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The Port of San Diego just deployed one of the largest electric forklifts in the US

Baua Electric

Photo: SSA Marine The Port of San Diego has put the first commercially available, large-capacity, electric forklift made in the US into service. Leading the charge at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal is a 55,000-pound capacity Wiggins Yard eBull battery electric forklift. Get started here. –

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90 kW solar-to-EV project in San Diego Zoo completed

Green Car Congress

Smart City San Diego and City of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders unveiled the completed Smart City San Diego Solar-to-EV Project—a 90kW solar photovoltaic canopy that directly charges up to 5 electric vehicles (EVs) in the San Diego Zoo parking lot.

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ZEVs accounted for 18.8% of all new cars sold in California in 2022; 3 counties account for almost half

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With San Diego and Alameda counties for the top 5, the total is 219,257, or 63.4% In addition, California expects to receive $384 million of federal funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program to install charging stations throughout the state. of the total.

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Electrify America completes first of two EV fast-charging East-West cross-country routes; second to be completed by September

Green Car Congress

Electrify America has completed the installation of its first cross-country route, which allows electric vehicle (EV) drivers to travel from coast to coast using the largest open DC fast-charging network in the United States. In 2019 alone, Electrify America opened DC fast-charging stations at an accelerated pace of approximately 1.2

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Electrify America acquiring 30 Envision solar-powered EV charging stations for rural California

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Electrify America is sourcing the chargers from Envision Solar, a San Diego-based sustainable technology company. kilowatt (kW) sun-tracking solar array, 32kWh of on-board battery storage, and two Electrify America Level 2 EV chargers capable of charging speeds up to 6kW. Each standalone station is equipped with a 4.28-kilowatt

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SDG&E seeks approval to build charging infrastructure to support ~3,000 medium/heavy electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Under a proposal submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week, San Diego-based SDG&E is seeking approval to build charging infrastructure to enable about 3,000 medium/heavy-duty vehicles to go electric. One cutting-edge element of the proposal is an electric school bus vehicle-to-grid pilot.

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A California car dealership follows Tesla’s lead by selling solar alongside EVs

Electrek

Capistrano Volkswagen/Mazda , a car dealership in San Juan Capistrano, California, has partnered with San Diego-based solar and battery installation company Stellar Solar to offer EV customers solar, battery storage, and EV connectivity to power their cars with clean energy.

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