San Diego Will Go Off-Grid to Add More EV Charging Stations
The city is partnering with Beam Global to deploy solar-powered chargers that require minimal installation.
Beam Global’s EV ARC 2020 unit charges up employee vehicles at Beam Global headquarters in San Diego.
Source: Beam Global
Developing electric-vehicle charging stations can take months, even years, to complete, beguiling governments keen to slash transportation emissions. But a California-based company says it can cut the installation time down to as little as four minutes. The key: the stations will be off-grid.
Clean-mobility company Beam Global has agreed to a deal with the city of San Diego to install and operate at least 50 solar-powered charging stations. The project will come at no expense to the city, nor to the drivers that will use the stations to fill up, said Beam Chief Executive Officer Desmond Wheatley.