Tesla to Open Store in CT
Tesla Store to Open on Tribal Land in CT Tesla, frustrated for years by the legislature in its attempts to obtain permission to open stores in Connecticut, is now opening an outlet where the state … Read more
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Teslas for Police: A Better Deal Than Ever
Post by Barry Kresch Tesla Patrol Car Purchase Price Now Lower Than Ford Explorer ICE Police Vehicle In 2019, when the Westport Police purchased a Model 3 for use as a patrol car for $52,000 … Read more
All Manner of EVs for Westport Police
Westport Police Add Electric Utility Vehicle and Electric Motorcycle to Fleet Both vehicles were on display at the Westport Sunrise Rotary Duck Race fund raiser on June 24th as the department display the ongoing results … Read more
Legal Battle Over Proposed Shelton Rivian Service Center Continues
Court Rules in Favor of Rivian’s Motion to Dismiss; Plaintiffs File Motion to Reargue Note: For those following this case, the docket number is AAN CV 22-6049137 in Superior Court, J/D of Ansonia, Milford. This … Read more
Goodbye, Mt. Kisco, Sort Of
Tesla Leasing Customers Can Now Pick Up Their Vehicles in Milford A shout out to Rich from the Tesla Owners Club for announcing this update. Customers who lease a new Tesla will be picking up … Read more
20 Level 2 Chargers Installed at Department of Transportation HQ
Photos by Paul Braren 20 EVSE L2 Chargers at DOT An EV charger installation at DOT headquarters in Newington is now open. The location is 2800 Berlin Turnpike. The 20 level 2 chargers are from … Read more
What The Consumer Needs To Know About The New Battery Rules
Photo above: Ford expects its Mustang Mach-E to qualify for half the incentive; Chevy expects the same for its Bolt. Battery Rules Issued January 1 came and went. The new federal incentives in the Inflation … Read more
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
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