Marketing Plans for Electric Vehicles
Major auto manufacturers are focusing on the Chicago region in their marketing plans for electric vehicles as they ramp up plans to increase production of these cars in 2012. Officials in Kane County are well aware that the local infrastructure is not up to meeting a surge in electric vehicle use, and that they need a plan for dealing with the increase in electric power consumption and construction of new charging stations.
The County has set up a task force on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure to get out in front of the trend, and it includes members from a variety of related industries and local government. Their goal is to create an ordinance by mid 2012 which can set out guidelines and standards for the development of electric vehicle infrastructure in the region.