city 47 electrical chargers. it will do so in city-owned

this grant, through a federal grant program, will provide the city 47 electrical chargers. it will do so in city-owned garages and make them publicly accessible. so on behalf of mayor lee, i wanted to speak in strong support and then handed over to bob in the department of environment. >> bob hayden, department of the environment. this is a grant -- we are a sub- award recipient of a grant from coulomb technologies, a charger manufacturer located in the south bay area. they have received a federal grant for providing chargers for free for public use in nine metropolitan areas around the country. san francisco and the bay area be one of them. we have worked with them to identify where these charges could be put in as part of our first efforts and laying of the public infrastructure for public charging. we have identified locations at city garages, where these will be installed. 20 of them will go to airport garages at the airport, and the other 27 will be distributed at 13 other city-owned garages throughout the city. this has been a project involving many departments, we co

chargers in places like arts centers and parks. since there are currently fewer than three dozen electric vehicles in austin, the utility still isn't sure where e.v. owners will need chargers. so, rabago says he's primarily putting them in places potential e.v. buyers might go. >> it's a re-enforcing mechanism that acts as much as marketing as it does a sort of expectation of demand. demand will come later. and the good thing about it is, in many cases, we can move the hardware around if we need to. you know, a charging station can go virtually anywhere we have electric service. >> reporter: big business is also backing the e.v. effort. austin-based whole foods installed one free charging station for customers last year, months before plug-ins went on sale. it's being used, and regional marketing director laura zappi says the grocer is considering more. >> we'll take a look at it. right now, we're just seeing it as a community service and part of our operating expenses. >> reporter: and whole foods isn't alone. none of the employees at advanced micro devices lone star campus owns a plug-in yet, but the company thinks some will. >>

chargers? >> a total of 29 electric vehicles. 24 chargers installed at 12 locations. these are in high-use areas. and let's see. ucsf < we, we have two location. >> the chargers are currently -- >> for electric vehicles, i don't know. >> so this expands it to 12 other locations. >> right. for the car share program. >>

chargers? >> a total of 29 electric vehicles. 24 chargers installed at 12 locations. these are in high-use areas. and let's see. ucsf < we, we have two location. >> the chargers are currently -- >> for electric vehicles, i don't know. >> so this expands it to 12 other locations. >> right. for the car share program. >> any questions? cohen? >> thank you. they will be hi in high- density areas. is mission bay what you are talking about? >> i will let amy answer these questions.

you commit to, going forward, with these projects, not only chargers, but other things related to energy efficiency? >> i can speak to the electric vehicle part of it. that is the area i am responsible for and work on. we certainly have been reaching out to the electric vehicle users, other stakeholder groups within the community, so that we can identify locations where there is the most need and how we can distribute equitably throughout the city, opportunities for electric vehicle charging. i can say definitely, as we move into the next phase, we will use that as a filter. one of the input for determining where we place these publicly available chargers. supervisor chu: i appreciate the department will look at it in the next phase, but if i could ask folks to consider in your first phase to think about the outer edges of the city as well. that is something we really need to look at. we should not say, center, center. there are other folks that can benefit from the programs that we have that i do not think are being considered. i appreciate that we are going to look at it as the next step, i appreciate that we do not have much f

on the installation of home chargers to customers who let it monitor their charging patterns, giving the utility a leg up on potential overloads. and that could keep electric cars cruising the roads and keep the lights on in austin. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," austin, texas. >> tom: here are the stories in tonight's n.b.r. newswheel: optimism about jobs helped stocks move higher. the dow rose 71 points, the nasdaq added nearly 20 and the s&p 500 was up eight. trading volume remained light. 918 million shares moving on the big board, 1.8 billion on the nasdaq. payroll processor a.d.p. says the nation's private payrolls posted solid gains this month, adding 201,000 jobs. the a.d.p. survey just looks at businesses, while the labor department numbers out friday include government workers. the nation's massive bank bailout is starting to turn a profit. the troubled asset relief program, or tarp, is now $6 billion in the black, and that treasury could ultimately earn as much as $20 billion. treasury spent $432 billion bailing out banks, u.s. automakers and insurer a.i.g. still ahead, with the president focusing on energy independence, hilary kra

charger that you can install, the volt takes four to five to charge. the leaf is less expensive costing $45,000. with credits neither is likely to save you money. >> and electric vehicles have come a long way. they're ready to replace primary vehicle. >> if you're wanting to pay a premium, one might be right for you and if you want a car that will be kind to the environment consumer reports reports p re. ius. 44 miles to the gallon. and this year, honda had the best over all score of 74 followed by subaru. chrysler had the worst ranking with 43 points. followed by mercedes-benz and bmw. the ratings based on road tests and predicted reliability scores. >> all right. thank you. >> sure. >> still coming up at 6:30 a successful san jose charter school and why officials are not ready to recommend it yet. >> target store opening this week in the east bay. jobs and why it is such a big deal. >> and surprising popularity of tab blet -- tablet a good night's sleep. kim: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over the top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. i'm feeling sleepy already. nighty