Project: Citywide EV Charging Upgrades

Project Description

A recent report by Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy) provides an analysis of the charging infrastructure that will be needed to electrify the City’s fleet, including all non-emergency light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles as well as recommended charging infrastructure for use by City employees. The report identifies a need for 152 chargers at 15 facilities for fleet vehicles, which are estimated to cost $4.8 million. The report was presented to the City Council Sustainability Committee on January 8, 2024. Staff will provide an updated report to the City Council in 2025. Staff are also working with Ava Community Energy to install one to three fast charging hubs for electric vehicle charging - the first of which will be Muni Lot 4. Hubs will be entirely funded by Ava Community Energy and will serve the general public, but will be sited to also serve residents of multi-family properties, many of which are older buildings that lack the infrastructure needed to support EV charging.

 For more frequent project updates, see this webpage for Muni Lot 4 https://www.hayward-ca.gov/lot4.