Electric Vehicle Roadmap

About the Program

Category: County Resiliency (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

In 2019, the County of San Diego established an Electric Vehicle Roadmap to identify policies, programs and actions to increase the installation of electric vehicle charging stations and ownership of electric vehicles in the unincorporated county. This program will help the County meet its greenhouse gas emissions reductions target — reduce 897,145 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 — and it puts the County on a path to meet state vehicle electrification goals over the next decade. Implementation of the Electric Vehicle Roadmap program will increase the number of electric vehicles in the County’s fleet to 501 by 2027 and create conditions supporting increased electrical vehicle use by County employees and the region’s residents. The program will install 2,040 charging stations by 2028, available for public use at County facilities and in private developments in unincorporated areas. In addition, the program will support the installation of charging stations in private development through incentives and/or requirements. The program will also facilitate collaboration with regional partners to support public and private fleet electrification and fund an electric vehicle expert/consumer advocate resource to increase the awareness of available technologies and accelerate the transition to electric vehicles in the region.