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ECOtality, Inc.
Type Clean electric transportation and storage technologies
Traded as NASDAQ: ECTY
Industry Energy Systems
Hybrid Vehicle
Vehicle Testing
Consulting
Founded Phoenix, Arizona (Electric Transportation Applications 1989, ETEC 1996)
Founder(s) Don Karner - ETA/ETEC, Kevin Morrow - ETEC,
Founders
Headquarters San Francisco, California, USA
Area served Worldwide
Products Charging infrastructure
Employees 32
Website ECOtality, Inc.

ECOtality, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, is an electric transportation and storage technologies company. ECOtality is the parent company of ECOtality North America, Innergy Power Corporation, Fuel Cell Store and ECOtality Australia Pty Ltd.[1]

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EV Project [edit]

ECOtality North America (formerly eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, was awarded $99.9M from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by the United States Department of Energy for The EV Project.[2]

Officially launched in October 2009, The EV Project is an infrastructure study, the focus of which is to examine various situations involving EV drivers and charging infrastructure.[3]

Upon launch in 2009 The EV Project was deploying to 18 cities in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, DC.; in August 2012 they expanded the program to cover Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta. Chevrolet and Nissan North America are partners in The EV Project, and 8,300 Volt and LEAF drivers may qualify for participation.[4]

The EV Project collects and analyzes data to characterize vehicle use in diverse topographic and climatic conditions, evaluates the effectiveness of charge infrastructure, and conducts trials of various revenue systems for commercial and public charge infrastructures. The ultimate goal of The EV Project is to take the lessons learned from the deployment of these first 8,300 EVs, and the charging infrastructure supporting them, to enable the streamlined deployment of the next 5,000,000 EVs.[5]

Charging stations [edit]

ECOtality sells electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) through its customer-facing brand of smart electric vehicle chargers, Blink. The Blink line of chargers includes Level 2 AC Wall Mount chargers, Level 2 AC Pedestal chargers, and Level 2 DC Fast Chargers. The Blink Network[6] encompasses the Blink line of charging stations, as well as the Blink mobile app and website, where customers can access personal charging statistics, charger maps, and account information.[7]

Partnerships [edit]

ECOtality has announced partnerships with several retail hosts who will install Blink chargers, several of which are partnered as part of The EV Project.[8] Partners include: Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, IKEA USA, Fred Meyer, Arco/BP, Macy’s, Cracker Barrel, San Diego Gas & Electric, and more.

In 2011, ECOtality announced that it would partner with ABB, who invested $10 million into the company to develop EV initiatives in North America.[9]

ECOtality also announced a partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle in 2011, in an effort to identify additional commercial retail hosts for the installation of Blink chargers.[10]

Collaboratev is a joint project between ECOtality and ChargePoint.[11]

Innergy Power Corporation [edit]

Innergy Power Corporation designs and manufactures thin sealed lead batteries and high-quality flat-panel multicrystalline PV solar modules. In addition, Innergy is developing EV battery technology and designing/building battery packs in SLA, NiMH and Li chemistries.[12]

Fuel Cell Store [edit]

Founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1999, Fuel Cell Store is a provider of information, educational products, and services related to the fuel cell industry.[13]

References [edit]

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Why the gap in oil and gas prices?". Quebec Gas Prices. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  3. ^ "Overview". The EV Project. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  4. ^ "Overview". The EV Project. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  5. ^ "Overview". The EV Project. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  6. ^ "Blink". Blinknetwork.com. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  7. ^ "Blink Network - EDTA Electric Drive Technology Buyers Guide". Electricdrivetechnologybuyersguide.com. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  8. ^ "Partners". The EV Project. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  9. ^ Jan 10, 2011 - 8:37AM PT (2011-01-10). "ABB Backs ECOtality as U.S. EV Charging Partner — Cleantech News and Analysis". Gigaom.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  10. ^ By Business Wire (2011-05-18). "Page 2 - ECOtality Partners With Jones Lang LaSalle To Support Blink® Commercial EV Charger Installations For The EV Project". TheStreet. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  11. ^ Companies Collaborate on E.V. Charging for All March 7, 2013 New York Times
  12. ^ "Innergy Power Corporation". Innergypower.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  13. ^ "Fuel Cells, Education, Science Kits, Components and Hydrogen". FuelCellStore.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 

External links [edit]

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