WattEV opened its fourth electric truck charging depot, located in Bakersfield, California.
The 119-acre site is designed, owned, and operated by WattEV, and is the world’s first electric truck stop featuring a solar-powered microgrid with a battery energy storage system, and is capable of megawatt rapid charging (MCS).
“Reducing the charge time to less than 30 minutes for a 300-mile range will be a game-changer in the adoption of electric trucks,” says Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO, WattEV. “We developed all of our charging facilities to allow for the transition from the current CCS charging standard to the new, faster MCS charging, in preparation for this evolution.”
The station features 16 dual-cord 360kW chargers connected to the grid, 15 single-cord 240kW CCS chargers, and three MCS 1,200kW rapid chargers, drawing power from the site’s solar array.
The depot is located near the junction of CA-99 at CA-65. It features amenities such as restrooms and a commercial center with lease space available for food and merchandise vendors.
