Tesla Model Y Leads Rebated Vehicles CHEAPR set another record in June in terms of rebates awarded with 421 rebates, way exceeding the previous high water mark that occurred just one month prior of 286. … Read more
The Symposium is Sold Out – People Can Still Come for the Car Show Get charged up at NEEVS, the ultimate gathering for EV enthusiasts, policy wonks, and all who seek cutting edge guidance on … Read more
Governor Lamont And DEEP Host Press Conference To Announce CT Formally Adopting New Regs This was not your typical press conference. It wasn’t a ribbon cutting for a new bridge, or better yet, for a … Read more
The following is a summary of what was reported in the recent CHEAPR board meeting. Pre-Qualification Voucher Program for Income Limited Persons This new program soft-launched on March 29th. There have been supplemental rebates for … Read more
Post by Barry Kresch The Direct Sales Morgue is Enlarged By One More Year as Bill Dies in Committee As the legislative session inches towards its conclusion on June 7th, we have been through another … Read more
Photo above: Ford expects its Mustang Mach-E to qualify for half the incentive; Chevy expects the same for its Bolt. Battery Rules Issued January 1 came and went. The new federal incentives in the Inflation … Read more
Updates on CHEAPR Implementation Almost one year ago, SB-4 was voted into law as Public Act 22-25, an environmental omnibus that made extensive changes to CHEAPR, the state EV purchase incentive program. The easiest change, … Read more
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 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
Can Leasing Be a Workaround for the IRA EV Incentive Restrictions? Post by Barry Kresch This notion was floated a while back and I dismissed it as a fringe theory. However, it seems to be … Read more