Port of San Diego greenlights Skycharger electric truck hub — SkimNews
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- Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners certified the Environmental Impact Report and authorized a Coastal Development Permit for Skycharger's Tidelands Avenue Electric Truck Hub, effectively greenlighting the project.
- Skycharger is planning a flagship facility on a 4.8-acre site near the National City Marine Terminal featuring 70 charging ports at varying output levels to support both opportunity and overnight fleet charging.
- The hub will draw power from SDG&E and an on-site 1,719-kW solar array paired with a 1.9 MW/7.8 MWh battery energy storage system designed to keep kWh costs low and maximize operational resilience.
- Skycharger is rolling out a Trucking as a Service (TaaS) program with a 90-day "try before you buy" lease and a five-year path to ownership, modeled on similar offerings from Zeem further down the California coast.
- Port commissioners authorized staff to sign a non-binding Term Sheet with Skycharger as lease negotiations advance under the Port's Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS), a program already credited with cutting diesel pollution from maritime and industrial operations.
Why it matters: Skycharger's 70-port hub — backed by a 1,719-kW solar array and 7.8 MWh of battery storage — gives San Diego-area drayage and logistics fleets a concrete, electrified alternative to diesel, and its TaaS leasing model means smaller operators can access zero-emission trucks without the six-figure upfront hit.
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