SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco has been awarded $15 million from the U.S. Division of Transportation to put in extra publicly accessible electrical automobile charging stations, Mayor Daniel Lurie introduced Tuesday. Funds from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program will likely be used so as to add 300 chargers throughout the town.
The venture goals to put in 30 DC quick chargers (Stage 3) and 270 Stage 2 chargers within the metropolis. The quick chargers can cost a automobile in lower than an hour, whereas Stage 2 chargers can cost a automobile in two to 6 hours, in line with the mayor’s workplace.
Neighborhoods talked about by identify in a information launch from the mayor’s workplace to achieve chargers embrace Civic Middle, Western Addition, Chinatown, Mission, Treasure Island, Bayview Hunters Level, Richmond and Sundown.
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Many Stage 2 charger installations will enable for future growth as wanted, metropolis officers stated, “which could include charging for EVs, e-bikes, e-scooters, and other e-micromobility residents commonly used to navigate our hilly city.”
The added installations will develop the whole variety of EV charging ports in San Francisco by 30 p.c, in line with the mayor’s workplace.
The San Francisco Atmosphere Division developed the profitable proposal in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Company, the Port of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Public Utilities Fee.
“I am proud of the efforts our departments are making together to bring critical funds into the city,” Mayor Lurie stated in a press release. “These are the kinds of proactive collaborations the city will continue to undertake to provide efficient and effective transportation, leverage infrastructure projects to boost economic growth, and keep the city on track to meet our robust climate goals.”