ECOtotality finaly admits to being behind!

[mwalsh]

Well, DUH! :?

In 2009 and 2010, California-based ECOtality was awarded $115 million in two federal grants, with the aim of installing 14,000 of its Blink-branded EV chargers in 18 cities located in six states and Washington, D.C.

So far, only about 3,000 of the 14,000 chargers (plus 300 commercial units) have been installed, a less-than-scheduled number that ECOtality attributes to the unexpectedly slow rate of LEAF introductions (caused in part by the Japanese tsunami and hurricane).

"We expected to be further along with the residential EV Project installations," said Don Karner, president of ECOtality North America, in an interview with PluginCars.com. "But we're the tail on the dog, and the EV rollout is moving a little slower than had been anticipated. We have applied to the Department of Energy for a new completion date of the second quarter of 2012."

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[TonyWilliams]

I read that they're late, but it's not their fault.

Like all govment handouts, there's always the "ask" for more money and time.

 

[EVDRIVER]

Nothing is their fault

 

[TRONZ]

Installation of public infrastructure was never dependent on the number of EV's on the road. If it did, then Ecotality is WAAAAAY behind Nissan since we are all driving LEAFs around on a daily basis. And if their failure did have something to do with a roll-out "pace" then why blame Nissan? They have sold three times as many LEAFs as GM has Volts. This latest press release is total BS. Failing to install public Infrastructure has nothing to do with the pace of any car manufacturers roll out. Cut them off and let their (failed) "business plan" compete in the EV market.