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Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

Green Car Congress

The port has installed bright yellow charging corrals with smart, fast-charging plug-ins for vehicles to receive a full charge in less than 4 hours. The $31-million project is funded in large part through federal grants. million came from a Federal Aviation Administration grant. An additional $3.5

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Free Electric-Car Charges Start To Depart; What's A Fair Fee?

Green Car Reports

Plug-In electric car drivers in several regions have enjoyed free public charging at many locations. All of these charging stations were installed with Federal grant funding, so the business owners did not pay anything for what is presumably a.

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CEO of failed 350Green charging network pleads guilty to fraud

Green Car Reports

The former CEO of electric-car charging network 350 Green pleaded guilty last week to fraudulently obtaining federal grants intended to be used for installation of public charging stations, notably in the Chicago area.

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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 We’re excited to be part of this program, because it gets both public and private infrastructure installed in key areas of the U.S.,” The worst case is that the recipient of the free charging station pays for installation.”.

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

EV Adoption

To install 4-180 kW chargers can easily cost roughly $500,000-$800,000 depending on the hardware chosen. With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill grants covering up to 80% of the cost of charging infrastructure projects, that means that a charging location with 8-180 kW chargers can easily cost taxpayers $1 million.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in cars are being delivered at long last. Plus installation. Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? Need it cost this much?

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

But one shouldn't have to know Bob to plug in your new car. It's city, state and federal policy to enable electric cars for the emissions and petroleum reduction they provide. Publicly plugging in is an act of coming out, of civic responsibility. Publicly plugging in is an act of coming out, of civic responsibility.