Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Southern California Edison Plans $760M Investment In EV Infrastructure

Southern California Edison, Southern California's biggest electric utility, said on Tuesday that it is launching a new, $760M effort to expand the region's electric vehicle infrastructure. According to SCE, it has proposed a new, $760M "Charge Ready 2" program, which will go to help boost the number of electric cars on the state's highways. SCE says it hpoes that investment will support the installation of 48,000 more electric charging ports across its service area, with the $760M program to continue over four years. SCE says its efforts are part of its goal to get 7 million electric cars on California highways by 2030, in order to help the state reduce air pollution and harmful greenhouse gas emissions. SCE says its program will increase the availability of EV charging stations where people park their cars for extended periods of time, like workplaces, campuses, recreational areas and multi-unit dwellings. The news of the program comes as experts say instances of torrential flash flooding are getting worse due to increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.