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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

EV Adoption

As we wait for Congress to fully return from their recess and vote on various legislation, I continue to be extremely concerned about how as much as $10 billion in federal government grants will be be spent on EV charging infrastructure. In short, I’m predicting what I call the “overcharging of America.”.

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Honda deploys Peterbilt 579EV electric semi out of Alabama plant

Baua Electric

“Alabama Power’s ‘Make Ready’ program provides businesses with valuable rebates to help reduce the upfront costs of installing EV infrastructure,” says Alabama Power Electric Transportation Manager Hasin Gandhakwala. “We We are committed to partnering with customers who are exploring state and federal grant opportunities.

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

Green Car Congress

million federal grant to cover the cost of the USC Wrigley Institute study. The research was supported by ARPA-E, US Department of Energy Award Number DE-AR0000689 and by Marine BioEnergy, Inc., which has a commercial interest in the research and contributed part of its $2.6-million Navarrete, Diane Y. Reed, David W.

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4,400 Chevrolet Volt Owners to be Eligible for Free Home 240V Charging Stations

Green Car Congress

In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The projects are made possible with a grant of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the US Department of Energy (DOE). or Coulomb Technologies.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A Fully funded, the ChargePoint America program would cost $37 million, with some of the shortfall for the actual station installations being addressed, the organizers hope, through state and local grants.&#.

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NC Transportation Center

Plug In Partners

Mike Easley said Tuesday that, depending on the support from federal grants, the state may give $5 million to start and $1 million annually to operate the Advanced Transportation Energy Center there. The school already conducts research into the development of the no-gas vehicles. This really is a bold and aggressive idea."

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Cost of upgrade: under $300. For this to work in place of a wall-mounted unit, you still need a dedicated 240V 30 amp circuit and outlet, which would cost a few hundred dollars of an electrician’s time and perhaps $50 in parts.) Something Ecotality couldn’t do even with $100 million in federal grant money.

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