WEST GARDINER, Maine — Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is unveiling a new fast-charging station for electric cars and offering incentives for more of them.
Mills will be announcing details Friday when she unveils a new charging station at the Maine Turnpike plaza in West Gardiner. She said it was funded through federal Volkswagen settlement money awarded to the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Mills also says the 23 municipalities will receive incentives to install 47 new charging stations across the state for the public use.
It’s part of a larger effort to boost the charging infrastructure for electric cars in Maine. And it’s paired with a program that provides rebates for qualifying plug-in hybrid and battery-powered vehicles at participating car dealers.