The Bay Area Charge Ahead Project 2 installed 38 dual-port electric vehicle charging stations with 76 Level 2 ports in eleven cities at 25 separate sites located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sites were located in the cities of Benicia, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Napa, Novato, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Richmond, San Leandro, Yountville.
The purpose of project was to improve the availability of electric vehicle charging in publicly accessible locations -- thereby promoting the use of plug-in electric vehicles. The project investigated the effect of assessing fees to electric vehicle drivers for use of the charging stations as well as various fee structures. The project also tracked the process and cost of purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging stations.
Site Hosts were predominantly comprised of local government agencies (36 sites), with one privately owned but publicly accessible site. Hosts were selected for the project based on strategic location and ability to commit to ongoing operation of the stations when the project is complete.
