Electric Vehicle Community Readiness Project Awards
On September 8, 2011, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced awards for 16 electric vehicle projects totaling $8.5 million. These projects in 24 states and the District of Columbia are helping communities prepare for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure. Through Clean Cities' Community Readiness and Planning for Plug-In Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure awards, local public-private partnerships collaborated to develop strategies to deploy electric vehicles. Preparing communities to adopt EV technologies will reduce U.S. petroleum dependence and build the foundation for a clean transportation system.
Project Awardees and Community Readiness Plans
The project awardees range from localities experienced with EV planning to those without resources to start but eager to do so. Depending on local needs, each awardee prepared a community readiness plan that includes activities such as streamlining permitting processes, revising codes, training emergency personnel, educating the public, and developing incentives.
| Awardee | Project | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
American Lung Association of the Southwest |
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Colorado | $500,000 |
Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies |
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Dallas/Houston/San Antonio Corridor | $500,000 |
Center for Transportation and the Environment |
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Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina | $545,400 |
Centralina Council of Governments |
 Coming Soon |
North Carolina | $500,000 |
City of Austin, Austin Energy |
Texas River Cities Plug-In Vehicle Initiative |
Greater Austin and San Antonio | $499,782 |
Clean Energy Coalition |
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Michigan | $500,000 |
Clean Fuels Ohio |
Coming Spring 2013 |
Ohio | $500,000 |
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission |
Coming Spring 2013 |
Delaware Valley | $387,698 |
Metropolitan Energy Information Center, Inc. |
Coming Soon |
Missouri | $441,178 |
New York City and Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities, Inc |
Coming Soon |
New York | $418,612 |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
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New England | $994,500 |
Oregon Business Development Department |
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Oregon | $485,000 |
South Coast Air Quality Management District |
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California | $1,000,000 |
South Florida Regional Planning Council |
Coming Spring 2013 |
Florida | $500,000 |
University of Hawaii |
Multi-Year Plan to Achieve High EV Penetration on an Isolated Grid |
Maui, Hawaii | $299,693 |
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Coming Spring 2013 |
Virginia | $429,051 |
| Total | 16 | $8,500,914 |
More Information
In addition to electric vehicles, Clean Cities supports a broad portfolio of alternative transportation technologies. Learn more about Clean Cities, its goals and accomplishments, and the Plug-In Vehicle and Infrastructure Community Readiness Workshop.
On September 8, 2011, Secretary Chu also announced awards for DOE's Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) initiative. For more information, see the full press release.