The American parking industry has teamed up with U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to back a government initiative to expand electric vehicle charging stations in the workplace.
The International Parking Institute (IPI) has been named a founding ambassador in the US DoE’s Workplace Charging Challenge, a new initiative of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, announced by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at the recent Washington Auto Show’s Public Policy Day.
The Workplace Charging Challenge will support the expansion of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) by encouraging employers to install charging stations at workplaces. Increasing the availability of charging stations at places of employment will support the broader goal of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, announced by President Obama last year, which aims to enable U.S. companies to be world leaders in producing PEVs by making them as affordable and convenient as today’s gas-powered vehicles for the average American family.
In his keynote speech at the Washington Auto Show, Chu said: “The market for electric vehicles is expanding dramatically, giving drivers more options to save money on gasoline while reducing carbon pollution.”
Earlier in the day Casey Jones, CAPP, chairman of the IPI, the world’s largest association of parking professionals and the parking industry, joined other founding ambassadors, partners, and senior administration officials in a Workplace Charging Roundtable in Washington, D.C.
Workplace Charging Challenge founding partners include1224 Google, 7127 Verizon, 152 3M, Eli Lilly, 6259 GE, 1134 Siemens, 7128 Duke Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric, 7129 Chrysler, 3423 Ford, 2456 GM, 2454 Nissan, and 4071 Tesla.
In addition to the International Parking Institute, Workplace Charging Challenge founding ambassadors include The California PEV Collaborative, CALSTART,4136 Electric Drive Transportation Association, 4135 Electrification Coalition, NextEnergy, Plug In America, and the Rocky Mountain Institute.
“As an Ambassador of the Workplace Charging Challenge, IPI now has a government-supported action plan to help us more keenly focus our efforts in this arena,” explained Jones. “I believe that by working collectively, we can transform the way employers view their role in supporting PEV use and take a huge leap forward in protecting our environment.”
The International Parking Institute (IPI) has been named a founding ambassador in the US DoE’s Workplace Charging Challenge, a new initiative of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, announced by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu at the recent Washington Auto Show’s Public Policy Day.
The Workplace Charging Challenge will support the expansion of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) by encouraging employers to install charging stations at workplaces. Increasing the availability of charging stations at places of employment will support the broader goal of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, announced by President Obama last year, which aims to enable U.S. companies to be world leaders in producing PEVs by making them as affordable and convenient as today’s gas-powered vehicles for the average American family.
In his keynote speech at the Washington Auto Show, Chu said: “The market for electric vehicles is expanding dramatically, giving drivers more options to save money on gasoline while reducing carbon pollution.”
Earlier in the day Casey Jones, CAPP, chairman of the IPI, the world’s largest association of parking professionals and the parking industry, joined other founding ambassadors, partners, and senior administration officials in a Workplace Charging Roundtable in Washington, D.C.
Workplace Charging Challenge founding partners include
In addition to the International Parking Institute, Workplace Charging Challenge founding ambassadors include The California PEV Collaborative, CALSTART,
“As an Ambassador of the Workplace Charging Challenge, IPI now has a government-supported action plan to help us more keenly focus our efforts in this arena,” explained Jones. “I believe that by working collectively, we can transform the way employers view their role in supporting PEV use and take a huge leap forward in protecting our environment.”
