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Skycharger Awarded Lease to Develop State-of-the-Art, 24-Port Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Hub at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Skycharger, one of the nation's leading developers of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, has been awarded a lease to develop a fast charging hub at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously at its June 10 meeting to approve the lease with Skycharger, which will build the EV Hub to serve electric rideshare vehicles, such as Uber and Lyft, as well as EV-driving airport customers and the general public. Skycharger's lease agreement wa
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