Grrat opportunty to shop and drive, becoming an educated buyer before placing an EV order by September 30th! (deadline for the $7,500 tax credit eligibility) bsky.app/profile/evcl...

NEEVS 2025 - Sun. Sep. 28 2025 12-4pm evclubct.com/event/neevs-... Northeast EV Showcase - Test drives! Kia EV9 VinFast VF8 Hyundai Ioniq 5 & 9 Lucid Air Tesla Model 3 & Y Register free: driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventi... @evhybridnoire.bsky.social @sierraclub.org @pluginamerica.bsky.social

EV Factsheet – All Battery Electric Vehicles Currently For Sale evclubct.com/ev-factsheet... This list is very helpful for EV buyers looking to see what's available, many of these will be available for test drives at our big event in New Haven tomorrow! (Sun. Sep. 28th) evclubct.com/event/neevs-...

State’s First Residential Vehicle to Grid Pilot Enables EV Owners to Get Paid to Support the Grid evclubct.com/states-first... EVs And The Grid Are Friends Connecticut V2G Pilot Project "One of the (many) common EV myths is that EVs will crash the grid. In reality...they also can support the grid."

CHEAPR Incentive Unlikely To Increase evclubct.com/cheapr-incen... Cut in Standard Incentive Likely to Stay, Absent a Huge Drop Off Or Restructuring After Federal Incentive Expires "(DEEP) lowered the primary incentive for BEVs and PHEVs to $500 from $1500 and $750 respectively as of August 1."

Don't Miss the Northeast EV Showcase in New Haven CT: Test Drive EVs & Get Inspired to G Electric! youtu.be/3grzSeRwE6E?... Registration&test drives are free! evclubct.com/event/neevs-... Thank you Out of Spec Dave, EV Club of CT, & Bruce Becker! @brucebecker.bsky.social @itskyleconner.bsky.social

Mayor Elicker Issues Drive Electric Month Proclamation evclubct.com/mayor-elicke... New Haven Mayor Issues NDEM Proclamation “We appreciate his support of EVs and our event in New Haven on September 28th! All are welcome to join us – please register here.” driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventi...

NEEVS 2025 – Sun. Sep. 28 2025 evclubct.com/event/neevs-... Northeast Electric Vehicle Symposium for 2025 is a Ride and Drive Event Please register, free at this link! driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventi... @evhybridnoire.bsky.social @sierraclub.org @pluginamerica.bsky.social

Tax Credit Tango evclubct.com/tax-credit-t... Newly Released IRS Rule Making Slightly Loosens Sunset Of The Federal Tax Credit “IRS…issued an updated set of rules on August 21 about the incentive expiration.” “The credit will not be allowed for any vehicle acquired after September 30, 2025.

Juice In A Charging Desert evclubct.com/juice-in-a-c... (Photo: Mike Kamm) Public Charging Availability Is Good But There are Still Gaps “These tend to happen at the extremes of the most and least densely populated areas…the absence of an interstate highway usually makes it worse.”

Charging Program for Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles evclubct.com/charging-pro... PURA Docket Directs Eversource and UI to Comment on Proposed Details “account for 6% of the vehicles on CT roadways, they are responsible for 53% of ozone forming nitrogen oxides, 45% of particulate matter pollutants”

Willington Supercharger With Solar and Storage Is Open evclubct.com/willington-s... "16 stalls here, a ground-mounted solar array and storage...V4 325 kW stalls. Non-Teslas are able to charge...No magic docks – adapters are required" (for CCS EVs) @rivianofficial.bsky.social @riviantrackr.com

DEEP Preempts CHEAPR Rebate Cut With Another Cut evclubct.com/deep-preempt... Demand Spike Creates Budget Concerns "The standard incentive for a battery electric vehicle (BEV) was scheduled to be cut to $1000 (from $1500) on August 15th, but will now be reduced to $500 as of August 1."

Update: CHEAPR BEV Incentive To Be Reduced In August evclubct.com/update-cheap... Changes to BEV incentive and Rebate+ (income-limited) Incentives "BEV incentive to be reduced for the second time this year, to $1000" "Changes to this program are forthcoming on August 15, 2025."

Where to Site Streetlamp Chargers evclubct.com/where-to-sit... Determining Locations for Voltpost Pilot Clean Cities Webinar "The pilot program approved by Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to install level 2 EV chargers in lampposts is moving forward. Voltpost is the vendor."

