2013 Washington Auto Show

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While at the Washington Auto Show, Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Nissan to see the 2013 Leaf. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.

Date taken: Thu, 2013-01-31 13:50

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While at the Washington Auto Show, Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Nissan to see the 2013 Leaf. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 13:50
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The new Nissan Leaf is being built at the company's Smyrna, Tennessee, Vehicle Assembly Plant -- helping to cut the price of its electric vehicle. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 13:49
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu discusses the features of the 2014 Cadillac ELR -- the luxury car built built on the same powertrain platform as the Chevy Volt. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 13:57
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu discusses some of the features of the Chevy Spark with the Chevy representative. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu discusses Ecoboost technology with the Ford representative. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 14:15
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu discusses the Focus Hybrid -- Green Car Journal's 2013 Green Car of the Year -- with the Ford representative. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 14:16
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu discusses the Focus Energi with the Ford representative. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 14:17
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Today at the Washington Auto Show, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a new EV Everywhere initiative -- the Workplace Charging Challenge -- designed to increase the convenience of owning an electric vehicle by expanding consumer access to charging stations. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 14:38
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu announces the new Workplace Charging Challenge, a collaborative effort to increase the number of U.S. employers offering workplace charging tenfold in the next five years. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 14:41
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu was joined by several of the founding Workplace Charging Challenge partners and ambassadors at the Washington Auto Show. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department.
Date taken: 2013-01-31 14:43