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Commission hears ICCT analysis: mix of charger types and utilization drive cost effectiveness
Summary
The commission received an ICCT cost‑benefit analysis showing no single charger type fits all needs: utilization and grid costs determine 10‑year levelized costs, SFPUC/PG&E interconnection rules and fire‑sprinkler requirements raise local costs, and SFMTA will lead a curbside feasibility study and pilot.
The San Francisco Environment Commission on Dec. 4 heard a cost‑benefit analysis from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the city—nvironment Department examining which types of electric‑vehicle chargers offer the most cost‑effective way for the city to reach its electrification goals.
Nicole Appenzeller, senior clean transportation specialist at the Environment Department, and Logan Pierce, an Electric Vehicles associate researcher at ICCT, said the study found the city needs a mix of chargers — residential off‑street level 2, residential curbside level 2, public level 2, workplace chargers and DC fast chargers — and that utilization rates are the dominant factor determining the 10‑year levelized infrastructure…
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