San Diego Port Approves Skycharger Solar EV Truck Hub
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- Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners certified the project's Environmental Impact Report and authorized a Coastal Development Permit for Skycharger's Tidelands Avenue Electric Truck Hub on a 4.8-acre site near the National City Marine Terminal.
- The Skycharger facility will feature 70 charging ports of varying output levels to support both opportunity and overnight charging for local port and logistics trucking fleets.
- Power for the hub comes from SDG&E plus an on-site 1,719-kW solar array backed by a 1.9 MW / 7.8 MWh battery energy storage system designed to keep per-kWh charging costs low and ensure operational resilience.
- Skycharger is bundling the infrastructure with a Trucking as a Service (TaaS) program offering a 90-day "try before you buy" lease and a five-year path to ownership, modeled on peer Zeem's approach further down the state.
- Commissioners Ann Moore and GilAnthony Ungab cast the approval as part of the Port's Maritime Clean Air Strategy, which is already cutting diesel pollution from maritime and industrial operations, while staff were authorized to sign a non-binding Term Sheet as lease negotiations continue.
Why it matters: The Port is fast-tracking 70 charging ports backed by 1.9 MW of battery storage under its existing Maritime Clean Air Strategy, giving local fleets a concrete depot to plug into. Skycharger's 90-day trial-and five-year ownership lease removes the upfront capital barrier that has stalled electric truck adoption, so the Bay-area communities around National City Marine Terminal stand to see diesel exposure drop as fleets actually convert.
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