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

EV Adoption

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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Car Charging Group, Inc. Partners With Icon Parking to Offer EV Charging Stations in Manhattan

Green Car Congress

Car Charging Group, Inc. Car Charging Group plans to install Level II (240 volts) ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for EVs which are manufactured by Coulomb Technologies. Car Charging Group plans to install Level II (240 volts) ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for EVs which are manufactured by Coulomb Technologies.

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Evatran’s wireless charging technology available for Cadillac ELR; two more premium model announcements expected

Green Car Congress

Evatran Group, Inc. Evatran currently has systems that are compatible with the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt. After two years of field trials with partners such as Google, Hertz, and Duke Energy, the Plugless System was made available to individual Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt owners in early 2014.

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Chrysler Group Awards UM-Dearborn $3.1M to Support Development of Plug-in Hybrid System for Ram Pickup Project

Green Car Congress

Chrysler Group LLC has awarded Chris (Chunting) Mi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, $3.1 million for his proposed, “Ram Pickup Truck PHEV Development and Demonstration Project.”. In August, Chrysler was announced as being selected for $70 million in funding from the $2.4

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London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

Green Car Congress

million) grant from the UK Government-funded Advanced Propulsion Centre—consisted of 20 Ford Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid vans ( earlier post ) covering 240,000 km (150,000 miles) over a 12-month period. The trial—supported by a £4.7-million million (US$5.9-million)

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FastCharge consortium evaluating ultrafast charging; 450 kW anticipated

Green Car Congress

Participants of the three-year project are Allego GmbH, the BMW Group as the consortium leader, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH, as well as Dr. Ing. The National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Organization (NOW) is supervising and coordinating the compliance with the grant requirements. Porsche AG and Siemens AG. million (US$9.3

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

We had a few donations from the community, but most of our funds came from a $3000 grant from Electrify America’s Normal Now.” A significant portion of the grant money went to printing 23,000 inserts that went out with city utility bills, with one side in English and one side in Spanish, Atherton explained.

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