Electric vehicle drivers will have more places to recharge their vehicle batteries as they cross Michigan with $1.7 million in grants this week from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
Thousands of personal and public electric vehicle chargers are expected to settle in Michigan in the coming years to diminish what experts call “autonomy anxiety,” the worry of electric vehicle drivers running out of power on long journeys.
EGLE Charge Up Michigan grants will fund 36 existing direct immediate charging stations for electric cars, with a total of 76 car and soft advertising car plug problems along the busiest routes. Consumers Energy Co. and DTE Energy Co. have also been investment charging stations since last year.
Charging stations have recently been installed in Marshall, Big Rapids, Gaylord and Cadillac. Other charging stations are expected to be operational by the end of this year.
“Michigan is known for building America’s cars, and this commitment to future mobility infrastructure continues to keep us at the forefront of needed automotive innovation,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a statement. “With partnerships like this between government and private industry, we will take actions that will have a positive and lasting environmental impact while improving transportation infrastructure.”
During the following year, DTE and consumers began issuing rebates for electric vehicle charging stations at home and in public locations in Michigan. To date, Consumers Energy has distributed about 400 discounts and DTE around 270. Consumers expect to double the number of electric vehicle chargers in their territory from 4,000 to 8,000 by 2022.
According to Consumers Energy, discounts have been granted to two hundred public stations and 24 other “fast charging” stations that can force the maximum battery of a vehicle in 30 minutes. Rapid charging stations should be located on the shrinking peninsula.
In April 2019, a report from the Michigan Energy Office indicated how many public charging stations are needed in Michigan and where they will be located.
The report was known to have 35 public charging stations in non-urban areas. The installation fee for the 193 shippers was estimated at $21.5 million, which would be defrayed across the state, utilities, owners and personal sellers.
Public or person-consistent entities can apply for EGLE grants of up to $70,000 according to the charging station. Funding will need to be used to cover the load of a fast charging station, adding site preparation, appliance installation, network pricing and signage.
According to the program, EGLE, the owner of the host site and the application serving the site will pay about one-third of the charge of the DC Quick Charger installation, the fastest of 3 functions to charge a vehicle’s battery. EGLE grants come from the more than $9.7 million allocated to Michigan in Volkswagen’s diesel emissions regulations.
“These grants demonstrate the commitment of EGLE, corporations, and utilities in Michigan to expand the availability of electric vehicle chargers across the country and facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles among Michigan drivers,” EGLE Director Liesl Clark said in a statement.
“This is a vital step toward long-term electrified transportation that will keep Michigan at the forefront of complex mobility and write some other bankruptcy in the state’s history of transportation innovation.
According to the Edison Electric Institute, about 1.5 million cars have been sold in the United States over the past decade. By 2030, Edison expects more than 18 million cars to be on U.S. roads.
“Electric cars are expected to account for 33% of new vehicle sales through 2025 and 51% through 2030,” Trevor Pawl, director of mobility at Michigan’s new long-term mobility and electrification office, said in a statement. “EGLE’s investment in DC Fast Charging shows that Michigan is committed to staying in the world’s most sensitive EV growth.”
The 24 beneficiaries of the charging stations are:
Meijer Inc. (Ann Arbor, Muskegon, East Lansing, Grand Rapids), 8 chargers, $187102
Folk Oil Co. (Dundee, Whitmore, Perry), six chargers, $146845
U-Go Stations Inc. (Traverse City, Clare), 4 chargers, $100,000
Blarney Castle Oil – Propane (Ludington, Clare), 4 chargers, $99674
J-H Oil Co. (Cadillac, Grandville), 4 chargers, $98674
City of Marshall, 4 chargers, $98140
Walters-Dimmick Petroleum Inc. (Marshall, Big Rapids), 4 chargers, $94674
Hage Automotive (Elk Rapids, Grayling, Mackinaw City), chargers, $92038
City of Rogers City, two chargers, $80,000
West Huron Properties LLC (Ann Arbor), 4 chargers, $80,000
A4 Energy LLC (Brownstown Municipality), two chargers, $50,000
M53 Enterprises LLC (Washington Municipality), two chargers, $50,000
Venture Plaza Associates (Troy), two chargers, $50,000
NuVu Fuels Michigan LLC (Ionia), two chargers, $49837
Roan – Black Inc. (Saugatuck), two chargers, $49837
Northland Food and Family Center (Kalkaska), two chargers, $49817
Bishop International Airport Authority (Flint), two chargers, $47337
City of Gaylord, two chargers, $41212
City of Saginaw, two chargers, $40370
Flint Downtown Development Authority, two chargers, $40228
Dore’s Stores, Inc. / The Jerky Outlet (Kawkawlin), two chargers, $39395
Delhi Charter Township, two shippers, $35909
Gemini Capital Management IX LLC (Alma), two chargers, $35895
City of Norway, one charger, $26311
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