it’s electric has been chosen by the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) as the charging solutions provider to expand access to local neighborhood EV charging.
it’s electric will install 90 new curbside charging ports that will become available for use over the next 12 months. The first 15 chargers will open in November and December at three locations in Koreatown.
The initiative marks a milestone for Los Angeles, advancing clean transportation and offering drivers more Level-2 charging stations. The new chargers will replace ones previously installed on behalf of the BlueLA carshare network.
The stations will also scale the country’s first detachable cable EV charging solution, which addresses the widespread issue of charging cable theft and vandalism; every driver who uses the network receives a free cable from it’s electric.
The deployment aligns with the city’s long-term goals to reduce transportation emissions, increase EV charging accessibility in dense urban neighborhoods, and build resilience with vandalism-resistant technology that maximizes charger uptime.
“Los Angeles continues to be at the forefront of policies and solutions that enable EV charging infrastructure for all. Working with LA to build new solutions to meet the state’s goals of expanding the most extensive public charging network in the country has been among our most meaningful work to date,” said Karen Coronel, Sr. Manager for Special Initiatives at it’s electric, in a statement. “The conversion of the BlueLA network to fully public charging lets us provide local charging to drivers where they already park: the curb, and we’re thrilled to kick off this work in a neighborhood as dynamic as Koreatown.”
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