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Atlanta gets $5.4 million to buy its first electric commuter buses

Electrek

million in federal grant funding will be awarded to the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority to purchase electric buses. million to buy its first electric commuter buses appeared first on Electrek. US Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced late today that more than $5.4

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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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King County Metro putting Proterra electric buses into service

Green Car Congress

million federal grant. million in additional grants to buy six more battery buses and a second charging station, which would enable Metro to completely convert the two Eastside bus routes to 100% electricity. The three battery buses were paid for in part with a $4.7 Metro is pursuing $3.3

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Missed Charge Station Opportunity in San Francisco

Plugs and Cars

Some of those units are being paid for by a California Energy Commission grant to upgrade existing Avcon charging stations across California. Instead, the Department of the Environment has opted to utilize a federal grant to Coulomb Technologies' ChargePoint America to pay to upgrade these charge stations. What's the problem?

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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.&#. A $2,000 value!).

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

If a complete overnight charge is the goal, 120V will still suffice for a Volt, but a 240V EVSE will be essential for most who buy an all-electric car. Something Ecotality couldn’t do even with $100 million in federal grant money. It takes about seven hours to fill a near empty LEAF, ensuring a complete charge overnight.

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4 Reasons EV Charging Stations on College Campuses Makes Sense

EV Connect

Schools can apply for state and federal grants and incentives (EV Connect can help guide you through this entire process) that help offset initial installation costs. This is affecting the likelihood that they buy a more sustainable vehicle.