Lincoln City, Oregon Unveils ChargePoint Networked Charging Station Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles

First of Six Stations For Fleet and Consumer Use by Coulomb Technologies Opens January 11, 2010

Lincoln City, OR January 11, 2010 – Coulomb Technologies the leader in electric vehicle charging station infrastructure (www.coulombtech.com) and the City of Lincoln City (www.lincolncity.org) today announced the grand opening of their first ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles (EV). The charging station is the first of six stations located in and around the coastal town of Lincoln City. The official unveiling of the station takes place on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 4:00 pm at the Public Parking Lot on SW 51st Street. Available to the public, the event will also feature two electric vehicles, city officials and Charge Northwest representative Jim Blaisdell.

Open to the public, the Lincoln City charging stations will also be used for city fleet cars as they move to zero emission vehicles. Charge Northwest (www.chargenw.com) is the authorized distributor of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations from Coulomb Technologies in the Northwest.

"We have identified three great locations where a charge can be done easily and quickly, while drivers enjoy the amenities of the immediate surrounding areas,” said Lincoln City Urban Renewal Director, Kurt Olsen. “In addition to the SW 51st Street location, two stations will be installed in north Lincoln City at the Community Center and two others in the center of town." Visitor & Convention Bureau Executive Director, Sandy Pfaff, explained that Lincoln City "wants to make travel to this beautiful destination as easy and environmentally-friendly as possible."

"Lincoln City will attract new visitors from Oregon, Washington and California because of their forward thinking approach to new forms of transportation," said Richard Lowenthal, CEO of Coulomb Technologies. "The City motto is 'A Great Place to Try New Things' and certainly establishing the infrastructure will garner attention from electric vehicle owners." Coulomb Technologies charging stations are used in municipalities, utilities, office buildings and parking garages to allow consumers to charge their electric vehicles wherever they live, work and shop. The network of electric vehicle charging stations, called the ChargePoint® Network, is accessible to all plug-in drivers by making a toll free call to the 24/7 number on each charging station, or drivers can sign up for a monthly subscription to the ChargePoint Network and receive a ChargePoint Smart Card that allows them to charge their car at any charging station worldwide. To locate available charging stations, visit www.mychargepoint.net and click "Find Stations".

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Coulomb Technologies' ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles address the needs of drivers, utilities, governments and parking space owners enabling drivers to charge their electric vehicles wherever they live, work and shop. ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations are available in pole, wall-mount and bollard charging station models, ranging in capability from 120 Volt to 240 Volt AC charging to future 500 Volt DC charging. For more information, please visit www.coulombtech.com and follow Coulomb on Twitter at twitter.com/coulombevi.