CHEAPR 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
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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
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
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
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
EVolunteers Requested
EV Drivers Could Relieve the Burden of High Gas Prices in Delivering Food to the Needy Food Rescue US is an organization that reduces food insecurity by transferring excess food from grocers and restaurants to … Read more
Cross Country Electric Drive
The photo at the top is from the kickoff event for a cross country electric drive. The two women attired in pink are Daphne Dixon, Executive Director of Live Green CT, who is making the … Read more
CHEAPR Update April 2022
Treading Water – Awaiting New Program Implementation The data for April have been posted, a low number of 51 rebates. We are in a holding pattern at this point as we await the particulars of … Read more
New Level 3 Chargers Coming to Highway Service Areas This Summer
Godot Is Soon To Arrive This is the level 3 version of a post about out-of-service level 2 chargers from April 21st. Level 3 chargers have been sitting lonely, forlornly, and non-functionally at several of … Read more
A Bolt Owner Has A Happy Ending
Interminable Bolt Recall May Finally Be Coming To An End The lengthy, slow-rolling nature of the recall that ultimately involved every Chevy Bolt that GM ever built began as far back as late 2020. There … Read more