EVWire brief: San Francisco has obtained a $5 million California Energy Commission grant, matched by $2.8 million from the city, to install 403 level two EV charging ports across 36 city-owned facilities, enabling charging for 800 additional light-duty EVs, or 40% of the cityโs non-public safety fleet. All new non-public safety light-duty vehicles that SF purchases are now bought only as zero-emission.
Details:
The chargers will serve 15 city departments, supporting San Franciscoโs goal of an all-electric, net-zero emission city by 2040.
Currently, 8% of the cityโs non-public safety light-duty fleet is zero-emission, either electric or hydrogen.
The City Administratorโs Office will design plans, purchase, and install the chargers at municipal facilities.
The city recently opened a 24/7 public EV charging site in Bayview-Hunters Point and supports local clean energy firms like Itโs Electric, Redwood Materials, and Intersect Power.
Last year, fleet management worked to establish the first-ever citywide term contract for zero-emission vehiclesโand all new non-public safety light-duty vehicles that San Francisco purchases will now be zero-emission.
Recently, fleet management won a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to work with a specialized consulting firm to create a roadmap to a zero-emission light-duty fleet. The work on the roadmap begins this summer and is slated to be completed by spring 2027.
For a fun throwback, here is the 2019 version of Proposed Electric Vehicle Roadmap for San Francisco, from The Mayorโs Electric Vehicle Working Group (EVWG), Electric Mobility Subcommittee (54-page pdf).
Quotes:
โWe all need to do our part to support the environmentโand the city is leading the way. This grant will allow us to increase the share of zero-emission city vehicles from 8% to nearly half of our fleetโthatโs real momentum. Whether you drive, walk, bike, or take the bus, our city is moving toward cleaner transportation.โ
โSan Francisco has led the way tackling climate change, from sea level rise planning to green building standards to setting ambitious goals for a zero-emission fleet. Unfortunately, until now, we havenโt had the infrastructure needed to charge electric cars at scale. With this grant and our fleet assessment, we now have the knowledge and ability to install over 400 chargers across the city to power city vehicles.โ
Source: San Francisco gov
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