ECOTality EV Project expands to LA and DC with additional electric vehicle chargers
US Department of Energy expands The EV Project with an additional grant that adds two new cities, LA and DC, and extends the free home charger offer to include new owners of the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF electric vehicles. The EV Project started in October, 2009 to understand the use of electric vehicles and the effectiveness of the supporting infrastructure through technology trials. …
… “The EV Project will deliver nearly 15,000 residential and commercial chargers to 13 cities in five states and the District of Columbia.
The mission of the Project is to evaluate the use of electric vehicles and charging systems in diverse geographies and climates, then to use that information to build a foundation that will optimize adoption of electric vehicles nationwide.
With this expansion, ECOtality's EV Project, already the largest electric vehicle infrastructure project ever undertaken, will provide:
- an additional 2,600 home chargers for owners of the Chevrolet Volt;
- another 1,000 chargers for the zero-emission Nissan LEAF electric vehicles; ” …
Via EcoTality: EV Project (Release, PDF).
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