our state. This project compliments some recent initiatives of the U.S. Department of Energy such as the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge.” ChargePoint CEO Pat Romano explained that the ChargePoint stations have state-of-the-art features including the ability to locate, reserve, and navigate to unoccupied charging stations with online tools and mobile applications. “Our charging units, each of which has two charging spots, provide all the features needed to make driving an electric vehicle easy and worry-free,” said Romano. “At National Grid, we are committed to making this new technology more cost-effective for ourselves and our customers and pleased to help make it happen in Rhode Island,” said Edward White, Vice President, Customer and Business Strategy for National Grid. “It takes a strong public-private partnership to create a clean and efficient transportation future,” said Marion Gold, Commissioner of the Office of Energy
Resources. “We look forward to assisting Governor Chafee with his vision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while saving taxpayers’ dollars, working closely with our business partners. In Rhode Island, we spend over $1 billion in the transportation sector annually, primarily for petroleum products. Transitioning away from fossil fuels with this dual approach of a statewide network and transitioning the state’s fleet will help the environment, and it will keep more dollars in the Rhode Island economy.” “We are pleased to be able to leverage Federal ARRA State Energy Program dollars to purchase electric vehicles and hybrids and to develop the network of charging stations at convenient locations throughout Rhode Island—from coffee shops and supermarkets to state beaches and recreation areas,” said Richard Licht.
wendy lucht
Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition wlucht@uri.edu 401-874-2792