% Why is this a big deal? For a state (CA) which has been the example of promoting EV use for others to follow, for years its distribution of its public EVSE contiguously (so you can get from A to B) across the state has been dismal. Anyone looking at plugshare.com can see there too many EVSE too close together in one place, with large EVSE gaps/voids inbetween. %
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2016/05/06/highway-gets-charging-stations/84008812/ Highway 99 gets charging stations May 5, 2016 John Lindt [image http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2016/05/06/Visalia/B9322058154Z.1_20160506000547_000_GTFE9N2MA.1-0.jpg (Photo: Submitted) ] Electric car charging stations are in the works along both Highway 99 and Interstate 5, including the south Valley by the end of next year. The California Energy Commission has approved nearly $9 million in grants for the installation of fast chargers along major state freeways and highways to allow electric vehicle drivers to travel from San Diego to the Oregon border without worrying about running out of energy. In the Valley, EV Connect was funded along Highway 99 from Wheeler Ridge north. Another firm, Charge Point, has been selected to build along Interstate 5. Along Hwy. 99, the preliminary plan calls for charging stations in Selma at the Home Depot, in Visalia at Staples at Caldwell Avenue and Mooney Boulevard, in Delano at Home Depot and two sites in Bakersfield at the Flying J and a nearby hotel. Along Interstate 5, stations are funded at the Grapevine, at the Buttonwillow exit, at Harris Ranch and Highway198, Santa Nella and Lathrop. Statewide, the stations will offer fast chargers at 41 sites along major routes on Interstate 5, Highway 99 and Highway 101. Fast chargers allow vehicles to fully charge in 20 to 30 minutes. Additionally, 40 sites will have one Level 2 charger, which charges electric vehicles in about four to six hours. Plug-in hybrids and electric cars, such as Tesla and Leaf models, can use the public chargers with an adapter. California has a a fleet of about 200,000 electric vehicles sold since 2011. State officials hope continued incentives to buy electric cars, longer life batteries and the construction of more charging stations will convince more consumers to buy these clean-air vehicles. The state gives permission for single-occupant vehicles with a Clean Air Vehicle Sticker to use carpool lanes, as well as rebates of up to $5,000 for new zero emission or plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles. The trend of electric vehicles getting bigger batteries and thus longer ranges continues with the recent announcement that the 2017 BMW i3 will come with a 33-kWh battery good for 114 miles of driving. [© visaliatimesdelta.com] ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California Southern California, often abbreviated to SoCal, is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's southernmost 10 counties ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-SoCal-Hwy99-gets-public-EVSE-more-in-the-works-for-Interstate-5-tp4681950.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
