Ecotality's EV Project expands to include San Francisco Bay Area— Autoblog Green

Ecotality has quickly strung togetherone of the largest electric vehicle initiativesin the U.S. With the addition of Texas back in July and expanding to include the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this month,Ecotality's EV Projectnow reaches 17 cities and major metropolitan areas in six states and the District of Columbia.

Jonathan Read, chief executive officer of Ecotality,remarked on the overall significance of adding the Bay Area to the EV Project:

Historically, the Bay Area has been the epicenter for driving technology innovation and adoption, but in the past few years, it has also served as the home of change in the transportation sector. It spearheaded the landmark CAFE standards, supported a wide range of EV technologies and now with this grant is creating the pathway necessary for electric vehicles to become the dominant form of transportation in the Bay Area.

One of our major goals has always been to 'electrify' the West Coast, from Canada to Mexico. With the addition of the Bay Area to The EV Project, we have completed the West Coast transportation corridor.

Ecotality will oversee the installationm of 2,750 home charging stations and up to 30 DC fast-charge units in the Bay Area, with the vast majority of those chargers beingEcotality's Cisco-connected Blinkstations.

Ecotality's massive EV Project is partially funded by a $114.8-million grant provided by the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Hat tip to Mike!

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