Electric vehicle (EV) charging network ChargePoint has announced a partnership with Charge Across Town and the state of California to install hundreds of EV chargers at multifamily properties throughout the state. Access to these chargers will allow multifamily residents to transition to electric mobility easier and cheaper as they will now be able to charge at home.
“As a company that was founded in California and is headquartered here, we’re honored to work with the California Energy Commission and Charge Across Town to build reliable, equitable, and accessible EV charging infrastructure for Californians,” says John Schott, director of public private partnerships at ChargePoint. “Driving electric should be possible for everyone, and this partnership recognizes that charging should be accessible where drivers live, work, and play. We’re proud of our strong track record of providing charging solutions that multifamily property owners and drivers rely on every day and look forward to continuing this important work.”
Through the California Energy Commission’s Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for Multifamily Housing (REACH) program, ChargePoint has been awarded $4.25 million to partner with multifamily property owners and managers to install hundreds of CPF50 and CT4000 electric vehicle charging ports, with 75% planned for buildings in disadvantaged or low-income communities.
With Charge Across Town, ChargePoint will partner to educate building owners and residents about the benefits of electric vehicles and how the smart EV charging infrastructure provides easy and efficient charging at home. Charge Across Town will host educational events at each building before and after EV chargers are installed and will aim to collect feedback from building management.
“One barrier to EV adoption is the inaccessibility to home charging, and lack of electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure where it is needed most,” says Maureen Blanc, director at Charge Across Town. “Working with ChargePoint in low-income and disadvantaged communities, we have the opportunity to educate both multifamily building owners and residents on how EV charging works, the affordability and benefits of going electric, and the many state and local incentives available to these communities.”
Residents living in these multifamily buildings are expected to drive over 2.7 million electric miles during the five years after the chargers are installed, eliminating more than 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
