Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. If you are a consumer, and you get a Volt, Smart, or Ford electric car, you probably qualify for a free home charge station. ChargePoint America is looking for hosts for charge stations.

Charging 203

Charging Future San Francisco Stimulus 203

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 Nine United States regions will receive 4,600 free chargers for public and private use through the ChargePoint America program, funded in part by $15 million in stimulus funds administered by the Energy Department. A $2,000 value!).

San Jose 127

San Jose San Francisco Los Angeles New York City 127

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler will build about 24 more vehicles for the USPS to use and Chrysler to evaluate, while applying for a government grant to expand the demonstration fleet to 250 vehicles, or 50 allocated to each of the countrys five postal regions, said Lou Rhodes, vice president of advanced vehicle engineering and president of ENVI.

Chrysler 28

Chrysler Minivan All-Electric Stimulus 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The new plug-in vehicle will be able to exceed highway speed limits, go 100 miles on a charge and recharge in four to eight hours using a 220-volt line, similar to those for clothes dryers, said Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America.

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Seattle Nissan Electric Cars Cars 67