Aptera to Visit Westport
Aptera to Visit CT This is still tentative but we think it will happen. This will be a cool event, so we thought we’d tease it. Aptera is a 3-wheeled vehicle with integrated solar. Due … Read more
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CHEAPR – Nov Update and Prolonged Limbo
CHEAPR Remains in a Limbo Which Might End Soon The combination of the 2019 legislation authorizing a modest, but steady funding stream, along with new program elements, and changes made by DEEP to the program … Read more
Dr. Roger Kuhns to Discuss a Carbon Tax Proposal at Next Meeting
Proposed Carbon Tax with Consumer Dividend Join us on January 14th at 7 PM for a presentation by Dr. Roger Kuhns about a carbon tax proposal and dividend being advocated by Citizens Climate Lobby. Dr. … Read more
2020 Wraps With a Bang
2 Environmental Wins Conclude the Year 2020 is a year most of us will be happy to see in the rearview mirror. But the last couple of weeks have brought two wins that deserve to … Read more
2020 – A Lost Year for CHEAPR
48% Month Over Month Drop in October Rebates Newly released data, updated with transactions through October 31, show a decline from September to October from 97 to 59 rebates. (The September number was restated and … Read more
Mustang goes Electric with Mach-E
The Ford Motor Company bets the Mustang brand on the battery-electric Mustang Mach-E! Post by Larry Thompson The original Mustang was launched in 1964 at the World’s Fair in New York (pictured). It had a … Read more
Community Choice Aggregation to be Subject of Dec 2 Meeting
Community Choice Aggregation Can Provide a Cleaner Grid and Lower Electric Rates EVs enable us to drive with zero emissions. But EVs can be an even cleaner choice when the electricity used to charge the … Read more
Polestar Visits Westport
Polestar Test Drive Event A picture-perfect Indian summer day set the scene for an EV Club event sponsored by Manhattan Motors, the regional dealer for the new Polestar brand. Polestar is Volvo’s racing brand but … Read more
Electric Vehicles are Bipartisan
EV Incidence and Political Party Registrations by City As this is being written on Election Day, and with an enormous chasm between the environmental/climate change plans of the two presidential candidates, we thought it a … Read more
September CHEAPR Stats Update and Pending Vote
Spike in Model 3 Rebates leads to Slightly Stronger Rebate Activity in September The September data were published on Friday, Oct. 30th, and show 84 rebates awarded with a $104,000 spend. Also, August was restated … Read more