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The Virginia Get Ready Roundtable gathered for an introductory meeting on May 18, 2010 and established an initial cooperative plan for deployment of electric vehicles in Virginia. Virginia Utilities have installed and converted Prius vehicles, bucket trucks, and have agreed to purchase test Volt units when available. The Commonwealth has installed free access vehicle charging [...]
Amsterdam has been making strides with EV readiness, especially through its partnership with Coulomb Technologies.
Amsterdam is currently working to put together a broader EV initiative and will be installing more charging stations. They have also developed a recognizable electric vehicle logo. There is more information on the initiative’s website.
Southern California, especially around the LA area, has a long history with electric vehicles. Major utilities, such as San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison, provide time-of-use programs to residential customers which help with off-peak charging. Additionally, several plug-in friendly organizations, such as Plug-In Ameria, are based here. Also, the LA area has [...]
New York was one of the first cities to test the new breed of EVs when they procured BMW’s Mini E EV for testing last year. They had issues providing enough charging spots for the EVs but the test helped them understand the importance of decreasing NYC’s emissions from vehicles.
Since then New York has been [...]
Carbon Day Automotive, a division of Carbon Day headquartered in Chicago, is partnering with several local stakeholders to get ready for plug-ins.
In November 2008 the Mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland announced Electric Vehicle policies that they will advance, beginning in December 2008.
