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SB-4 Would Raise CHEAPR MSRP Cap

Cars parked before the EV parade - EV C;lub CT

Omnibus Transportation and Energy Committee Bill Includes Support for EVs Aside from SB-214 that would enable direct EV sales, there was another significant bill that advanced to the full chamber in SB-4 which passed by … Read more

Direct Sales Bill Passes Out of Committee

Rivian R1S

SB-214 Passes with 21 Votes SB-214 has passed the Transportation Committee by a vote of 21-14. To see how individual members voted, check out the tally on the committee website. Legislators are offered time to … Read more

Aptera to Speak to the Club on April 12th

Aptera

Aptera, Maker of Unique “AutoCycle” 3-Wheeled EV, to Present to EV Club Save the date – April 12th, via Zoom at 7 PM. Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOqhrjotGtdliZAhlNAaQBItwYud3A1t Aptera, a lightweight, extremely aerodynamic vehicle with integrated solar … Read more

Westport Directive To Purchase EVs

Westport Chief of Police Foti Koskinas and Officer Charles Sampson with the Tesla Model 3 Police Patrol Car

A Directive to Consider Vehicle Emissions Prior to Acquiring a Vehicle Westport has been a leader in electric vehicle acquisition, both in terms of its residents making it the number one Connecticut city in EVs … Read more

Changes Coming to CHEAPR?

CHEAPR Rebates by Month

Help Needed to Remedy Persistently Low Rebate Levels As can be seen in the chart at the top, the rebate count for January was exceedingly low with only 40 rebates, just over half of the … Read more

Utility Charging Incentive Follow Up

We have been following up with the utilities on some of the outstanding questions. These are some specific items that came up at the meeting where the information was not available or incomplete. These are … Read more

Where The EVs are – Jan 2022 Edition

EVs by City and Per Capita

Barry Kresch 41% of CT EVs in Fairfield County Hartford and New Haven Counties make up the bulk of the rest. When filtered for BEVs, there is even more of a Fairfield County skew. % … Read more