By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Governor Dannel Malloy has announced the awarding of grants for 56 publicly-available electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations statewide, a major step forward in ending “range anxiety” for EV drivers, according to a press release. Funding for the grants total $135,946, which comes after a prior announcement of an agreement among the Governors of Connecticut and seven other states to encourage the use of zero-emissions vehicles with the goal of placing over three million of them on the road in the next ten years. “These grants will help fulfill my vision of a cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy future for the families and businesses of our state,” said Gov. Malloy, in the release. “A recent federal Department of Energy study shows that it costs less than half the cost of using gasoline to operate an electrical vehicle—and the availability of more charging stations helps provide a wider choice of vehicles for our residents.” The grants range from $1,000 to $5,000, which depend on the specific requirements of each project and the technology used, the press release said. Each grant will make up a partial amount of the total cost of installation costs and hardware, so [...]
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