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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 Nine United States regions will receive 4,600 free chargers for public and private use through the ChargePoint America program, funded in part by $15 million in stimulus funds administered by the Energy Department.

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

EV Adoption

But as I outlined in my recent article, How Many EV Charging Stations Will $10 Billion Buy for America? , And a big part of that could and should be good old Level 1/120V chargers and smart outlets. And here is a link to a Peninsula Clean Energy case study showing a significant savings by opting for a Level 1 solution.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

Additional funding for long-term planning and development is expected from legislation authorizing federal surface transportation programs. Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes. The plan notes that rail is already among the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the passenger transportation modes. Source: DOT.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to the USPS, ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will participate in the test program. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc.

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