Utilization of public chargers increases almost three-fold when they’re closely located to dining services, according to a survey by the Next 10 climate think tank and the University of California, Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies. The authors added that drivers in California are 37% more likely to choose charging sites with amenities than standalone locations.
Yet, experts like Jason Munster, the founder of the hydrogen advising firm CleanEpic, and Lewis Fulton, the director of the Energy Futures program at the University of California, Davis, noted that, until hydrogen fuel cell trucking infrastructure comes online, consumer fuel cell vehicles will struggle to gain market share.
UC Davis professor Susan Handy, the director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, objected to the I-80 widening project.
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