It’s Magic
Tesla Debuts Combo Port to Accommodate CCS Charging The photo above, taken by Paul Braren at the Tesla Superchargers in Brewster, NY, displays the new Tesla “Magic Dock.” That is the hunk of plastic at … Read more
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Big Charger Installation Underway in Westport
Update: 4/27/23 The installation of 12 chargers is complete, including Eversource installing transformers and the town wiring them to the charging units. They have not yet been turned on. We await word from the Town … Read more
Utility Incentive Program Updates
Restructured Residential Managed Charging Incentives For the first year of the program, there was one incentive program. This was a so-called demand-response (DR) program, where the EDCs would declare demand events during peak load periods … Read more
Rivian Guilty of “Pre-Crime”
Rivian Service Center Stalled By Dealership Lawsuit We’ve seen this movie before. In a replay of what we recently saw with Tesla, a lawsuit by an auto dealership has stalled the opening of a service … Read more
Leasing Loophole?
Can Leasing Be a Workaround for the IRA EV Incentive Restrictions? Post by Barry Kresch This notion was floated a while back and I dismissed it as a fringe theory. However, it seems to be … Read more
EV Club Look-back on 2022
2022 was an action-packed year as you can see below. But we wanted to begin by saying a big Thank You to all of our members and supporters. EV Evangelist Award Club president, Barry Kresch, was given … Read more
It’s January 2023 – Do You Know Where Your EV Incentives Are?
Inflation Reduction Act Incentives Officially Begin – But Which Cars Qualify? It is anticipated that consumer confusion will ensue with the advent of the new incentives. Not only have they become a lot more complicated, … Read more
Westport Police Add New Tesla Model Y
New Model Y Enters Service The Westport Police have entered a new Tesla Model Y into service. It has been fully customized for law enforcement duty. The department now has a subscription to Tesla-fi and … Read more
Charging Cluster at Hotel Marcel
24 Chargers at Hotel Marcel in New Haven Photos: Hotel Marcel, Maxwell Electric Shuttle Minibus parked at an EVConnect charger, Solar Canopy and Tesla chargers, charging under the canopy At long last, the chargers at … Read more
Ford Dealers Cry Foul Over New Program Rules, But Why?
Post by Barry Kresch Dealerships Up In Arms Over Ford Demands Sparks are flying between Ford dealerships and Ford Motor Corporate over a looming deadline for dealers to declare whether they want to opt-in to … Read more