Though this EV Project, which began last year, with the US Department of Energy grant funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the company plans to manufacture and install more than 15,000 chargers in residential and public locations throughout the US.
The project expansion follows the declaration of a $30m extension of the grant funding for the project earlier this month that includes $15m of ARRA funding and $15m in private funds. The total value of the project is now estimated at $230m.
As a part of the project, the qualifying purchasers of Chevrolet Volt in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston areas will receive a home charger and credit towards the installation of the charger. The project will serve a platform to gather and analyze data from the Volt drivers in Texas to understand the interaction between the EVs and charging infrastructure.
Jonathan Read, president and CEO of Ecotality, said: “Texas has already been strategically engaged in preparing for the wide acceptance of EVs. We believe our presence in the state will accelerate that process.”
