Bill HB 5568 Would Impose Added Registration Fees on Plug-in Vehicles The proposed fees are $345 for 3 years for all battery electric vehicles (BEV), range extended electric vehicles (EREV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV). … Read more
EV Club Offering Testimony on Transportation Committee Bill 416 Used EVs This bill proposes to loosen restrictive rules for vehicles eligible for the used incentive. We support doing this but feel it could go further. … Read more
Post by Barry Kresch Managed Charging is Collateral Damage From Charging Incentive Cut It did not take a crystal ball to foresee this outcome: Preliminary indications are that the rate of enrollment in managed charging … Read more
“Big, Beautiful Bill” Imposes Annual $250 Registration Fee The $250 annual registration tax is the mayonnaise on the s**t sandwich that is the reconciliation bill that recently passed the House of Representatives. And, oh yeah, … Read more
Letters to the President Automotive dealerships, in a reprise of a tactic they used in November 2023 and February 2024, have sent a letter to President Trump asking him to repeal the federal EPA mileage … Read more
post by Barry Kresch CT Roundtable for Climate and Jobs Panel The CT Roundtable for Climate and Jobs recently hosted a virtual event entitled “Transportation Infrastructure and Electric Vehicles in Connecticut.” I was one of … Read more
CGA SB 343 The Connecticut General Assembly has raised a bill, SB 343, that proposes to “prohibit parking electric vehicles in parking garages.” This applies to residential and commercial garages. It is part of a … Read more
Proposed EPA Rules Amidst the current contretemps over Connecticut’s stalled efforts to adopt phase 2 of the California emissions standards, known as ACC II/ACT, which stand for Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Truck, … Read more
Advanced Clean Cars II Campaign The bureaucratic term of art for the air quality in Connecticut is non-compliant. Yes, it’s dirty. We do not meet the requirements of the EPA clean air rules. Transportation is … Read more
2023 was a notable year for the club as it produced a fully subscribed symposium and began a partnership with People’s Action for Clean Energy (PACE). Northeast Electrical Vehicle Symposium The EV Club produced … Read more