A public procurement was declared by the state's credit fund KredEx for constructing the planned nationwide network of electric car charging stations.
The 250 charging centers, to be built by 2013, will be located along the main highways and in larger towns, including Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu, Viljandi, Kuressaare and Kohtla-Järve. The express chargers will be capable of charging 80 percent of an empty battery in 30 minutes, the government has said.
In March, the government sealed a deal with Mitsubishi to buy 507 electric cars in exchange for trading 10 million carbon dioxide credits. The i-MiEV make cars, which are to arrive in December, will be given to state social workers.
