Just before President Obama took the stage at the Charlottesville Pavilion on October 29, Congressman Tom Perriello delivered a well-honed stump speech about successes from his first (and only) term. Among these was bringing electric vehicle (EV) tech jobs to Charlottesville. The crowd responded with rapturous applause. Even if Perriello never spelled out exactly to whom or what he was referring, there can be no doubt that the Department of Energy’s recent $500,000 grant to the City of Charlottesville and Aker Wade Power Technologies for the development of two EV fast-charge battery stations in Charlottesville was the project in mention. Read the cover story, on the local tech firm developing the technology, here, and don’t forget to leave comments.
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