Over the course of 46 blog posts, newsletters, other content and events, we strove to be a source of information and perspective up on EV news and happenings in CT. We are proud to have again been designated a top EV blog by the aggregator Feedspot. We thank everyone who participated and contributed throughout the year! Some of the highlights –
NEEVS
The NorthEast Electric Vehicle Symposium became the NorthEast Electric Vehicle Showcase this year, as we had test drive and showcase vehicles. 5 manufacturers brought 8 models and 125 test drives were given.
Around the state – In addition to our own event, the Club supported a number of Drive Electric Months and Sun Day events by helping to recruit EV owners to exhibit or by showing up ourselves. If you are part of an organization that produces EV events, we are happy to list it. Please see what we ask you provide for us to do that.
V2G
The Club worked with the Clean Transportation Coalition of Southern CT to publicize the state’s first residential vehicle to grid pilot. We also worked with the vendor, Bidirectional Energy, to produce a Zoom meeting discussing the project and V2G more generally. The video has been posted to the PACE YouTube channel here. A post about V2G is here.
Streetlamp Charging
In partnership with the Western CT and Capitol Area Clean Transportation Coalitions, the Club worked with the vendor selected by PURA, Voltpost, to identify locales for participation in the streetlamp EV charging pilot. We expect the final locations to be announced shortly – once the technical vetting is complete. This is a backgrounder about streetlamp charging and the pilot.
Community Initiative Transit Equity
We partnered with the Clean Transportation Coalition Western CT to recruit respondents for this research project.
Incentives
We get more questions about incentives than any other subject, and 2025 has been a challenging year. The federal purchase incentive ended on September 30. The federal charging incentive will sunset next year. The state cut the budget for its EV charging incentive offered through Eversource and United Illuminating. There were 4 changes to the state CHEAPR EV purchase incentive. We work to keep our information up to date.
Charging
The federal NEVI charging infrastructure program was frozen and then, after a court decision, unfrozen. We tracking the progress and the locations where these installations will be built. We also track other charging installations of note when they come to our attention, whether Tesla Superchargers, new entrants such as Mercedes, or others.
Data
We continued to publish semi-annual updates of registration data to the extent we are able to obtain it. We have not been getting the granularity we would like but we plan to keep trying. The total number of registered EVs in the state is 67,656 as of July 1. The next semi-annual update, as of January 1, 2026, should be published 4-6 weeks after that date.
We updated our annual track of CHEAPR rebates by dealership, which we use as a proxy for dealer EV-friendliness applicable to those dealerships selling CHEAPR-eligible vehicles. After incentives, this is one of the more frequently asked questions we get. Since we don’t personally know all the dealerships, we rely on the data.
The Greater Washington D.C. Chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association updated their EV Factsheet as of September 2025. This contains information on every BEV for sale at that time.
Politics
While politics is not our primary focus, we do get drawn into some legislative advocacy. Our efforts are more state focused, and while all the destructive legislation and rule-making was happening at the federal level, there were also efforts at the state level. Thus, it was mostly a year of playing defense as efforts to cut support for EVs appeared in several bills. Most were blocked, except for the aforementioned cut to the charging incentive budget. This was one post.
PACE
The EV Club works closely with the PACE (People’s Action for Clean Energy) organization, in particular working with them on the transportation data for their Clean Energy Action Center. This new data-driven tool contains energy source/consumption data for all municipalities in the state. One can see the municipality’s energy profile, how it compares to other towns, and build a plan to decarbonize the community. A lot of good thinking went into this tool. You can check it out here.
Press
EV Club President, Barry Kresch, was interviewed by the Hearst Connecticut Media on a few occasions regarding developments with NEVI, the new E-bike law, and provisions in the federal OBBB legislation, also by Connecticut Public Radio and the Yale Daily News regarding the impact of the expiration of the federal incentive. Barry Kresch and Bruce Becker were interviewed (separately) by WPKN about EVs and sustainable architecture. Finally, YouTuber Out of Spec Dave published a video with Barry Kresch discussing various EV issues, including different state/federal incentives and direct sales.
In Memoriam
Our esteemed EV Club founder, Leo Cirino, passed away early this year at the age of 91. Leo founded the club in 2009. We blogged about his time starting the organization that began as the Westport Electric Car Club here.