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California announces $17.5M for public electric vehicle charging in 13 rural counties

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million is available to expand public electric vehicle (EV) charging in 13 rural counties. More than a third of the funding is dedicated to installations in under-resourced communities. A list of counties receiving CALeVIP funding. The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced that $17.5

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5 Great Reasons Why Solar Installers Are Choosing To Add EV Charging

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As solar installers get busier and busier bringing renewable energy to homes and businesses (often with great government incentives ), here are some excellent reasons to consider adding EV charging from EV Connect to your list of services. Let’s take a look at how this technology benefits customers and installers alike.

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PG&E launches new $130M program to accelerate EV adoption in Northern and Central California; 7,500 chargers

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To help accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has launched its new EV Charge Network program. In the first quarter of 2018, PG&E will begin installing new EV chargers in partnership with business customers, including at the first participating customer Merced College.

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Ford and PlugShare partner on real-time charging station information

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In addition to aggregating publicly available lists of charging stations from a variety of sources, PlugShare incorporates crowd-sourced information from users to provide the most comprehensive dataset available. Ford’s MyFord Mobile smartphone app and Web portal now features a charging station finder powered by PlugShare.com.

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87% of US Tesla drivers say they’ll buy another Tesla

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The report found that 93% would stick with their current powertrain for their next purchase, compared to 34% of gas car owners who are considering switching to an electric car. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Here are several reasons for school districts to switch to electric buses. The more vehicles that switch to running on electricity, the better.

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New York launches $19M truck voucher incentive program; $9M for EVs, $10M for alt fuels

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Cuomo announced a $19-million New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to encourage the purchase of battery-electric commercial trucks as well as other energy-efficient transportation, including hybrid and CNG (compressed natural gas) trucks. Boulder Electric Vehicle, Electric Vehicles International and Smith Electric Vehicles. $6

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