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Electric transportation and storage technology firm ECOtality has committed to help Nissan North America and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) set up electric vehicle (EV) charge infrastructure throughout US state Arizona’s Maricopa County.

ECOtality says that in conjunction with the anticipated 2010 launch of Nissan’s zero-emission electric vehicle, it will initiate its EV Micro-Climate programme in the Phoenix region. This aims to promote the adoption of sensible environmental policies, intelligent deployment of charge infrastructure and strong public awareness, to ensure consumer adoption of grid-connected electric vehicles.

The company has already announced a similar partnership in Pima County, Arizona, and plans to link the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas by implementing strategic fast-charge stations to create the first true implementation of an EV corridor in North America .

“By establishing the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas as EV micro-climates, Arizona is providing a blueprint for how to intelligently build a state-wide EV infrastructure: make major population areas an EV micro-climate and connect them with EV corridors enabled by fast-charging,” says Jonathan Read, president and CEO, ECOtality.

Nissan, ECOtality and MAG have committed to form EV micro-climate working groups that will unite strategic organisations in Maricopa County to streamline the rollout of charge infrastructure to support the public launch of grid-connected vehicles. In conjunction with these efforts, Nissan has committed to supply electric vehicles to the region’s public and private fleets when they are ready for the commercial market in 2010.

ECOtality says that while the implementation of public charge infrastructure is planned to support the initial launch of Nissan’s zero-emission vehicles, public and commercial charging stations in the Maricopa region will meet all EV charging system standards and will be universally compatible with the new grid-connected vehicles of other major manufacturers.

For further information:
www.ecotality.com/pressreleases/041609_ETLY_MAG_Nissan.pdf