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4,400 Chevrolet Volt Owners to be Eligible for Free Home 240V Charging Stations

Green Car Congress

GM announced that the first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc.

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The EV Project Expands to Texas; Overall Value of Charging Infrastructure Project Now at $230M

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Overall, The EV Project will include the manufacture and installation of more than 15,000 chargers in residential and public locations throughout the United States. The EV Project began last year, with grant funding through the US Department of Energy from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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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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