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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ABB Technology Ventures Ltd.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ECOTALITY, INC. [ECTY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) AFFOLTERNSTRASSE 44, P.O. BOX 1831, CH-8050 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2012 (Street) ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, V8  4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Unsecured Convertible Note

$ 1.27

03/13/2012

P

3,937,007

03/13/2012

03/13/2015

Common Stock

3,937,007

$ 5,000,000

3,937,007 (1)

D

Warrant

$ 4.91

03/13/2012(2)

D

1,041,667

01/13/2011(2)

01/12/2016

Common Stock

1,041,667

(2)

0 (1) (2)

D

Warrant

$ 2.5

03/13/2012(2)

A

1,041,667

03/13/2012(2)

01/12/2016

Common Stock

1,041,667

(2)

1,041,667 (1) (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ABB Technology Ventures Ltd. AFFOLTERNSTRASSE 44, P.O. BOX 1831 CH-8050 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, V8		X
ABB LTD AFFOLTERNSTRASSE 44, P.O. BOX 1831 CH-8050 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, V8		X

Signatures

/s/ Girish Nadkarni		03/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Natascia Rubinic		03/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Richard A. Brown		03/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Diane de Saint Victor		03/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	ABB Ltd owns all of ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. By virtue of ABB Ltd's relationship with ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, ABB Ltd may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares beneficially owned by ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd owns all of ABB Technology Ventures Ltd. By virtue of ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd's relationship with ABB Technology Ventures Ltd, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares beneficially owned by ABB Technology Ventures Ltd. ABB Ltd and ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by ABB Technology Ventures Ltd except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The Warrant was initially issued on January 13, 2011 and was amended on March 13, 2012 to reduce the exercise price applicable to the Warrant from $4.91 per share to $2.50 per share. Under the Warrant, ABB Technology Ventures Ltd is entitled to purchase 1,041,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

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