SAN JOSE, CA - The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) of the National Hockey League announced today a strategic collaboration with Volta Inc. (“Volta”), an industry-leading electric vehicle (“EV”) charging and media company, to install EV charging at both SAP Center at San Jose (@SAPCenter) and Sharks Ice at San Jose (@sharksice).
In total, 20 EV charging stalls will be installed at SAP Center and Sharks Ice with 10 located at each venue. At Sharks Ice, two charging stalls will be located along 10th St. with an additional eight stations located in the East Lot behind Tech CU Arena (@TechCU), the new, 4,200-seat home of the San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda). Installation of these 10 charging stalls is now complete and ready for guest use. The 10 charging stalls at SAP Center will be located in Parking Lot A along Santa Clara St. and are planned to be installed in the near future.
“We are thrilled to join forces with an industry leader like Volta to bring convenient charging to SAP Center, Sharks Ice at San Jose, and Tech CU Arena,” said Brian Towers, Vice President, Sales and Service. “We are aligned in our shared vision of sustainability and a clean energy future for our community and are certain this collaboration will elevate the experience for our guests.”
By bringing this valuable, media-enabled charging amenity to consumers, the Sharks demonstrate their continued commitment to providing a convenient, premium guest experience, all while making a positive environmental impact on the local community.
“We are proud to support the San Jose Sharks’ business and environmental sustainability goals with the installation of Volta’s media-enabled EV chargers,” said Brandt Hastings, Chief Commercial Officer at Volta. “Together, we will provide Sharks fans, and the surrounding community, with EV charging tailored to their needs. Accessible public chargers at the places people are already spending time — such as these Sharks’ locations — are a critical step toward a clean energy future."
With the installation of Volta’s premium charging stalls, SAP Center at San Jose and Tech CU Arena join an already impressive list of sports and entertainment locations and organizations to work with Volta including the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park, the Orlando Magic’s AdventHealth Training Center, Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA, Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA, and the United Center in Chicago, IL, as well as Six Flags, Cinemark, Topgolf, and the Bergen County Zoo in New Jersey.
