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    San Diego Port acquiring 16 EVs as part of Clean Air Strategy

    March 14, 2022
    The EV deal with National Auto will include 10 electric medium-duty pickup trucks and four vans to be delivered in 2023. earlier deal with bring two EVs into the fleet later this year
    Lordstown Motors Endurance EV pickup. Photo by the White House. Wikimedia Commons
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    The Port of San Diego is adding 16 new electric vehicles to its fleet.

    The port’s board of commissioners approved the $820,000 deal for 14 EVs from National Auto Fleet Group. The purchase is funded through the Port’s Economic Recovery Program and federal funds.

    The EVs will include 10 electric medium-duty pickup trucks and four vans. They will replace gas or diesel-powered vehicles.

    An earlier deal with bring two EVs into the fleet later this year.

    Not only is our approach to improving air quality among the most aggressive in the country, but we have also outlined how we will deliver,” said Chairman Dan Malcolm, Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners. “The purchase of these electric vehicles shows we take the health of those who live, work and play on and near the waterfront seriously. We will continue to work to preserve the bountiful resources San Diego Bay offers so future generations can enjoy its benefits.”

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    The National Auto-acquired EVs are expected to be delivery by the spring 2023. The transition is in support of the Port’s Maritime Clean Air Strategy.

    Prior to the 2023 delivery of the National Auto vehicles, the Port of San Diego is also acquiring two EVs from Lordstown.

    San Diego Gas & Electric, through its EV infrastructure program, is investing more than $500,000 in charging stations and electric infrastructure to power the vehicles. 

    In addition, the San Diego Port will purchase two all-electric mobile harbor cranes to replace diesel versions at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. The acquisition of electric utility tractor rigs also is part of the short-range plan.

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    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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