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DOE awards more than $7M for efforts to protect electric grid from cyber attacks on EVs and chargers

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $7 million in funding for Michigan-based cybersecurity company The Dream Team LLC (DTLLC) to develop a first-of-its-kind infrastructure that protects the electric grid from cyber-attacks on electric vehicles (EV) and electric vehicle charging systems.

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Germany providing another €300M to subsidize private charging stations in residential buildings

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The purchase and installation of the wall boxes are supported with a grant of €900 (US$1,050). Starting tomorrow, German citizens can again secure a 900 euro grant from the federal government for their own charging station at home. —Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer.

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Germany providing another €100M to subsidize private charging stations; €500M total

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Purchase and installation of the wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. The enormous demand for the 900-euro grant shows that we are spot on with our program. —Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer. The grant is a flat rate of €900 per charging point.

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Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

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A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). million to help develop advanced batteries from electric cars and grid energy storage. The NSERC will give the team, headed by Dr. Jeff Dahn, $2.9

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Germany kicks in another €100M for wallbox subsidies; €400M total now

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Under the program, the purchase and installation of wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer said that 300,000 wall boxes have already been subsidized in just over three months, corresponding to a subsidy volume of €270 million.

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Maryland school board approves purchase of 326 electric school buses; Thomas Built e-buses powered by Proterra

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The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

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Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

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million in development funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research aimed at significantly reducing the current costs of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and developing “smart” charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand. In 2012, Siemens was awarded $1.6 Appliance connection.

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