The city of Gainesville has been awarded $11.65 million in grant funding through the federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced this month . The funds will enable the city to build 47 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the area.
Seventeen sites for the charging stations were proposed on the federal grant application in September. Municipal locations include the MLK Jr. Multipurpose Center, Butler Plaza Transit Station, Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Depot Park, Gainesville City Hall, Eastside Community Center, Northside Park, SW Parking Garage and the Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center.
The dual-port stations would be capable of charging as many as 94 electric vehicles at the same time…