Press release:
The City of SeaTac today announced they have joined the ChargePoint® Network and will now offer electric vehicle (EV) charging services for the community.

The city has installed two ChargePoint® Networked EV charging stations that are part of Coulomb Technologies’ $37 million ChargePoint America program, that will provide nearly 5,000 free EV charging stations for individuals and businesses throughout the United States. The charging stations were provided and installed by Coulomb Technologies’ northwest distributor Charge Northwest.

“We are excited to be a part of the ChargePoint America program and provide charging services to the region given our easy access from Interstate-5,” said Todd Cutts, city manager. “We host many regional meetings as we are centrally located so we are hopeful many will take advantage of the charging stations while they are conducting business in SeaTac.”

The ChargePoint Network enables the city of SeaTac to offer a distinctive new service to their community. Charging station owners can set their own prices for charging as a function of the time of day or calendar date - much like a parking meter. The City of SeaTac has configured the stations to provide free access to EV drivers.

“The City of SeaTac is increasing its commitment to the community by offering ChargePoint EV charging services to attract EV drivers to the city and promote cleaner transportation,” said Michael Jones, western regional director at Coulomb Technologies. “We are happy to welcome the City of SeaTac to the ChargePoint Network as they take advantage of free stations offered through the ChargePoint America program working to advance and promote EV infrastructure in Washington.”
ChargePoint Network brings Washington’s EV drivers unique, easy-to-use services including the ability to: check real-time status and location of unoccupied charging stations, turn-by-turn navigation to station, to reserve a charging station, track and report greenhouse gas and gasoline savings, receive charging status notification by SMS and email or by an iPhone and Blackberry applications. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is open to all drivers of plug-in vehicles and all manufacturers of electric vehicle charging stations.

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15 million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy.

ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 public and home ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011, adding to the existing ChargePoint Network.

Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors

The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns. Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. www.chargepointamerica.com