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Another EV Charging Hub Running On Renewable Energy Launches In California
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Jake Richardson
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It was just several days ago that I wrote an article about Tesla launching a huge EV charging hub that runs on solar power. Today I found another one. Though, it actually launched a little before the Tesla one. It’s a new hub with 18 fast chargers for fleet vehicles. The press release from Terawatt Infrastructure says the source of electricity is renewables. “Solar canopies and 100% renewable energy powering every session.”
The location is Rialto, California, about 56 miles east of Los Angeles. The new fleet charging hub provides:- 18 pull-through 350kW DC fast-charging stalls
- 55 bobtail parking stalls for overnight parking, shift changes, and logistics needs
- Driver lounge building featuring Wi-Fi, climate control, and restrooms
- License plate recognition for seamless entry
- Solar canopies and 100% renewable energy powering every session
- 24/7 security with 360-degree cameras and gated access to protect vehicles, cargo, and drivers.
For people who might think this new site is just a one-off, Terawatt opened a similarly sized hub in April. “The private site, shared among multiple fleets, will house a total of 20 pull-through and bobtail DC fast charging stalls and boast a capacity of 7MW — enabling charging for up to 125 trucks per day.”
But let’s get back to the Rialto hub. “The Rialto site brings Terawatt’s vision of a connected, electrified network to life. It provides fast, reliable, and high-speed pull-through charging along an electric lane that runs from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles through Vernon and Commerce, culminating in Rialto. Our network enables companies to reduce emissions and run a variety of routes across a number of vehicle classes with the confidence of a dependable charging solution. EV fleets can now travel further, more cleanly, without slowing down their operations,” said Neha Palmer, CEO and co-founder of Terawatt.
Solar power canopies generate electricity and don’t require vast amounts of land. They also provide shade and protection from precipitation.
There has been much good news about new EV charger installations lately, despite the loss of the federal EV incentives and a Trump administration that is anti-EV.
Using fully electric medium- and-heavy-duty freight trucks reduces harmful air pollution because they don’t burn diesel fuel or gasoline. There are some environmental benefits as well.
Installing new EV chargers means jobs, and good ones. Here are some key stats for context:- In the five-county region of Southern California, 119,200 workers are employed in the EV industry, which is 43.4 percent of all statewide jobs (275,600) in the EV industry.
- In California, the EV industry pays an average annual wage of $91,300, well above the average annual wage across all industries of $68,500.
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