Electric vehicle drivers will have more places to recharge their vehicle batteries when they cross Michigan with $1.7 million in grants advertised through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) for DCCC. – Routes traveled, which will make it more convenient for drivers to succeed in their destinations.
EGLE is committed to long-term mobility through an investment in the infrastructure needed for electric cars and has known optimal charging locations in Michigan. EGLE Charge Up Michigan grants will partially fund 36 EV DC fast charging stations with a total of 76 connection problems for cars and soft advertising cars. Charging stations have recently been put online at Marshall, Big Rapids, Gaylord and Cadillac (pictured to the left of the chargers in the J-H circle of family retailers on Division Street, courtesy of Consumers Energy). Others will 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 Governor Whitmer. “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.”
“These grants demonstrate the commitment of EGLE, personal corporations, and utilities in Michigan to expand the availability of electric vehicle chargers across the state and facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles among Michigan drivers,” said EGLE Director Liesl Clark. “This is a vital step toward a long-term electrified transportation that will keep Michigan at the forefront of complex mobility and write some other bankruptcy in the state’s transportation innovation history.”
Public or sonal-consistent entities may apply for EGLE grants of up to $70,000 according to the charging station. The funds should be used to cover the load of an immediate DC charging station, adding site preparation, appliance installation, network prices and signage. According to the program, EGLE, the owner of the host site and the application serving the site will each pay about one-third of the installation fee of the immediate CC charger, the most immediate of the 3 functions to charge a vehicle’s battery. EGLE grants come from the more than $9.7 million allocated to Michigan under Volkswagen’s diesel emissions regulations.
An expanded immediate charging network for electric cars in Michigan will build confidence that chargers will be available and in operation in a well-lit and safe environment, improve air quality, reduce vehicle emissions, and protect public health and the environment.
The total amount awarded through EGLE to the 24 minor beneficiaries is $1,683,297.84.
Grants of up to $70,000 must still be obtained according to the location of the charging station and programs must be shipped online. For more information, contact the Environmental Assistance Center at 800-662-9278 or stop on the Office of Climate and Energy website.
“EVs are expected to represent 33 percent of new vehicle sales by 2025, and 51 percent by 2030,” said Trevor Pawl, the chief mobility officer with the State of Michigan’s new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. “EGLE’s investment in DC fast charging shows that Michigan is committed to remaining on the leading edge of EV growth globally. The Governor’s new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification will work with EGLE to build on the momentum this program has created.”
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Office of Mobility and Future Electrification (OFME) created through Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to address the demanding situations and opportunities that accompany the long-term mobility. OFME’s vision is a more powerful state economy and safer, fairer and greener transportation for Michigan residents. The workplace will launch systems and policy projects that will increase investment in auton employs and electric cars and job creation in Michigan.
In the past, EGLE has allocated $4.2 million from the fuel processing program to pay up to 70% of prices related to the acquisition of 17 zero-emission buses, as well as Tier 2 and CC immediate charging stations in seven school districts.
SOURCE: State of Michigan
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