Electric Vehicle Community Readiness Projects
On Sept. 8, 2011, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced awards for 16 electric vehicle projects totaling $8.5 million. These projects in 24 states and the District of Columbia helped communities prepare for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and charging infrastructure. Through these awards, local public-private partnerships collaborated on plans to deploy electric vehicles, a strategy that helps reduce U.S. petroleum dependency and build a clean transportation future.
Community Readiness Plans
Depending on local needs, each awardee created a PEV community readiness plan that includes activities such as streamlining permitting processes, revising codes, training emergency personnel, educating the public, and developing incentives.
For a summary of the most important conclusions from these community readiness plans, see the Guide to Lessons Learned. Paired with the PEV Readiness Scorecard, this guide can help communities find best practices for areas where they could improve.
View Map of Projects 
| Awardee | Project | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
American Lung Association of the Southwest |
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Colorado | $500,000 |
Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies |
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Dallas/Houston/San Antonio Corridor | $500,000 |
Center for Transportation and the Environment |
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Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina | $545,400 |
Centralina Council of Governments |
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North Carolina | $500,000 |
City of Austin, Austin Energy |
Texas River Cities Plug-In Vehicle Initiative |
Greater Austin and San Antonio | $499,782 |
Clean Energy Coalition |
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Michigan | $500,000 |
Clean Fuels Ohio |
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Ohio | $500,000 |
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission |
Ready to Roll! – Southeastern Pennsylvania's Regional Electric Vehicle Action Plan Community Readiness Plan: Part I |
Delaware Valley | $387,698 |
Metropolitan Energy Information Center, Inc. |
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Missouri | $441,178 |
New York City and Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities, Inc |
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New York | $418,612 |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
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New England | $994,500 |
Oregon Business Development Department |
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Oregon | $485,000 |
South Coast Air Quality Management District |
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California | $1,000,000 |
South Florida Regional Planning Council |
Community Readiness Plan: Part I |
Florida | $500,000 |
University of Hawaii |
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Maui, Hawaii | $299,693 |
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
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Virginia | $429,051 |
| Total | 16 | $8,500,914 |
More Information
In addition to electric vehicles, Clean Cities supports a broad portfolio of alternative transportation technologies. Learn more about Clean Cities, its goals and accomplishments, and the Plug-In Vehicle and Infrastructure Community Readiness Workshop.
On September 8, 2011, Secretary Chu also announced awards for DOE's Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) initiative. For more information, see the full press release.