Overview
The EV Project is the largest deployment of electric vehicles and charge infrastructure in history.
On August 5,
2009, ECOtality North America, a subsidiary of
ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY) was awarded a $99.8 million grant from the
U.S. Department of Energy to embark on this Project. The Project officially
was launched on October 1, 2009 and will last approximately 36 months.
On June 16, 2010, ECOtality announced expansion of The EV Project to include the cities of Los Angeles, California and Washington, D.C. The project was granted an additional $15 million by the U.S. Department of Energy. With the partner match, the total value of the project is now approximately $230 million.
ECOtality North America will deploy nearly 15,000 charging stations in 16 cities located in six states (Oregon,
Washington, California, Arizona, Tennessee and Texas) and the District of Columbia. Nissan North American and
General Motors/Chevrolet are partners in The EV Project. Drivers of the
Nissan LEAF zero-emissions electric car
and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid with extended range, who qualify to participate in The EV Project, a
residential charger will be provided free, and most if not all of the costs of installation will be paid for by
The EV Project.
The EV Project will collect and analyze data to characterize vehicle use in diverse topographic and climatic conditions, evaluate the effectiveness of charge infrastructure, and conduct trials of various revenue systems for commercial and public charge infrastructure. The ultimate goal of The EV Project is to take the lessons learned from the deployment of these first 8,300 EVs, and the charging infrastructure supporting them, to enable the streamlined deployment of the next 5,000,000 EVs.
In 2010, charging infrastructure will be deployed in the following major population areas: Phoenix (AZ), Tucson (AZ), San
Diego (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Portland (OR), Eugene (OR), Salem (OR), Corvallis (OR), Seattle (WA), Nashville (TN),
Knoxville (TN) and Chattanooga (TN), Washington D.C., Dallas (TX), Fort Worth (TX), and Houston (TX).
