CHEAPR Update April 2022
Treading Water – Awaiting New Program Implementation The data for April have been posted, a low number of 51 rebates. We are in a holding pattern at this point as we await the particulars of … Read more
DEEP
New Level 3 Chargers Coming to Highway Service Areas This Summer
Godot Is Soon To Arrive This is the level 3 version of a post about out-of-service level 2 chargers from April 21st. Level 3 chargers have been sitting lonely, forlornly, and non-functionally at several of … 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
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
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
Feb. CHEAPR Data And A Delay For The New Incentives?
Fleeting Model Y Rebate February rebate data show 72 rebates awarded, totaling $59,000. January was restated and increased from 68 to 77 rebates with a total spend of $82,500. The leading vehicle in terms of … Read more
Aug CHEAPR and October Vote
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
What if They Gave a Rebate and Nobody Came
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
Charging Stations at NCC
2 new level 2 charging stations installed at NCC The Westport Electric Car Club joined officials from Norwalk Community College, the State of CT and Town of Norwalk for the ribbon cutting marking the official … Read more