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
This will be the last CHEAPR post prior to the CHEAPR board meeting on Thursday, September 10. Stats Update The July stats have been published and rebate levels increased slightly over the desultory levels where … 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
Data from the Center for Sustainable Energy Helps Us Identify EV-friendly Dealers We regularly field inquiries from club members and others asking for dealer recommendations. Usually, it follows a negative interaction with a dealership, when … Read more
The used car market, in general, is more than double that for new vehicles. That does not appear to be the case for EVs to this point. CHEAPR Likely to Implement Used EV Incentive in … Read more
37 CHEAPR rebates in June This tepid number was only slightly higher than the 27 in May, closing the quarter with a soft 81 rebates total and 275 for the first half of the year. … 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
CHEAPR Rebates Continue to Crawl – Revised Guidelines Needed UPDATE: CHEAPR Board Meeting Scheduled for July 17th. CHEAPR recently published updated stats through May 30. The recent trend continues. May rebates totaled 25. The breakdown … 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
First Quarter Sales Results Were Terrible for the Industry, but a Sliver of a Silver Lining for EVs The first-quarter economic data were just released and as bad as expected (GDP down 4.8%) with worse … Read more