The big deal about this is that CalTrans allowed these to go into rest stops. Quite an accomplishment.
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Jul 23, 2020, at 6:06 PM, cleanair--- via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Always nice to see more charging infrastructure go live in California. > Danny Ames > > Stations Now Available at State Highway Rest Areas on the Central Coast Date: > July 3, 2020 District 5 – Central Coast > > Additional Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now Available at State Highway > Rest Areas on the Central Coast. > > MONTEREY/SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY – A solar-powered direct current > fast-charging electric vehicle charging station has been installed at the > Shandon Rest Area near Highway 46 East in San Luis Obispo County, in addition > to two stations that were activated last fall at the US 101 Camp Roberts Rest > Area in southern Monterey County. > > > > “With more than 650,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road in California, the > installation of these stations at strategic locations along the state highway > system will allow the public to travel with greater ease, convenience and > zero tail-pipe emissions,” said Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin. > > > > These locations were selected to encourage longer travel trips by electric > vehicles in remote rural areas. Charging is free to the public in 30-minute > increments. > > > > The Camp Roberts and Shandon ChargePoint Express 250 charging stations are > powered by the EV ARC™ system which combines sun-tracking solar power > generation with battery storage to provide energy for electric vehicles. It > can charge day or night and during inclement weather. Commonly used cables > and connectors for electric vehicles are available, and Tesla drivers can > also use the stations if they carry an adapter. EV motorists can check > availability of the stations through ChargePoint and Plug Share smartphone > apps. > > > > This EV ARC™ system generates and stores electricity, allowing emergency > responders to use these facilities to obtain emergency power in the event of > an earthquake, wildfire or other disaster. > > > > The Camp Roberts facility was funded by the Monterey Bay Air Resources > District (MBARD) at a cost of $1.4 million which includes long-term system > maintenance. > > > > “MBARD is pleased to partner with Caltrans District 5 on this unique electric > vehicle infrastructure project which makes DC charging available at the Camp > Roberts and Shandon Rest Areas. These strategic locations on US 101 and > Highway 46 East fill a gap in the network of charging stations along these > important corridors. By funding the installation of fast charging stations, > MBARD promotes the adoption of fully electric vehicles,” said MBARD Air > Pollution Control Officer Richard A. Stedman. > > > > The Shandon Rest Area charging station was completed with funding > contributions from the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District > as part of a larger $2 million project executed by the Hoseley Corporation of > San Francisco, California. > > > > For more information on this project and for traffic updates on other > Caltrans projects, travelers may call the District 5 toll free number at > (831) 372-0862 or visit our website. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
