Get Plug-In Ready—Now!

A regional workshop on electric vehicles

On September 20, 2010, Puget Sound New Energy Solutions and other organizations hosted a regional, one-day workshop called “Get Plug-in Ready—Now!”  More than 200 participants from around the Puget Sound region spent the day learning about ongoing efforts to prepare for the arrival of electric vehicles in late fall 2010.

Co-sponsors were Puget Sound Energy, the King County Executive’s Office, Washington State Department of Transportation and Department of Commerce, Washington Technology, private utility companies, local charging station vendors, and the C7 New Energy Partnership (cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Redmond, Renton, and Sammamish). Representatives from major car manufacturers and other organizations involved in the deployment of electric vehicles also participated in the event.

King County Executive Dow Constantine welcomed workshop participants and unveiled a regional map of more than 125 charging stations that will be available to the public in 2011. Congressman Jay Inslee also made remarks. See links below for more information.

Workshop resources

Puget Sound New Energy Solutions (PSNES)

Agenda

Invitation

Event Photos

Workshop presentations

Government programs to catalyze the market
Washington Department of Commerce - Dr. Gustavo Collantes
King County DOT -  Ron Posthuma, Assistant Director
Clean Cities Coalition - Leslie Stanton
Seattle Office of Sustainability - Jill Simmons

Charging stations and vehicles 
ECOtality - Rich Feldman
Charge Northwest - James Billmaier
Nissan: Russell Vare (Nissan)

All you need to know about installing charging stations
Plug-in America - Dan Davids, President
Snohomish PUD - Chris Heimgartner
Puget Sound Regional Council - Ivan Miller

Policy and public outreach considerations
Washington Department of Transportation - Jeff Doyle
City of Bellevue - Sheida Sahandy
City of Tacoma - Fred Chun