EV Club of CT’s leader Barry Kresch featured on Public Radio! (1 min clip) Federal cuts to electric vehicle credits could dampen sales, but CT credits aren’t going away www.mainepublic.org/2025-07-09/f... “purchasers of an EV in Connecticut could still see some relief.” @ctpublic.bsky.social

The Big Bill That Is Not Beautiful evclubct.com/the-big-bill... Impact on EV Incentives “This is 3 months earlier than what was in the earlier House-passed version. This includes…”

CHEAPR Incentive Held Steady In A Complex Landscape evclubct.com/cheapr-incen... Further $500 Reduction on Hold “Given the federal bill, it is some small comfort that the BEV incentive from CHEAPR has not been reduced. We hope DEEP will adopt a watchful waiting posture for CHEAPR as the …”

Innovative Charging Solution Pilot Planned For CT evclubct.com/innovative-c... Lamppost Charging Promises Convenient and Affordable Level 2 Charging Solution “An American company, Voltpost, based in New York and San Francisco, is the selected vendor.”

CT EV Charging Incentives Restricted evclubct.com/ct-ev-chargi... SB-4 Passed by Legislature Restricts Incentive “It is now only available to income-limited households or census tracts.”

www.moeve.es/en/individua... “Thank you fossil energies, but it's time to start separating to make mobility more sustainable by also promoting ultra-fast electric charging” “This future / has a future With more than 200 charging points connected and 400 built in 2024.” @moeveglobal.bsky.social

A Dishonest and Disingenuous EV Tax evclubct.com/a-dishonest-... “Big, Beautiful Bill” Imposes Annual $250 (EV) Registration “Purpose Of The Tax…Is To Discourage EV Adoption” “The reason for the shortfall is that the federal gas tax…has not been raised since 1993.”

Tesla Supercharger With Solar And Storage Coming to CT evclubct.com/tesla-superc... Superchargers, Solar and Storage Are a Natural Combination “This is particularly useful along rural stretches of an interstate where there may not be enough grid power to support a supercharger installation”

Proposed Republican Budget Bill Kills IRA EV Purchase Incentive evclubct.com/proposed-rep... Federal Government Doing All It Can to Give EVs the Electric Chair “Highlights (really lowlights) of what came out of the Ways and Means Committe” “EV purchase incentives will mostly end after this year.”

Green Homes Community Roundtable Thursday May 8 at 9:30am A natural next step for EV owners and/or folks interested in reducing their energy costs and increasing their health and comfort.

Earthlight Open House and EV Showcase May 3 @ 9am-2pm evclubct.com/event/earthl... EV Owners Wanted to Exhibit Their Vehicles “Bring the whole family—kids can enjoy activities while you chat with our team about sustainability, solar energy, and how to take the next step toward a cleaner future.”

Where Should Streetlamp Chargers Be Placed – Survey evclubct.com/where-should... Survey Respondents Requested “Voltpost, Live Green Connecticut, Clean Transportation Coalition – Western Connecticut, and Capital Clean Cities of CT request your participation…to bring Voltpost Chargers to Connecticut.”

Earth Month EV Showcases evclubct.com/earth-month-... EV Owners Wanted to Exhibit Their Vehicles “If you own an EV and have not participated, it is fun to talk to people. You don’t need to be an engineer. Just by virtue of owning an EV, you know will know more than 99% of the people who attend.”

EV Club Blog Named A Top EV Blog By Feedspot evclubct.com/ev-club-blog... Ranked 40 Among Top 100 EV Blog “According to their website, they evaluated thousands of blogs to refine their list.” “The Feedspot list is international in scope and contains major manufacturers, publishers, and trade…”

Earthlight Open House and EV Showcase May 3 @ 9am-2pm evclubct.com/event/earthl... EV Owners Wanted to Exhibit Their Vehicles “Bring the whole family—kids can enjoy activities while you chat with our team about sustainability, solar energy, and how to take the next step toward a cleaner future.”

More Flexibility For EV Home Charging Incentive evclubct.com/more-flexibi... Recent Changes “2025 is the fourth year of this 9-year program and several changes have been made. We think they are improvements.” “Previously, the incentive awarded $500 toward the purchase of an approved charger and…”

Updated Registration Counts By Make And Model – January 2025 evclubct.com/updated-regi... Breaking Down the 60,489 Registered EVs “As of this writing in late March, there is still a $7500 federal incentive.”

