Where Should I Buy An EV – 2022 Edition
Post by Barry Kresch CHEAPR as a Proxy for EV-Friendly Dealers It is not unusual for a consumer to reach out to us, usually after a bad sales experience, and ask if we can recommend … Read more
Data
Connecticut EV Registrations Increase to 30,181
Based on new data released by the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the Department of Transportation, the number of electric vehicles on the road has increased to 30,181 up … Read more
November CHEAPR
New CHEAPR incentives to arrive this year Expansions to CHEAPR, courtesy of Public Act 22-25, passed by the legislature last year, effective as of July 2022, implemented piecemeal as they are built, will see the … Read more
October CHEAPR Update
Steady as She Goes – Rebates Have Plateaued for the Time Being CHEAPR rebates are up over 50% since the MSRP cap was raised in July. Rebates averaged 74 per month for the first half … Read more
Geography of CT EVs July 2022
Geographic Profile – Counties and Cities July 2022 All data are from a Freedom of Information Act Request filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles for EV registration data as of July 1. Due to … Read more
Are We There Yet?
What Is the Progress Toward the Goal in the ZEV Plan This has been quite a year for EVs – a major revamp of the federal incentive, an improved CT CHEAPR program, utility incentives for … Read more
Not So Fast
CHEAPR Rebates Dip in September It looked like we were on a roll with rebates having risen from 59 in June to 93 (implementation of higher MSRP cap) in July to 136 in August (restated … Read more
Signs of Life for CHEAPR
Rebates Increase Due to Higher MSRP Cap CHEAPR rebates rose to 115 in August, and July was restated to 92, up from 57 in June and the low point for this year in February of … Read more
Tesla Still Driving EV Adoption
Registered EVs by Make The pace of new EV model introductions has dramatically increased over the past year, but it is still Tesla that is driving the largest share of adoption. In other words, Tesla … Read more
CHEAPR July 2022 Update
New CHEAPR, Though Still A Slow Pace of Rebates There were 57 CHEAPR rebates awarded in July, the first month where the higher MSRP cap, now $50,000, was in effect. This was the same number … Read more