Where to Put EV Charging Stations?

Where should public electric vehicle charging stations be located in six counties between Ventura and Santa Cruz?

Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, Association of Monterey Bay Governments, and San Luis Obispo Council of Governments along with Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties have partnered to develop the Central Coast Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy, with the goal to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to fight climate change.

See at www.centralcoastzevstrategy.com.

There are different types of charging stations and popular locations for them like rest areas, retail venues, restaurants, libraries, community centers, beaches, parks.

The interactive mapping tool is available to the public through October 2022 at www.bit.ly/CCZEV.

The goal is to identify ideal locations for new public charging stations in the six counties between Ventura, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. Electric vehicles are essential to the fight against climate change, and more charging stations are needed to recharge vehicles, particularly in rural and traditionally underserved communities.

“Electric cars are the future of transportation and the number of these vehicles on the road continues to grow,” said Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Board Chair Das Williams. “We want to make charging as effortless as possible and need the public’s help to identify opportunities to make it even better and easier to charge on the fly.” n

A video tutorial on how to use the interactive mapping tool is at www.bit.ly/ InteractiveMapVideo

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