Few CHEAPR Rebates Given in August Another tepid, desultory, underwhelming (I’m running out of adjectives – feel free to help in the comments) month for the CHEAPR program with only 40 rebates given out and … Read more
An E-bike Pilot Among the suggestions offered by members of the new CHEAPR board has been a pilot project for e-bike rebates.[1] This is most strongly advocated by those who are focused on lower-income households, … Read more
The CHEAPR board virtually convened for their first meeting since late January to consider what the program should look like going forward. To briefly recap recent history, changes were made to the rebate parameters on … Read more
Rebates at Lowest Level Ever The lowest number of monthly rebates since its inception has been awarded by CHEAPR in April 2020, a not so grand total of 13, down from 90 in March. There … Read more
The EV Roadmap prepared by the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is a dense, 104-page document. We recommend reading it if you have the time. But for those who want to cut to … Read more
EVs = Clean Air “If I could wave my magic wand and we all had electric cars tomorrow, I think this is what the air would look like,” said Ronald Cohen, a professor of atmospheric … Read more
CT Joins Multistate Lawsuit Against Attempt to Dismantle Obama CAFE Standards As was widely reported in the press yesterday, Connecticut is one of 22 states and the District of Columbia that filed a lawsuit to … Read more
DEEP EV Roadmap Released The final version of the long-awaited Roadmap was publicly released a few weeks ago. For those of you who are in the weeds with EV policy, at 104 pages, plus 358 … Read more
Utility Demand Charges Keep Level 3 Charging Stations Dark We have quite a few posts addressing range-anxiety in its various forms. Even though most EVs have enough range to get you through your typical day, … Read more
Interesting Approaches to EV Incentives in Neighboring States This blog has published a number of articles about the recent changes in the CHEAPR program and how they have impacted rebates. Our feeling is that these … Read more