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
Data
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
CHEAPR June Wrap – The New Program Awaits
“Old CHEAPR” Quietly Ends – How Fast Will The New Program Ramp? June was a slow rebate month by any measure with just 57 rebates, of which 41 were PHEV. These numbers continue recent trends … Read more
Volunteers for Sierra Club EV Shopper Study
Volunteers Needed For Sierra Club Rev Up EV Shopper Study, Round 3 The Sierra Club is fielding a third round of its Rev Up EV Shopper Study and is asking for help from the EV … Read more
EV Registrations Up 19% in First Half of 2022
25,444 Registered EVs The new number is the result of 5,441 EVs added to the rolls from January through June (and turnover of 1,379 EVs). This represents virtually the same pace relative to the 5,407 … Read more
CHEAPR May 2022
$50K MSRP Cap Effective July 1 The first of the changes to the incentive program has been implemented as of July 1, namely an increase in the $42,000 MSRP cap to $50,000. This is still … Read more
CHEAPR Update April 2022
Treading Water – Awaiting New Program Implementation The data for April have been posted, a low number of 51 rebates. We are in a holding pattern at this point as we await the particulars of … Read more