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San Francisco to expande its vehicle solar charging stations
California, and the city of San Francisco, have often led from the front with alternative energy options. And they now have a new program that underlines this forward-looking reputation.
The Department of Motor Vehicles has already created a network of solar power charging areas for electric cars, and from 2018 is expanding this with a further 25,000 stations.
With the support from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a utility company supplying California with natural gas and electricity, it aims to build these charging stations in northern and central California.
The stations will supply an extra 25 miles of range with a 1-hour charge and some select stations will have fast chargers that can fully recharge an electric car battery in 30 minutes, just in time for a quick lunch break.
Following this lead, the San Francisco Department of the Environment has launched a ‘Driving on Sunshine’ campaign to instal more solar charging stations around San Francisco.
The stations will be powered by clean energy sources, are portable, and are not connected to the grid.
San Francisco’s mayor said, “This innovative program allows the City of San Francisco to demonstrate that electric vehicles can charge from 100% renewable sources, with no impact to the electric grid and with absolutely zero emissions.”
