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
Changes to CHEAPR Cause Rebates to Plummet and Bring Down Overall Results for CT In addition to the rebate data, we now have data for EV sales nationally and EV registrations in CT for the … Read more
Rebates Are Down 81% Based on Early Data CHEAPR is the Connecticut EV purchase incentive program, administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). As of October 15, DEEP lowered the incentive … Read more
This is the text of a letter that was sent to DEEP in response to the issuance of their EV Roadmap, which was published last month. November 12, 2019 Commissioner Katie Dykes Deputy Commissioner Vickie … Read more