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Volta Chargers at Amazon Fresh

Volta Charger at Amazon Fresh Market in Westport

Photo by David Dreyfuss/Post by Barry Kresch Update: These chargers have been ordered removed. The site has been approved for chargers but not the signage. How Did That Happen? Volta is a company that installs … Read more

Keeping It Zero On The Road

Maxwell EV Shuttle at Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT

Net-Zero Hotel Marcel Gets Electric Shuttle Bus Ensconced under the solar canopy in the photo, in front of level 2 J-1772 chargers, is an electric shuttle van from Maxwell. The shuttle seats 14, including the … Read more

EV Registrations Up 19% in First Half of 2022

Trend of Registered EVs in CT thru July 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

Eversource Modifies Telematics Monitoring

Observant EV Owners Noticed Frequent Pings Several people posting on Facebook and writing to the EV Club who have registered for the charging incentives via telematics noticed that their vehicles were being status-checked every 30 … Read more

CHEAPR May 2022

CHEAPR Rebates Thru 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

The Telematics Vampire

Home Charging Incentives Come With Unexpected Cost When Eversource and United Illuminating began offering incentives to offset the cost of buying and installing a level 2 home charging unit, the incentives also include up to … Read more

The Stealth Patrol – EVs for Police

Boulder, CO Model Y Police Vehicle

Post by Barry Kresch Top photo courtesy of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Department Police Look to EVs for Fuel Savings and Performance The public safety world is on a roll when it comes to electrification. … Read more

Time To Register For Utility Incentives

EV Charger

Registration Flow Fixes Made If you have been thinking of registering your EV or charger for the incentives offered through Eversource and United Illuminating, but have been hesitant due to reports of the not-ready-for-prime-time registration … Read more

The New CHEAPR

Public Act 22-25

CHEAPR Board Meets Following Passage of Public Act 22-25 Following the passage of SB-4/Public Act 22-25, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the CHEAPR board met on June 16th. The legislation made … Read more