The Biggest Electric Vehicle Deal Ever
The Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), based in Scottsdale, Arizona, was given a nearly $100 million deal by the United States Department of Energy on October 1st of 2009 for the company to develop what will be the single greatest deployment of electric vehicles, and their needed re-charging infrastructure, in history. The eTec company is a known leader in the R&D and the field testing for advanced transportation and energy systems, and has more than 20 years of electric transportation experience.
The contract stipulates that eTec will put in place 10,950 Level 2 (220V) chargers, 260 Level 3 fast-chargers, and 4700 Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric vehicles. The states in which these will be deployed are Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington state.
Don Karner, eTec‘s president, said of the contract signing that “This is a significant day for America. With the contract officially in place with the U.S. Department of Energy, eTec can formally begin its work to implement the largest transportation electrification project in history. With the support of our Project partners, we look forward to a successful Project that will change the way America drives for the better.”
Jonathan Read, CEO of ECOtality, eTec’s parent company, said “By studying lessons learned from this Project, and providing a blueprint for other cities to adopt electric vehicles, the EV Project will have a tremendous impact on the country. This Project will create new jobs, bolster America’s energy independence, and promote clean electric transportation.”
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