EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2010

In many cases, it will include the cost of home installation. The projects are made possible with a grant of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2010

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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Plugs and Cars

JULY 13, 2011

Plus installation. Need it cost this much? My installation was pretty simple, so it cost me nothing. As I write on July 13th I’ve recently been contacted by the contractor who installed the unit, but I’m still waiting for the service call. Cost of upgrade: under $300. Something about firmware, they said.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 3, 2011

Unfortunately there are still damn few J-plugs (the new standard for plug-in cars) publicly deployed, despite the expectations created by the federal grants to the EVProject (Ecotality) and ChargePoint America (Coulomb) and ex-Mayor Newsom here in San Francisco. The situation is similarly bleak in Southern California.

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