The objective of this Agreement was to install workplace charging stations and to accommodate future charging infrastructure demand at existing state facilities.
Before this electric vehicle charging station project began, Caltrans already launched the process of replacing its older light-duty fleet vehicles with electric vehicle to meet the Executive Order B-16-12. At that time, Caltrans owned a small number of battery electric and plug-in hybrids. Although, with a limited number of charging stations, Caltrans managed to use the combination of level 1, level 2 and publicly available chargers to charge its electric vehicle fleet.
Faced with many challenges, Caltrans achieved the goals of this agreement by providing charging stations at all 22 required locations. Of those 22 locations, Caltrans deployed 10 units of the mobile Electric Vehicle Autonomous Renewable Charger solar charging stations.
The mobile Electric Vehicle Autonomous Renewable Charger solar charging station is 100 percent renewable energy. In addition, a benefit of its use is that there is no need to dig trenches and provide electrical power lines. Once the solar charging station is delivered to the site it's ready to use.
