In early 2013, the California Energy Commission awarded $3,707,850 to AeroVironment, Inc. to supply and install free Level 2 electric vehicle supply equipment, also called charging stations, at the homes of qualified electric vehicle buyers in California. The primary goal of the project was to expand electric vehicle adoption in California. AeroVironment worked with automotive dealerships across the state to identify and qualify the electric vehicle buyers. AeroVironment then subcontracted with local electrical contractors to install the equipment.
Electric vehicle supply equipment installations began in June 2013 and ended in August 2014. AeroVironment scheduled data collection to begin six months after installation. In addition to data collection and performance assessment, this report also describes how the residential charger program was launched and implemented.
The project achieved the goal by installing 1,758 pieces of electric vehicle supply equipment, or roughly 23 percent more than the agreement goal of 1,425 units of electric vehicle supply equipment. The project also reduced an estimated 5,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually and displaced about 817,200 gallons of gasoline annually.
