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Clean Power Alliance Celebrates Largest EV Charging Infrastructure Investment in Ventura County

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Saturday, October 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Clean Power Alliance (CPA) joined with Ventura County and City of Moorpark officials to celebrate the largest single electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment in Ventura County history. A total of $4.8 million has been allocated for publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the county. Funding comes through the state's California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP), CPA, and the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD).

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  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Clean Power Alliance (CPA) joined with Ventura County and City of Moorpark officials to celebrate the largest single electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment in Ventura County history.
  • "This expansion of electrical vehicle charging infrastructure in Ventura County sets us on the course to improve public health, sustainability, and access to clean vehicles for all members of the communities we serve," said Ted Bardacke, CEO of Clean Power Alliance.
  • Half of the overall $4.8 million infrastructure investment is dedicated to EV chargers located in low-income and disadvantaged communities - areas that generally have fewer home charging options and where publicly accessible charging infrastructure provides opportunity.
  • "This expansion of electrical vehicle charging infrastructure in Ventura County sets us on the course to improve public health, sustainability, and access to clean vehicles for all members of the communities we serve," said Ted Bardacke, CEO of Clean Power Alliance.

CA'S FIRST PUBLIC, DC FAST CHARGERS FOR ELECTRIC MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AT A TRUCK STOP OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric, along with local and state officials, unveiled four public, direct current (DC) fast chargers at a busy truck stop just north of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry – the first of its kind to open at a truck stop in California to serve medium and heavy-duty vehicles. While these chargers are designed to provide high power charging for trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large vehicles, they can also be used to charge passenger cars.  

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  • SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric, along with local and state officials, unveiled four public, direct current (DC) fast chargers at a busy truck stop just north of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry – the first of its kind to open at a truck stop in California to serve medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
  • While these chargers are designed to provide high power charging for trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large vehicles, they can also be used to charge passenger cars.
  • They can charge a typical medium-duty box truck from 20%-80% in about an hour and fully charge from empty to 100% in about two hours.
  • Idling vehicles waiting to cross the border is a key contributor to air pollution in the San Diego region.