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Pittsburgh deploys EV charging depot, seeks fully electric fleet

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January 3, 2022

Pittsburgh officials released an electric vehicle fleet charging depot at the city's Second Avenue Parking Plaza and announced plans to purchase electric recycling trucks, according to a triblive.com report.

The charging station at the Pittsburgh Parking Authority's lot in the city's Bluff neighborhood will allow the city to charge its 26 electric vehicle fleet.

The depot has 15 dual-hose chargers which can charge a vehicle in six to eight hours and will be able to charge 30 vehicles simultaneously.

The city, which seeks to convert to an all EV fleet by 2030, plans to buy 70 electric vehicles over the next two years and add more charging sites.