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North Carolina wants to spend $50K to trash free public EV chargers

Teslarati

North Carolina wants to spend $50,000 to trash public EV chargers. ” House Bill 1049 Targets Small Businesses That Offer Free Public EV Charging. Free public charging is an amazing part about owning an EV. The bill itself isn’t about the state losing money by allowing EV owners to charge for free.

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A North Carolina Legislator Thinks Free EV Charging Should Be Discouraged & Banned

CleanTechnica EVs

It dates back to the once common practice of saloons offering people free lunch if they’d purchase at […]. In short, if a business or other organization is giving you something, you’ll probably end up paying for it sooner or later.

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Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

Green Car Congress

However, these annual costs don’t take into account the purchase cost of the vehicle itself and are purely the ‘running’ costs annually. When the purchase cost of each type of vehicle is factored in, average gasoline vehicles are $1,454 per year cheaper to run. per mile.

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Where is Blink Charging a Verified State Vendor?

Blink Charging

Here’s what you need to know about some of the state contracts that include Blink Charging as a verified vendor. When it comes to fulfilling EVSE requirements, state governments trust Blink to deliver and install their EV charging equipment. Which States Have Verified Blink as a Vendor?

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BorgWarner to invest $500M in Wolfspeed, securing up to $650M in annual capacity for SiC devices

Green Car Congress

In addition, Wolfspeed expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period from, and including, the date on which the notes are first issued, up to an additional $200 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. BorgWarner’s Charging Forward strategy targets $4.5

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Thomas Built Buses electric school bus powered by Proterra receives full CARB and HVIP certifications, CEC funding eligibility

Green Car Congress

Through this program, California school districts purchasing the Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus are eligible for reimbursement of disposed older school buses approved under California Energy Commission GFO-17-607 grant program. To date, Thomas Built Buses is the only OEM to offer a DC fast-charging power option.

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NC proposes one of US’ most anti-EV bills yet–No free EV charging unless free gasoline or diesel is offered too

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Keith Kidwell of North Carolina has proposed what could very well be one of the country’s most anti-EV bills to date. The proposal, titled “Equitable Free Vehicle Fuel Stations,” sets its sights on electric vehicle charging stations. wants to remove free electric charging stations in NC. NC representative ? RepKidwell ?

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