IKEA locations being considered for deploying the EV charging stations include 10 stores in the US states of Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington.
These sites will be evaluated for feasibility and installation needs; operational charging stations will be available by September 2011.
IKEA will oversee preparing sites for installation, keeping them orderly and reporting charging information to ECOtality.
ECOtality, the project manager of The EV Project, will be responsible for installation and manage ongoing charger operations.
The EV project is funded by the US Department of Energy through a federal stimulus grant of $114.8m secured from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The project will also secure $230m in private investment and will provide an EV infrastructure to support the deployment of 8,300 EVs.
ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read said situated in highly visible and accessible areas, IKEA locations are ideal charging station hosts for EV drivers.
