Thursday, September 29, 2011

Deal drives electric cars to D.C. - San Francisco Business Times:

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The D.C. Department of Transportation will startg designing a network of charging stations acrossw the city to align with agrowingv bike-sharing program, which is expanding from 10 to 100 kiosks in the next 18 City officials say they are working with , an electric energy technology company based in Monrovia, Calif., to develop the chargin stations. There are also plans to bring in Nissanelectrixc cars, equipped with advanced lithium-ion batteries that can go 100 milees on a single charge.
Some of thoses cars would go intothe city’s own “Many cities are talking abour electrification of garages and municipal lots for their city and this is an importantr part of our strategy as said Gabe Klein, director of the Districg Department of Transportation. “The D.C. difference is that we want to make astrongedr statement, for consumers and businesses to realize that this is real. They can make the changd from gas to electric and will not have to worr y about where to chargetheir car.
” The Districtr is also in discussions with local businesses involved in electrification to expand the

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