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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Sandy Munro to Speak to EV Club of CT
Automotive Engineer, Teardown Specialist, and Unlikely YouTube Rockstar, Sandy Munro, to Speak to EV Club. Zoom meeting date and time: March 21st at 4 PM. Free registration at this link. Munro has become well known … Read more
Supporting EV Showcases
Help Us Help You Promote Your EV Showcase Event and Get EV Owners to Exhibit As consumer interest in electric vehicles has increased, so too, has the number of EV showcases being held around the … Read more
Fairfield First Responder EV Training
EV Owners Wanted for Fairfield First Responder Training The EV club has worked with the fire departments in Westport and Wilton in the past. The photo at the top is from Wilton. They have an … 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
IRA EV Incentive – Alllll The Details
An Opportunity to Walk Through the Incentive Details This blog has written a number of posts about the new EV incentive since the legislation was enacted in August of 2022. We are now in the … 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
IRS Revises Body-Style Classifications for EV Incentives
Sanity Finally Reigns The body-style of an EV determines the MSRP cap for incentive eligibility. Sedans have an MSRP cap of $55,000 and SUVs, pickups, and vans can be eligible up to $80,000. MSRP is … Read more
Where Should I Buy An EV – 2023 Edition
Post by Barry Kresch CHEAPR as a Proxy for EV-Friendly Dealers It is not unusual for a consumer to reach out to us, usually after a bad sales experience, and ask if we can recommend … Read more