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General Information
Business Registration Number: NA
Location: Austin, TX, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: Less than $100k
Annual Gross Expense: Less than $100k
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
The base of this projects stems from the Biden Harris Bi Partisan Infrastructure Plan. In that plan, there is a grant being awarded to: Help bring the President’s goals of building a national network of 500,000 public EV charging stations and reducing national greenhouse gas emissions by 50–52% by 2030 to fruition. See this link to learn more about the infrastructure plan: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-opens-applications-first-round-25-billion-program-build. WASHINGTON – """The Biden-Harris Administration today opened applications for a new multi-billion-dollar program to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure in communities across the country and along designated highways, interstates, and major roadways. This is a key step towards the President’s goals of building a national network of 500,000 public EV charging stations and reducing national greenhouse gas emissions by 50–52% by 2030. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will provide $2.5 billion over five years to a wide range of applicants, including cities, counties, local governments, and Tribes. This round of funding makes up to $700 million from fiscal years 2022 and 2023 funding available to strategically deploy EV charging and other alternative vehicle-fueling infrastructure projects in publicly accessible locations in urban and rural communities, as well as along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs). “By helping bring EV charging to communities across the country, this Administration is modernizing our infrastructure and creating good jobs in the process,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With today’s announcement, we are taking another big step forward in creating an EV future that is convenient, affordable, reliable, and accessible to all Americans.” The CFI Discretionary Grant Program builds on the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, for which FHWA published finalized minimum standards earlier this month. EV chargers constructed with CFI funds must adhere to those same standards, a requirement that supports a consistent charging experience for users and ensures that our national charging network is convenient, reliable and Made in America. “Extending EV charging infrastructure into traditionally underserved areas will ensure that equitable and widespread EV adoption takes hold,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “Ensuring that charging stations are more visible and accessible in our communities addresses the concerns many American drivers have when considering making the switch to electric.” While the NEVI Formula Program sends money to States, Puerto Rico, and DC to build EV charging infrastructure along designated Interstates, U.S. routes, and State highways, the CFI Discretionary Grant Program awards competitive grants to projects serving a range of applicants to fill gaps in the national charging and alternative-fueling network and build out charging in communities. A priority of the CFI Program is bringing EV charging into urban and rural communities, downtown areas and local neighborhoods, particularly in underserved and disadvantaged communities, as well as to designated alternative fuel corridors. Both the NEVI and CFI programs will create good-paying jobs across the country as more workers are needed to install and maintain EV charging stations, and both programs will help put the country on a path to a nationwide network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030"""". To be concise, The dream that we can make come true together is Charging the United States and eventually the world with electricity so that they can have one of the most excellent capabilities since the dawn of man: The Privilege of driving an Automobile. Currently, the future looks like the reality is that everyone who drives will be driving an electric vehicle. How will they charge those vehicles? Where will they charge those vehicles? How much time will they have to ultimately kill by waiting for the electric vehicles to charge? If the future is that only level two chargers will be at gas stations, they will have to wait 4 hours at the gas stations to charge for 20 miles. Is this practical? Will hydrogen fuel cell technology have to replace the electric technology because the infrastructure is simply not viable and realistic? I have answers to these questions. To begin, it currently is totally unrealistic to wait 4 hours at a gas station or charging station somewhere in a random place for 4 hours if the technology is level 2. This is the second attempt to address the inevitable crisis. The first ask was to make level 3 chargers with significant help from engineers, universities, and even other companies. They would work for money. They would be contracted out, and not paid a yearly salary to save money. What I propose in this second request for funding is a grant for the creation of level 1 chargers. These level one chargers will be sold to the fruitful amount of new apartment complexes that have been built in our society this millinia. If you have ever visited a new apartment complex, they are beautiful, state of the art, first world magnificent communities that offer so much luxury, it is above repreave of other countries. These communities are not cheap, but they can offer everything from tanning and sauna, yoga classes and pillates, to wedding venues. It would not be a stretch to sell level one electric chargers to these communities. A level one charger can charge about The reality that I see is that a person with an electric vehicle has to charge every night. Or, they can go to a level 3 charging station and get it done in 20 minutes. However, this assumes that there will not be hundreds of people in line waiting to get a charge. Because of the scarcity of level 3 chargers due to their high cost to install—ballpark average $200,000--- it is conceivable that they would have to take appointments to charge. So you could imagine a future where your only option is to have a 2 week away appointment, or spend a full 24 hours sitting at a level 2 to charge 300 miles. Its that, or level one. If every one at the apartment complexes had a simple level one charger, they could simply pull into their home, park and charge. Then the next day, when its time to go to work, they have charged 60 to 100 miles. So the idea is that a Device will have to be Researched and Developed. And since level ones are rare, they often don’t have a way to pay for the electricity. The nightly cost for 60 miles of electricity is about $1.00. That compares to a vehicle I had that cost 20 dollars in fuel every day to drive 50 miles. Never the less, the electricity isn’t free. It is virtually free. But if it starts to cost 5 dollars in the future for 300 miles of electricity, an apartment complex with 1000 residents doing this every night suddenly starts to seem as if it may be adding up. So the first thing that a simple level 1 charger will need is a machine on the charger that will always work—like most bank atms always work, to charge the person They could do the same parking stall and be charged that way however. So this technology that tells the complex how much juice that stall is getting will also have to be added. This means a software program will have to go into the box and display in the office as an app. They already have meters however, and this will be in addition to the software program. Initially I envisioned a simple extension cord coming from a basic home outlet. Essentially that is all level 1 charging is--- a power cord to a basic home outlet like you would plug a light into. We have to figure out how to build this in America, and cannot outsource any of the engineering to China. All the parts of this level one box should be made in America. And somehow, we have to do it cheaper.
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Business Plan
Creating a call center to sell these will create the ability to sell this charging technology. The call center will show that there is a demand. This demand will then turn into creating more chargers created with a faster charge at a cheaper price to construct these, because the product first has to be sold before more work can begin in phase 2. With sales, it will then be possible to promote the acquisition and payments for R and D of faster, cheaper, ample amounts of chargers. This should satisfy the requirement that it is commercially viable. In addition, the emphasis here is on support. The sales that the call center will create the demand. But the entire goal of the larger plan is to wean ourselves off of the reliance of China. We need to learn how America can make for this Level One Charge Tech cheap, using North American Workers. If I have to provide Equity I will. I can Go OTC for something like $15,000.00 I think that making investors money is more important than attaining money for myself, as long as I am growing and making a positive impact.
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Self Identified Competition
The top competitors are Tesla, and Charge America, and the many others, but the thing is-- so far the competition is looking at the level 2 and level 3 charge Tech. I propose that 4 hours at a gas station waiting on a level 2 charger is too much. It is fine if that is at your work. Level 3 is fast, but it is expensive. The tech that I propose I believe is more practical, and if you see why, then I believe that you will help me get funding.
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