Under Construction – Photo above is a selfie from YouTuber Out of Spec Dave, taken when he visited the new service facility last month before it was completed. Used with permission. Opening Set for August … Read more
Post by Barry Kresch The Utilities and PURA Have Worked Out Their Differences I spoke today to United Illuminating and they advise that they and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission have come to a meeting … Read more
Rivian Service Center in Shelton is Finally Open After a lengthy legal battle, followed by the time necessary to build out the facility, the Rivian Service Center in Shelton, CT has finally opened. Rivian R1S … Read more
Incentive Suspension This game of chicken that Eversource and UI are playing with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has now gotten to the point that EV charging incentive programs are being suspended. Eversource and UI … Read more
CHEAPR Program Running Hot The program has been setting records in terms of rebates awarded with each new month. January 2024 was a new high point with 708 rebates as seen in the chart at … Read more
A 47% year on year increase in Registrations Still Leaves Us Playing Catch Up As we recently published, there are 44,313 registered EVs in CT. This includes BEVs, PHEVs, eMotorcycles (eMC), and Fuel Cell (FCEV). … Read more
Updated Vehicle Counts Released by DMV The Department of Motor Vehicles has released its semi-annual update of EV counts that carries us through the end of last year. There were a total of 44,313 vehicles … Read more
Federal Tax Credit for Buying/Installing EV Chargers Before the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, every residence was eligible for a tax credit of 30% of the cost of the purchase and installation of residential … Read more
Proposed EPA Rules Amidst the current contretemps over Connecticut’s stalled efforts to adopt phase 2 of the California emissions standards, known as ACC II/ACT, which stand for Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Truck, … Read more
Fisker Ocean pictured above Transfer Provision Details The transfer provision is now in place for the federal incentive. This allows the buyer to transfer the tax credit to the seller and take the incentive as, … Read more