America’s Energy Department says 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge to give more staff access to new transportation options, while another three corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership.
The Department maintains the steps support President Obama’s goal to drive new technology that offers more vehicle fuelling options to American consumers, as highlighted in his State of the Union address.
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“The market for energy-efficient and electric vehicles is expanding dramatically, giving drivers and businesses more options to save money on fuel while reducing carbon pollution,” said Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
“These American companies are taking strong steps to make their operations smarter and more fuel-efficient – setting an example for others to follow and helping America lead the global race for a growing industry.”
As part of the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, which celebrates its one-year anniversary this month, the Department announced 16 new Partner employers have joined the Challenge, which aims to expand the availability of workplace charging for American workers, increasing the convenience of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV).
More than doubling the original set of partners announced in January, these new companies include AVL, Bentley Systems, Biogen Idec, Bloomberg LP, Coca-Cola, the City of Sacramento, Dell, Facebook, The Hartford, Hertz, National Grid, New York Power Authority, NRG Energy, OSRAM SYLVANIA, Raytheon and Southern California Edison.
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By GlobalDataBy signing the Workplace Charging Pledge, each partner organisation commits to assessing workforce PEV charging demands and then developing and implementing a plan to install workplace charging infrastructure for at least one major work location.
In addition, the California Center for Sustainable Energy and the Green Parking Council have signed the Ambassador Pledge to develop and execute plans to support and promote the workplace charging initiative.
