ECOtality North America President Don Karner to Moderate Panel Discussion on EV Infrastructure Community Planning at US DOE Workshop

SAN FRANCISCO – Wednesday, July 21, 2010 – ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced today that Don Karner, President of ECOtality North America, will moderate a panel discussion on the planning and deployment of electric vehicles and related infrastructure in Washington, D.C., on July 22 at 9:15 a.m. The panel is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Plug-In Vehicle and Infrastructure Workshop” to educate communities on advanced technology vehicles.

Alongside city government officials from Indiana, California, Texas and Arizona, Mr. Karner will guide a discussion focused on community planning for electric vehicles, with topics including charger installation and permitting processes, financing, and public/private partnerships. Mr. Karner oversees the development of products and services for ECOtality North America and has authored numerous papers related to the deployment of advanced transportation.

As project manager for The EV Project, ECOtality North America will oversee the deployment of nearly 15,000 charging stations in 16 cities across six U.S. states, as well as the District of Columbia. The project, which is a private-public partnership with a total value of $230 million, is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through a federal stimulus grant of $114.8 million. The goal of The EV Project is to create and test robust electric vehicle-charging environments.

Leading automakers including Nissan and GM and major utilities will participate alongside Mr. Karner in the DOE’s educational workshop. A webcast of the program will be available here.

WHAT: U.S. Department of Energy’s Plug-In Vehicle and Infrastructure Workshop

DATE: Thursday, July 22, 2010

TIME: 8:30 a.m. — 5:15 p.m. Eastern

LOCATION:
U.S. DOE, Main Auditorium
1000 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585

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Source: ecotality.com

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