Photo by David Dreyfuss/Post by Barry Kresch Update: These chargers have been ordered removed. The site has been approved for chargers but not the signage. How Did That Happen? Volta is a company that installs … Read more
“Old CHEAPR” Quietly Ends – How Fast Will The New Program Ramp? June was a slow rebate month by any measure with just 57 rebates, of which 41 were PHEV. These numbers continue recent trends … Read more
Volunteers Needed For Sierra Club Rev Up EV Shopper Study, Round 3 The Sierra Club is fielding a third round of its Rev Up EV Shopper Study and is asking for help from the EV … Read more
Net-Zero Hotel Marcel Gets Electric Shuttle Bus Ensconced under the solar canopy in the photo, in front of level 2 J-1772 chargers, is an electric shuttle van from Maxwell. The shuttle seats 14, including the … Read more
25,444 Registered EVs The new number is the result of 5,441 EVs added to the rolls from January through June (and turnover of 1,379 EVs). This represents virtually the same pace relative to the 5,407 … Read more
Observant EV Owners Noticed Frequent Pings Several people posting on Facebook and writing to the EV Club who have registered for the charging incentives via telematics noticed that their vehicles were being status-checked every 30 … Read more
The photo above is the solar canopy in the parking lot of the net zero Hotel Marcel in the Long Wharf area of New Haven. The newly opened hotel, powered by solar panels on the … Read more
Applicants Will Have To Wait Good news/bad news. Demand is strong but the funding isn’t there to fully meet it. A crush of applications for incentives for DC Fast Chargers, the high-powered chargers that can … Read more
$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
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