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OP.O. Box 400

For Release: ImmediateOfficeDate: June 28, 2010

Gov. Gregoire an

OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoiinfrastructure efforts are gettingWashington State’s transportationation’s first “electric highway,”recharging locations along Intersto border highway to offer fast c

“Washington state is a leader inpoised to do it again with electri

electrified highway (I-5) will becan use innovative partnerships tchange and our dependence on o

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CHRISTINE O. GREGOIREGovernor

STATE OF WASHINGTON 

FICE OF THE GOVERNOR2 • Olympia, Washington 98504-0002 • (360) 902-4111

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Phone: 360-902-4136 

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efit Washingtonians and show the rest of the co solve some of our most difficult challenges liil.”

t plug-in electric vehicles such as the Nissan Lhe assembly lines. The infrastructure will enablh of the state along the 276 miles of I-5 betwee. As many as 300,000 electric vehicles are antiext 10 years.

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” said Ross Macfarlane, Climate Solutions Senio electric vehicles is also one of the fastest wayhalf of Washington's greenhouse gas emission

ovide one of the fastest ways to slash that pollure."

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meets State Energy Program and Recovery Act funding goals to save energy, reduce ourdependence on foreign oil, invest in transportation and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits.

Washington’s “electric highway” connects Puget Sound electric vehicle drivers with Portland

and other west coast communities participating in the EV Project, a $230 million project todeploy a total of 4,700 electric vehicles and nearly 15,000 charge stations in 5 states (Oregon,Washington, California, Arizona and Tennessee) and the District of Columbia. The state willpartner with private companies to install fast charging infrastructure in critical charging zones inunserved locations along major interstates. The first charging sites will be placed along I-5 northof Everett and south of Centralia. The work on I-5 will be complemented with deploymentsalong I-90 to include Central Washington.

“I-5, one of our busiest highways and the backbone of Western Washington’s economy, is anatural place to showcase transportation electrification,” said Paula Hammond, WashingtonTransportation Secretary. “This innovative project will keep people and business moving toward

a clean transportation future.”

“The I-5 project is an important step toward market adoption of electric vehicles in our region,”said Commerce Director Rogers Weed. “The transition to clean energy will have a big impact onWashington’s future economic growth. The electric highway offers significant new businessopportunities, attracting automakers and clean technology industries that are looking to locate orexpand in an EV-ready state.”

This “electric highway” project supports the state’s efforts on the West Coast Green Highway, atri-state initiative to promote the use of cleaner fuels along the 1,350 miles of I-5 from BritishColumbia to Baja California. Washington’s network of electric vehicle charging infrastructurecould jump start the development of a regional EV network spreading across the entire length of I-5 connecting three states and three countries and serving the two million electric vehiclesanticipated on the west coast. In February, Governor Gregoire signed an action plan with leadersfrom Oregon, California, and British Columbia to establish I-5 as a green highway by buildinginfrastructure for alternative fuels and electric vehicle charging.

For more information on the Electric Highways project, visit:http://wsdot.wa.gov/Partners/GreenHighways/electric_highways.htm