San Francisco announced a new effort Tuesdsay with a goal of building 5,000 new EV charging station in the city by 2030 to meet projected demand.
At a news conference in front of City Hall, District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman laid out the vision."The ultimate goal is, by next year, to see EV pilot charging stations showing up on curbs in SF," Mandelman said.Tyrone Jue, Director of the SF Environmental Department is part of the effort, joiningTwelve years ago, the SFPUC installed a curbside EV charger in front of their new building as a pilot project for the future.
Some residents have concerns thought about the program."The first thing that comes to mind is parking ramifications, like limited parking and the impact that would have on availability," Bill Hunt of San Francisco said. "The second thing would be the cables themselves and would that get in the way of pedestrians.
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