GOVERNOR O’MALLEY NAMES MEMBERS TO THE Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council

Council to coordinate integration of electric vehicles into Maryland communities

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor O’Malley today named representatives of automobile manufacturers and dealers, electrical vehicle (EV) charging manufacturers, utilities, electrical workers, State and local governments, and environmental and energy experts to plan and coordinate the successful integration of electric vehicles into Maryland’s communities and transportation system.  The EV Infrastructure Council was created by legislation introduced by the Governor in the 2011 Session (House Bill 167/Senate Bill 176) as part of a package of bills to promote electric vehicles. 

“Clean cars create jobs,” said Governor O’Malley. “The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council includes an extraordinarily talented and experienced group of advocates who will help Maryland take the next steps in supporting the roll-out of electric vehicles and infrastructure. The Council will play an important role in coordinating State and local policies that make electric vehicle ownership convenient and economical, create green jobs, and achieve a cleaner, healthier, and more energy independent Maryland. Creating and saving jobs is every Marylander’s business.”

The EV Infrastructure Council is charged with developing statewide standards for streamlined permitting and installation of EV charging stations and supply equipment, developing targeted policies to support fleet purchases for electric vehicles, developing charging solutions for existing and future multi-dwelling units, and increasing consumer awareness and demand for electric vehicles.  The Council will submit an interim report on its work and recommendations by January 1, 2012 and a final report by December 1, 2012.

The Council consists of the following members appointed by the Governor:

• Maryland Deputy Secretary of Transportation Darrell B. Mobley who will serve as Chair of the Council;
• Senator Robert Garagiola;
• Delegate Brian McHale
• Delegate James Malone;
• Z. Andrew Farkas, Ph.D., professor and director for the National Transportation Center at Morgan State University;
• Jill Sorensen, executive-director of the Baltimore-Washington Electric Vehicle Initiative (BEVI);
• John J. Murach, Jr., director of Business Planning and Corporate Performance at Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.;
• William Gausman, senior vice president for Strategic Initiatives at Pepco Holdings, Inc.;
• Jim Kiley, regional director of State Government Relations for General Motors Corporation;
• Colleen Quinn, vice president for Government Relations and Public Policy at Coulomb Technologies, Inc.;
• Chris Lepp, electric vehicle infrastructure sales leader for GE Industrial Solutions;
• Malvin Nolen Duncan, Jr., sales project manager for Holt Electrical Contractors, Inc.;
• Frederick Hilton Hoover, Jr., Esq., private attorney and former director of the Maryland Energy Administration;
• Steven Arabia, government relations manager for NRG Energy, Inc.;
• Marisa Shockley, president of the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association;
• and Gary Skulnik, Co-Founder of Clean Currents, LLC;
• Robert N. Rollins, Jr, fleet maintenance and management division chief for Calvert County;
• Theodore Atwood, director of general services for Baltimore City;
• Daryl Braithwaite, director of public works for the City of Takoma Park; and,
• The Honorable Kelly M. Russell, alderman for the City of Frederick.