North California’s largest non-Tesla fast charging hub opens
The fast charging hub is located in Oakland City Center West Garage, and features both CCS and NACS charging ports. Kempower manufactured the 18 charging towers in use at the site, while EV Realty oversaw engineering, procurement, and construction of the site itself.
Technical details of the chargers have not been shared, but Ava has stated that the hub ‘features chargers for all makes and models of EVs, offers an abundance of charging stalls, and like future Ava fast charging stations, is near workplaces, housing and in this case, close to the freeway for commuters’. A total of 31 charging ports are available, with the new hub open 24/7. Parking fees are waived for customers using the chargers.
It’s perhaps Ava’s status as a not-for-profit public energy company that makes the new charging hub unique. The company says it is aims to deliver charging stations that are ‘reliable, accessible, and community-centred’ in line with Oakland’s 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP).
Ava Community Energy CEO Howard Chang explained his company’s approach to this issue, saying: “We want to be part of the solution to make clean powered transportation more accessible to everyone and so we have to look at placing charging stations in locations that have been underserved.”
Chang added: “Our goal is to expand access to clean, sustainable energy in large and small ways through increased usage of solar systems, more electric transportation via cars and electric bikes which reduce tailpipe emissions, improving how people cook at home, and even how we heat our homes and water. Ava Water is just one step in our overall goal to make the transition to carbon-free energy easier for all.”
Ava has said it soon aims to open another 14 fast charging hubs by 2030 in its ‘service territory’ – Alameda County plus the cities of Tracy, Stockton, and Lathrop. The company also says future sites will include public garages and carparks plus street-side charging near to multi-family housing and key community hubs, with an eye to benefiting renters.
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