Energy and Climate Change
Clean Transportation
Accelerate to Zero Emissions Collaboration
Accelerate to Zero Emissions (A2Z) is a collaboration comprised of regional stakeholders in support of transportation electrification in San Diego, including representatives from local governments, public agencies, Community-Based Organizations, industry members, and academia. The A2Z collaboration will complete two key reports to support regional transportation electrification: the San Diego Regional EV Gap Analysis, completed July 2021, and the San Diego Regional EV Strategy, currently underway.
To view the reports and more about the A2Z collaboration, see the website: Accelerate to Zero Emissions.
San Diego Regional Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Blueprint
SANDAG and the Port of San Diego were awarded a California Energy Commission grant to develop a regional Blueprint for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles, such as electric trucks and buses. The Blueprint will guide the region and identify the key strategies and actions needed as we transition goods movement and transit fleets to zero-emission technology. The Blueprint project was kicked off in January 2022 and is expected to be complete in 2024. Project outcomes include a Needs Assessment report, MD/HD Zero-Emission Vehicle Siting Criteria, MD/HD Zero-Emission Vehicle Implementation Strategies, and a final comprehensive MD/HD Zero-Emission Vehicle Blueprint. For this project, SANDAG has partnered with the Environmental Health Coalition to engage members of the public to support environmental justice goals through our work related to MD/HD zero emission vehicles.
Regional EV Charger Management Strategy
SANDAG and the North County Transit District (NCTD) were awarded a Caltrans Planning Grant in June 2020 to research and develop a comprehensive public EV charger management strategy. The purpose of the charger management strategy is to support long-term public EV charger functionality by creating a resource that will help local jurisdictions streamline their method(s) of public EV charger management and maintenance.
This project is currently underway and is expected to be complete in early 2023.
Project Deliverables:
Peer Agency Research and Analysis Summary Report
Regional and Local Charger Management Practices Summary Report
Asset Management Considerations Summary Report
SANDAG Electric Vehicle Charger Rebates: CALeVIP San Diego County Incentive Project
SANDAG and the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District partnered with the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) on the San Diego County Incentive Project. CALeVIP is a CEC program that provides incentives for light-duty EV charging infrastructure to improve air quality, combat climate change, and reduce petroleum use. In July 2019, the CEC selected the San Diego region as one of several new California regions to receive CALeVIP funding in 2020. In partnership with the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the APCD, the San Diego County Incentive Project will provide $21.7 million in incentives for publicly accessible charging stations in the first 3-years of the program.
On October 27, 2020, the application for rebates of up to $80,000 on eligible electric vehicle charger equipment and installation costs opened for businesses, commercial properties, multifamily residences, K-12 school districts, and local government facilities in San Diego County. Within one week, all funds for both DC Fast Chargers and Level 2 Chargers were already provisionally reserved.
Learn more about the CALeVIP project and the rebates available by watching this video.
Staff Reports and Presentations:
CALeVIP San Diego County Incentive Project Update and Permit Streamlining Resources
- Report to Board of Directors, Item 11, October 23, 2020
- Report to Transportation Committee, Item 5, October 2, 2020
- Progress Report, Regional Energy Working Group, Item 5, September 24, 2020
- EVCP Report, Item 7, Community-Based Organizations Working Group, August 1, 2019
- EVCP Progress Reports at SANDAG Board of Directors Meetings
- Item 14, May 24, 2019
- Item 12, December 21, 2018
- San Diego Regional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Planning and Charger Incentive Program, EV Roadmap 12, Portland, OR, June 19, 2019
- The Summary Report on Existing Electric Vehicle Charger Incentive Programs in the United States reviews over 35 charger incentive programs in terms of program scope, administration, eligible technologies, participation criteria, incentive levels, program metrics, and additional measures to help inform design of the Regional EV Charging Program.
Supporting Tools and Resources:
Informational Videos from the Center for Sustainable Energy:
- How to Get Certified for Electric Vehicle Charger Installations, November 2020
- Streamlining Permit Processing for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, October 2020
- The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) released 3 EV charger permit streamlining resources in July 2019:
- EV Charging Station Permitting Guidebook, in support of implementing AB1236, which established permitting process and communications requirements for cities and counties.
- Permitting Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Scorecard that local governments can use to rate how “EV Charging Station Permit Ready” their community is (Green, Yellow, Red). The scorecard includes resources after the checklist to help with complying with AB1236.
- Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Streamlining Map which will visually show which jurisdictions are EVCS Permit Ready.
SANDAG’s Plug-in San Diego project recently ended but included resources in support of EV charging in the region.
- EV Charging Stations: Permitting and Inspection Webinar, May 2019 (YouTube)
- EV Infrastructure Needs Assessment Mapping Tool, 2019
Contacts:
Susan Freedman, Climate Program Manager
(619) 699-7387
Jeff Hoyos, Senior Regional Planner
(619) 699-1932
For media inquiries, please contact the SANDAG Public Information Office at (619) 699-1950 or pio@sandag.org.