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January 2021 CHEAPR Data Released

CHEAPR Rebates Through Jan 21

CHEAPR Rebates Continue at Low Rate January has generally been a slow month in our tracking of EV purchase incentives, and it continues in the same vein with 68 rebates, per the latest data release … Read more

EVs by Geography 2021

Map of EVs by City in CT

The map in the top image shows the number of EVs by city reflected by the size of the circle. Most EVs Located in Fairfield County The largest concentration of EVs remains in the southwestern part … Read more

BEV Registrations Up 28% in 2020

Share of EVs in CT by Make

Updated CT EV Registration Files Post by Barry Kresch 2020 was a difficult year to say the least with overall domestic automobile sales sliding 15% from 2019. Against that background, EV registrations in CT (a … Read more

CHEAPR Closes 2020 With an Uncertain Outlook

Rebates by Month Thru Dec 2020

CHEAPR Rebate Data Released for December 2020 The EV purchase incentive program awarded 74 rebates in December. This is slightly higher than the 40 from November, but of a piece with what we have been … Read more

EV Ownership Increases 18.2% In a Difficult Year

CT EV Registraton Trend 2017-2021

DMV Releases Updated EV Registration Data There are 13,800 EVs registered in CT as of January 1, 2021, according to data released by the Department of Motor Vehicles in its statutorily required semi-annual reporting. This … Read more

CHEAPR – Nov Update and Prolonged Limbo

CHEAPR rebates by month through Nov 2020

CHEAPR Remains in a Limbo Which Might End Soon The combination of the 2019 legislation authorizing a modest, but steady funding stream, along with new program elements, and changes made by DEEP to the program … Read more

2020 – A Lost Year for CHEAPR

CHEAPR Rebates Monthly Through Oct 2020

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

Electric Vehicles are Bipartisan

EVs as % of all vehicles by city with political registrations for cities with household income of $75,000 or greater

EV Incidence and Political Party Registrations by City As this is being written on Election Day, and with an enormous chasm between the environmental/climate change plans of the two presidential candidates, we thought it a … Read more

September CHEAPR Stats Update and Pending Vote

CHEAPR Rebates Through September 2020

Spike in Model 3 Rebates leads to Slightly Stronger Rebate Activity in September The September data were published on Friday, Oct. 30th, and show 84 rebates awarded with a $104,000 spend. Also, August was restated … Read more