Used EVs and CHEAPR Incentives
The used car market, in general, is more than double that for new vehicles. That does not appear to be the case for EVs to this point. CHEAPR Likely to Implement Used EV Incentive in … Read more
Electric Vehicles
Turnover Analysis – What EV Makes Are Moving Adoption
Turnover Analysis of EV Makes Driving Adoption When we build our semi-annual EV dashboard with data sourced from the DMV, we, of course, look at trends by vehicle make. The analysis in this post is … Read more
CHEAPR Rebates Close Out a Slow Q2 – Will They Make Changes?
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
Show us Dealership-Level Data
Dealership Data Request The club regularly gets requests for dealer recommendations. Usually, this follows a poor dealership experience. We have an informal list of some dealers that have been recommended by members, but it is … Read more
Dashboard – Where the EVs Are
EVs are not uniformly distributed across the state Fairfield County has consistently tracked at around 40% of EVs in the state and is 41% in this July 1, 2020 iteration. This compares with its having … Read more
BEV Registrations Show 35% Increase Over Past 12 Months
Fuel Type Trend The mid-year 2020 update for the interactive EV Dashboard has been published. The relatively strong performance for BEVs contrasts with the change for PHEVs, which increased only 1% over the past 12 … Read more
CHEAPR Rebates Continue at Slow Pace – May Update
CHEAPR Rebates Continue to Crawl – Revised Guidelines Needed UPDATE: CHEAPR Board Meeting Scheduled for July 17th. CHEAPR recently published updated stats through May 30. The recent trend continues. May rebates totaled 25. The breakdown … Read more
Blue Goes Green – Another EV for the Westport Police
Westport Police Department Receives Donation of Used BMW i3 The local police have been rather busy of late with the protests that have been occurring in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands … Read more
What if They Gave a Rebate and Nobody Came
Rebates at Lowest Level Ever The lowest number of monthly rebates since its inception has been awarded by CHEAPR in April 2020, a not so grand total of 13, down from 90 in March. There … Read more
Low Emissions Plus a Storm Makes for a Perfect Storm for Air Quality
The photo above of the Hartford area air quality, with readings of zero, means that in order to have cleaner air, you’d have to live on the moon. Air quality was already hugely improved as … Read more