"Drivethearc" EV fast charging corridor breaks ground in northern California

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 DRIVETHEARC, a corridor of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations spanning from Monterey to Lake Tahoe, broke ground today with a ribbon cutting ceremony El Dorado Hills, #california.

DRIVETHEARC aims to increase the ease of long-distance #ev travel along one of California's most important travel arteries while studying #ev use and driving patterns through a smartphone app that will provide a user-friendly charging experience.

It is a joint international project promoted by Japan's largest public R&D management organization, the New #energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) – under the agreement between NEDO and the State of #california Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, and in partnership with #nissan Motor Co., #nissan North America, Kanematsu and EVgo.

Announced at a press conference alongside the ribbon cutting ceremony at the DRIVEtheARC Station at Raley's in El Dorado Hills, #california – which will host four DRIVETHEARC #ev fast chargers – dignitaries from NEDO, #nissan, Kanematsu, EVgo and various #california state government offices gathered to share details of the fast charging corridor and its potential impact in forwarding #ev adoption in #california. The project to collect and analyze data will be completed in September 2020, while installation of the 50 fast chargers along the corridor is expected to be completed by March 2017. This will provide drivers with multiple fast charging points per site at the more than 20 high-traffic locations that are part of the project.

"NEDO is committed to its best efforts to realize the objective of the demonstration project with Go-Biz and other #california government agency (CEC, CARB, CalEPA, CPUC) support, EVgo's cooperation as the local partner, and through #nissan and Kanematsu's expertise and partnership in the execution of this project," said #makotowatanabe, executive director of NEDO. "We would like to contribute to solving environmental problems by promoting #ev use, which will lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and truly hope that we will be able to help create sustainable #ev societies in the future."