By Lena Babaeva Coradini

Chattanooga is one of Tennessee’s cities that is gearing up for electric vehicles.

Coinciding with new vehicle launches of the all-electric Nissan LEAF and the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt in 2010-11, additional charging stations will be opened in the area over the next twelve months. These sites may include retail centers, parking garages and lots, grocery stores, cinemas, medical centers, parks and sports venues, the airport, schools and major employers.

The sites are great tourist attraction and there is hope that the stations will be well utilized.   Chattanooga is one of 16 major areas included in the EV Project across Tennessee, five other states and Washington DC.