. While these chargers are designed to provide high power charging for trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large vehicles, they can also be used to charge passenger cars.
Installed at Truck Net LLC, 8490 Avenida de laFuente, near the U.S./Mexicoborder, the 250-kilowatt (kW) chargers can provide up to 250 miles per hour of charging for a passenger car. They can charge a typical medium-duty box truck from 20%-80% in about an hour and fully charge from empty to 100% in about two hours.
The Otay Mesa Port of Entry is thebusiest commercial border crossinginCalifornia, processing nearly one million commercial trucks and five million privately owned vehicles each year. Idling vehicles waiting to cross the border is a key contributor to air pollution in theSan Diegoregion.
"Reducing air pollution and tailpipe emissions are top priorities for our region andCaliforniaespecially in equity priority communities, and SDG&E is committed to building the infrastructure needed to enable businesses and residents to adopt electric vehicles and other clean technologies," said SDG&E CEOCaroline Winn."We all share the goal of building a cleaner, more sustainable and healthier future."
Winn was joined by several dignitaries at the event, including California Energy Commissioner (CEC) Patty Monahan;San Diego CountyBoard of Supervisors ChairNora Vargas, who serves on the California Air Resources Board and the County Air Pollution Control District board, in addition to being chair of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board.
"Air pollution doesn't recognize national boundaries, and to accommodate the transition to zero-emission trucks on both sides of the border, it's critically important that we rapidly scale up the charging network," said Commissioner Monahan. "The California Energy Commission is helping fund this project and others across the state to build a better and more equitable charging infrastructure system for both cars and trucks."
The chargers are funded by a$200,000grant through the CEC'sClean Transportation Program.Now in its 14th year, the program has been an essential part in makingCaliforniaa leader in zero-emission transportation, providing more than$1 billionto alternative fuel and vehicle technology projects that deliver health, environmental, and economic benefits to communities. Funding for the program is scheduled to phase out at the end of the year.
SDG&E built the underlying infrastructure tying the chargers to the grid, as part of itsPower Your Drive for Fleets program.The program connects fleet operators with resources and financial incentives to easily and cost-effectively design and install charging infrastructure for medium and heavy-duty fleets.
Chair Vargas, who representsOtay Mesa谁是主要的环境法律的冠军tice and equity, emphasized the importance of reducing emissions in border communities and communities of color that have historically been overburdened by pollution due their proximity to high traffic corridors.
"As afronterizaand someone who has experienced first-hand the air pollution associated with long lines of idling vehicles waiting to cross the border, I am thrilled to see the electric vehicle chargers installed at this truck stop," said SupervisorNora Vargas, chair of theSan Diego CountyBoard of Supervisors. "This is a true community infrastructure solution that proves that through public-private partnerships, we can improve poor air quality for families and children and promote economic prosperity for the binational region."
The project helps support Gov.Gavin Newsom'sexecutive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and medium and heavy-duty vehicles (class2b-8) to be zero-emission by 2045 where feasible. According to theCEC, nearly a million battery-electric cars have been sold inCaliforniaand nearly 2,000 zero-emission trucks and buses are on the road today. The state also has more than 80,000 public and shared private EV chargers. The vast majority, about 90%, areLevel 2 chargers, which provide 14-35 miles of range per hour of charging. The remaining 10% are DC fast chargers.
SDG&E is an innovativeSan Diego-based energy company that provides clean, safe and reliable energy to better the lives of the people it serves inSan Diegoand southernOrangecounties. The company is committed to creating a sustainable future by providing its electricity from renewable sources; modernizing natural gas pipelines; accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles; supporting numerous non-profit partners; and, investing in innovative technologies to ensure the reliable operation of the region's infrastructure for generations to come. SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE:SRE). For more information, visitSDGEnews.comor connect with SDG&E on Twitter(@SDGE), Instagram (@SDGE) andFacebook.
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