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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rebates Slip in October 100 rebates were awarded in October, down from 124 in September. Of these rebates, 1 was a Rebate Plus for a used Leaf. (There have only been 3 Rebate Plus awards … Read more
Reporting Resumes After A Hiatus This blog follows the state EV purchase incentive program, CHEAPR. It’s an important part of the state’s effort to support EV adoption. The surveys from rebate recipients indicate it is … Read more
2 Rebates per Licensed Driver That is the double-duty reference. A major, and welcome, change is that drivers can get the rebate twice, as opposed to the previous limit of once. There has to be … Read more