Not So Fast
CHEAPR Rebates Dip in September It looked like we were on a roll with rebates having risen from 59 in June to 93 (implementation of higher MSRP cap) in July to 136 in August (restated … Read more
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CHEAPR July 2022 Update
New CHEAPR, Though Still A Slow Pace of Rebates There were 57 CHEAPR rebates awarded in July, the first month where the higher MSRP cap, now $50,000, was in effect. This was the same number … Read more
The New CHEAPR
CHEAPR Board Meets Following Passage of Public Act 22-25 Following the passage of SB-4/Public Act 22-25, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the CHEAPR board met on June 16th. The legislation made … Read more
SB-4 Passes the Legislature
Major Changes to CHEAPR Incentive Program Coming The big environmental omnibus bill with 16 parts to it passed the legislature today. It awaits the signature of the governor. CHEAPR Highlights Eliminates the program’s sunset date, … Read more
CHEAPR – Update and SB-4 Passes Senate
Modest Increase in March Rebates The CHEAPR rebate count was up modestly to 96 rebates, 64 of them PHEVs. The big gorilla was the Toyota RAV4 Prime, continuing its run as by far and away … Read more
Feb CHEAPR Roundup
Low Rebate Levels Continue There were 50 total rebates awarded in February 2022. January was restated from 40 to 52. There were no LMI (income limited) rebates as far as we can discern. These rebates … Read more
SB-4 Would Raise CHEAPR MSRP Cap
Omnibus Transportation and Energy Committee Bill Includes Support for EVs Aside from SB-214 that would enable direct EV sales, there was another significant bill that advanced to the full chamber in SB-4 which passed by … Read more
2021 CHEAPR Wrap
CHEAPR Quietly Finishes a Quiet Year We can begin with the good news: 2021 was an improvement over 2020, though that is a low bar. Otherwise, meh. There were 90 rebates awarded and $110,250 expended … Read more
CHEAPR Posts Lowest Numbers of the Year in November
This is the last post of the year for this blog and we wish all of our readers a happy and safe 2022! We hope to kick off our 2022 reporting on all things EV … Read more
DEEP Disappointment
CHEAPR Continues to Limp Along At one point during the CHEAPR board meeting held on December 16, one of the board members observed (I’m saying this without sarcasm) that it is harder than it looks … Read more