By June 2013, UC San Diego is set to have the largest, most diversified portfolio of electric vehicle charging stations at any university in the world. The campus has received funding from the State of California and the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 56 stations.
San Francisco-based ECOtality will provide 25 electric vehicle charging stations and RWE, the second-largest utility company in Germany, will provide another 31 stations. Three of those units will feature DC fast chargers, which allow users to fully charge a battery in just 30 minutes, rather than the typical eight hours.
The first two operational public charging stations on UC San Diego’s main campus were unveiled in September at the new Structural and Materials Engineering building at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Five additional public charging stations are set to be up and running within a couple of weeks. Three are located at the Pangea Parking Structure and two at the East Campus Parking Structure.
“This is a great opportunity for the UC San Diego community to build upon our efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the campus,” said Gary C. Matthews, UC San Diego’s vice chancellor for Resource Management and Planning. “More than half of UC San Diego’s commuters use an alternative form of transportation, contributing to the campus’s dedication to make sustainability a top priority in academics, research and campus-operations.”
More operational stations are available for the public beyond the main UC San Diego campus. The Bachman Parking Structure at Hillcrest is equipped with three stations. The Nimitz Marine Facility at Point Loma, the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center in Scripps Ranch and the Elliot Field research station each have one station.
