SDG&E's electric car push
San Diego Gas & Electric has launched a $52.5 million pilot program that within three years will install 3,500 charging stations at 350 locations and promises to include every community that SDG&E serves.
The "Power Your Drive" project is aimed at boosting electric vehicle ownership and comes with a $45 million price tag to install the stations that SDG&E will own and maintain.
There's also a $7.5 million education program that will include electric vehicle, or EV, test drives for the utility's customers, with an emphasis to include ratepayers in low-income areas.
"We want to make sure installations are available to everyone, not just the wealthy," SDG&E CEO Jeff Martin said at a Monday morning news conference.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/16/sdge-charging-stations/
Very interesting development. SDG&E is building the supporting infrastructure to prepare for a future where electric cars are mainstream.