LA STEPS UP TO THE ELECTRIC CAR

Mayor Villaraigosa Announces Southern California Regional Plug-in Electric Vehicle Plan; Collaborative Plan Will Have Region Plug-in Ready by Fall 2010
December 1, 2009 (City of Los Angeles)

"Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the Southern California Regional Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Plan…a collaboration between cities, utilities, automakers and others in the Southern California region who will work to actively support the region and build the necessary infrastructure for the commercial launch of electric vehicles, which is scheduled for Fall 2010…

"The regional collaborative group currently includes: Southern California Edison, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Southern California Public Power Authority, California Electric Transportation Coalition, Electric Research Power Institute, Southern California AQMD, Nissan, GM, Ford, and the cities of Burbank, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Ana, and Santa Monica."

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"The collaborative Electric Vehicle Plug-In Readiness Plan has the following eight objectives…1. Collaborate to help educate customers and stakeholders…[about]the environmental benefits…electricity as an alternative fuel… public-access charging infrastructure; and…[getting] plug-in ready…2. Collaborate and share information to prepare the LA Region for adoption of PEVs as a major market…apply for or administer grant funding…[and] implement best practices…

"3. Collaborate on charging infrastructure…4. Cities will work with stakeholders to develop and/or support purchase and ownership incentives…5. Cities will work to streamline the process for installation of new charging infrastructure…"

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"6. Cities will review and revise where appropriate, local city building codes, standards, ordinances, etc….7. Utilities will develop a robust and streamlined customer service process that can scale up to support large numbers…8. Cities and Utilities will collaborate on fleet acquisition plans, helping drive deployment…

"Along with the plug-in ready plan, the Mayor announced a number of incentives that would be offered…[1] Home Charger Early Adapter Incentive Program to subsidize the installation up to $2,000 for the first 5,000 residential customers…[2] Off-peak electrical charging rate of 8.5 cents per kWh (6pm to 2am)…[3] City and State incentives including, but not limited to, preferred and/or free parking, high occupancy lanes…[4] Upgrading the 400 existing public charging sites within one year of the adoption of a new federally-approved charging standard…[5] Implementing a streamlined process for the installation of home charging units…"