Rivian mobilizes reservation holders for support For those holding reservations for an electric pickup truck or SUV from new EV-exclusive manufacturer Rivian, where and how they will get possession of their vehicle when deliveries begin … Read more
SB 127 – Permit EV Exclusive Manufacturers to Sell Direct in CT A virtual public hearing was held yesterday by the legislature for this bill. Both written and oral comments were solicited. Of the 76 … Read more
SB 127 – Permits Direct Sales of EVs SB 127, the bill permitting EV-exclusive manufacturers that do not have an existing dealer network to sell directly to open stores and service centers in CT is … Read more
Direct Sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) Should Be Permitted in CT Post by Barry Kresch Governor Lamont has signed onto the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional cap and invest plan. At the same time, … Read more
48% Month Over Month Drop in October Rebates Newly released data, updated with transactions through October 31, show a decline from September to October from 97 to 59 rebates. (The September number was restated and … Read more
Few CHEAPR Rebates Given in August Another tepid, desultory, underwhelming (I’m running out of adjectives – feel free to help in the comments) month for the CHEAPR program with only 40 rebates given out and … Read more
An E-bike Pilot Among the suggestions offered by members of the new CHEAPR board has been a pilot project for e-bike rebates.[1] This is most strongly advocated by those who are focused on lower-income households, … Read more
37 CHEAPR rebates in June This tepid number was only slightly higher than the 27 in May, closing the quarter with a soft 81 rebates total and 275 for the first half of the year. … Read more
Open for Business – Tesla leasing in Milford Tesla held its official kickoff of leasing vehicles directly to customers from its service center in Milford, CT. The festivities opened with Mayor Ben Blake of Milford … Read more
Changes to CHEAPR = large decline in rebates Club-member, Barry Kresch, penned an Op-Ed that was published in the Hartford Business Journal that discusses the early data regarding the impact of the way DEEP changed the parameters … Read more