The Bay Area EV Corridor Project: A Project of the Association of Bay Area Governments in Partnership with EV Communities Alliance

The Project successfully installed 340 charge points: 138 Level 1, 198 Level 2, and four Fast Charge points.

Level 1 chargers utilize 110 volt current and can accommodate both current generation and legacy Electric Vehicles such as the first generation Toyota RAV Electric Vehicle, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, and e-bikes. Level 2 chargers utilize the SAE J1772 standard charging device and can recharge a Nissan Leaf from nearly empty to full capacity in approximately four hours (at 6.6 kilowatts). Fast Chargers operate at 480 volts and can recharge a Leaf from empty to 80 percent capacity in approximately 30 minutes (at 50 kilowatts), utilizing the Japanese CHAdeMO interconnection standard.

An initial plan to deploy 18 Fast Chargers was modified due to the failure of the contracted EV Service Provider mid-way through the project. The Association of Bay Area Governments issued a new Request for Proposals for Fast Chargers and Level 2 chargers serving multi-unit residential properties.

The Association of Bay Area Governments then contracted with the City of Benicia to install a battery-backed, solar-integrated Fast Charger; with PowerTree, Inc. to install Level 2 chargers in ten large multi-unit properties in San Francisco with integrated energy storage and solar; and with ECOtality to install Fast Chargers and Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district.