Beginning the summer of 2010, ECOtality will begin installing over 11,000 charging stations in eleven cities across five test states. 4,700 all-electric Leaf vehicles and the charging stations to power them, any other electric car, will be deployed in Tennessee, California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. The charging station infrastructure is key to growing the electric vehicle market.
The EV Project's website asks interested individuals or businesses to sign-up to participate in the project.
Implications - The EV Project is dedicated to collecting and analyzing data that characterizes vehicle use in very diverse topographic and climatic conditions, which allows them to evaluate the efficacy of a charged infrastructure.
That sounds like municipal magic at work. Kudos!
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Expanding Electric Vehicle Markets
- 11,000 charging stations will be installed across five states for electric vehicle use
Industries Being Reshaped
- Automotive Industry
- Opportunity for growth in sales and development of electric vehicles and infrastructure installations
- Energy Industry
- Growing market for electric vehicle charging station infrastructure installations and development
- Technology Industry
- Opportunities for innovation in the design and development of electric vehicle charging stations
