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1/21/2010: Rhode Island PGR Plan

Rhode Island is getting ready. With a goal of preparing for and welcoming 10,000 plug-in electric vehicles to Rhode Island by 2015, “PGR RI” is working hard to make purchasing electric vehicles a “one-stop shopping experience” for local drivers. With its high population density and small size, Rhode Island will become the New England proving ground for the electric vehicle.

By joining Denver, CO, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Portland, OR, and Toronto, Ontario, Rhode Island becomes the first Project Get Ready state and Providence the first community in the northeast to pioneer the adoption of efficient, low-carbon vehicles.

PGR RI is coordinating with its partnering utility National Grid to develop a plan for electrifying 2% of Rhode Island’s cars without significantly increasing peak grid load, and while simultaneously decreasing transportations costs and carbon emissions.

PGR RI has also enlisted Environment Northeast (ENE) as a partner. The non-profit organization has provided vital research and guidance for development of Rhode Island’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. ENE will continue to inform the coalition’s efforts to integrate electric vehicles.

Project Get Ready RI includes representatives from the following organizations: Brown University, City of Providence, Conservation Law Foundation, DK Power, Environment Northeast, EleCar, EmPower CES, FleetMaster, National Grid, New England Institute of Technology, Ocean State Clean Cities, Providence Water Supply Board, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council, Save The Bay, University of Rhode Island Energy Center, and VCharge.

For more information, contact PGR RI Coordinator Al Dahlberg at albert_dahlberg@yahoo.com or 401-524-1151.

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Media:

1/21/2010: PGR RI Press Release

1/11/2010: Push on for plug-ins on Rhode Island’s roads, Providence Business News (subscription required)

Additional reports and information:

Environment Northeast’s Transportation initiatives

ENE Low Carbon Fuel Standard Primer (pdf)

Summary of Electric Drive and Alternative Fuel-Related Provisions(pdf)

Emissions Benefits of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (pdf)

Plug-in America’s list of plug-ins in the pipeline Pretty much every car company in business has now come out with plans for a plug-in vehicle, and in many cases a totally electric vehicle.

Cost of ownership calculator The National PGR calculator that compares a variety of plug-in electric vehicles with standard internal combustion vehicles in terms of lifetime cost and carbon footprint.