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ECOtality’s eTec Awarded $100 Million
for Transportation Electrification
ECOtality’s eTec partners with Nissan for the largest deployment
of electric vehicles and electric vehicle infrastructure ever undertaken
PHOENIX / SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – August 5, 2009 – Electric Transportation
Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY),
a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, has been
selected by U.S. Department of Energy for a grant of approximately $99.8 million
to undertake the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging
infrastructure in U.S. history.
eTec, as the lead applicant for the proposal, partnered with Nissan North America to deploy EVs and the charging
infrastructure to support them. The Project takes advantage of the early availability of the Nissan LEAF, a zero-
emission electric vehicle, to develop, implement and study techniques for optimizing the effectiveness of charging
infrastructure that will support widespread EV deployment. The Project will install electric vehicle charging
infrastructure and deploy up to 1,000 Nissan battery electric vehicles in strategic markets in five states: Arizona,
California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.
“By studying lessons learned from electric vehicle operations and the infrastructure supporting these first 5,000
vehicles, the Project enables the streamlined deployment of the next 5,000,000 electric vehicles,” said Don Karner,
President of eTec. “Nissan’s market leadership in electric vehicles affords us the unique opportunity to develop and
study the charge infrastructure necessary to support the widespread deployment of EVs. eTec’s extensive experience
in battery electric drive systems and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, combined with the support of Nissan
and over 40 government and industry partners, will enable this Project to successfully pave the way for electric
transportation nationwide.”
The Project will collect and analyze da