California Energy Commission Selects EV Connect, ClipperCreek to Upgrade EV Infrastructure

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EV Connect, a leading provider of electric vehicle infrastructure solutions (EVISs), announced the California Energy Commission has chosen EV Connect, along with ClipperCreek and Tom Dowling, to upgrade the existing EV infrastructure throughout the state of California. As implementation partner for the $1.9 million project, EV Connect will upgrade legacy chargers throughout California, providing adaptations to accommodate existing electric vehicles, while updating charger stations to the new SAE-J1772 standard of new car models.

"By upgrading existing electric vehicle charger stations across the state, California continues its leadership in promoting alternative fuel and plug-in vehicle technology," said Energy Commissioner Anthony Eggert. "This investment will help prepare California for a clean, energy efficient future, and advance the state's transportation infrastructure."

"We appreciate the CEC's confidence in EV Connect to bring California's legacy EV infrastructure up to speed with existing technologies and standards, further validating our leadership as a provider of best-of-breed EV infrastructure solutions," said Jordan Ramer, Chief Executive Officer.  "We are excited to work with ClipperCreek and Tom Dowling on this initiative. This is an important step forward in realizing EV Connect's vision of an Electric Superhighway where a seamless EV infrastructure intersects with the Information Highway and Smart Grid. 

In anticipation of new car models entering the market from companies such as Nissan, Coda Automotive, General Motors, Ford, and Fisker Automotive, among others, work is slated to start in the fall of 2010 and finish by winter of 2011.

"We felt we made a solid offer to the State considering many of the existing units were ones we installed in the 90s," said Jason France, CEO of ClipperCreek. "This opportunity allows us to update California's EV infrastructure with the new standards that accommodate all new EVs coming to market."