Community Initiative for Transportation Equity (CITE) Survey – Norwalk and Torrington evclubct.com/community-in... Seeking Survey Respondents Who Live or Work in Either Norwalk or Torrington “aims to ensure that EV infrastructure is developed equitably and meets the needs of all community members.”

2024 Sets Record For CHEAPR Rebates evclubct.com/2024-sets-re... Record Year for Rebates But The Program May Be Charting a Change of Course “The same reason that caused the incentive to be lowered from $2250 to $1500 as of January of this year, concern about funds depletion due to high utilization…”

Where the EVs Are – January 2025 evclubct.com/where-the-ev... Two Towns Become First to Have Registered EVs Exceed 10% of All Passenger Vehicles

Auto Dealerships Send Another Anti-EV Missive To The President evclubct.com/auto-dealers... “Automotive dealerships, in a reprise of a tactic they used in November 2023 and February 2024, have sent a letter to President Trump asking him to repeal the federal EPA mileage standards codified during…”

EV Club Founder, Leo Cirino, Passes Away evclubct.com/ev-club-foun... It is with sadness that we announce that the founder of the EV Club, Leo Cirino, a resident of Westport, has passed away at age 91. Leo founded it in 2009 with a small group of people, many of whom were tinkerers.

Happening now Energy and Technology Committee PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ETdata/... Speakers www.cga.ct.gov/2025/etdata/... SB 647 “AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMER ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY” cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillS... Video www.youtube.com/live/aew43LG...

Legislative Update Two Months In evclubct.com/legislative-... “There are several EV related bills submitted, most of them anti-EV in that they would remove purchase or charging incentives, tax EVs, or slow the expansion of charging infrastructure. There is also a mix of other environmentally”

The GSA is shutting down its EV chargers, calling them ‘not mission critical’ www.theverge.com/news/617235/... “several hundred EV chargers across the country, with approximately 8,000 plugs that are available for government-owned EVs as well as federal employees’ personally owned” @theverge.com

This informative video features EV Club of CT President Barry Kresch discussing the complexities of this situation with Out of Spec Dave youtu.be/Yxvo3EcSIh0 @itskyleconner.bsky.social

Why Some States Don't Let You Buy Vehicles Directly From The Manufacturer youtu.be/Yxvo3EcSIh0?... Out of Spec Dave’s recent discussion with Barry Kresch, President of EV Club of Connecticut.

@ctmirror.org’s coverage of this is appreciated

Connecticut lawmakers have made energy a top priority www.wfsb.com/2025/02/04/c... “Eversource is now suing PURA, the agency that regulates them” “At Tuesday’s hearing, things got a bit heated.”

Legislative View for Electric Vehicles evclubct.com/legislative-... 2025 CT Legislative Session Begins With Numerous Bill Proposals “Direct Sales H.B. No. 5645 – ‘AN ACT CONCERNING THE DIRECT SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES’” “Yes, there is a direct sales bill. The last time there was one was 2022.”

Where Should I Buy an EV – 2025 Edition evclubct.com/where-should... “Consumers reach out to us to complain about poor dealership experiences…common complaint is that a salesperson tried to push them to buy an ICE vehicle.” “we continue to showcase the dealerships that are effective in selling EVs”

(Connecticut’s “Out of Spec Dave” son) Kyle showing a close, detailed view of the new Model Y refresh, filmed in China. youtu.be/Ts9RycgZhpw?...

Trump Executive Order on EVs evclubct.com/trump-execut... Executive Order Seeks to Kill EV Incentive and Fuel-Efficiency Standards “In the near term, this EO is more performative than substantive. Aside from the falsities (e.g. there is no federal EV mandate), this alone will not kill the incentive”

Be an EV Ambassador evclubct.com/be-an-ev-amb... Looking for Volunteers from Around the State “The EV Club, aside from its own events, has supported other events by helping to recruit EV owners to exhibit their vehicles. We don’t always have a presence ourselves…we would like to change that.”

1/ Here’s an interering sequence of recent news related to energy costs in Connecticut www.wfsb.com/2024/12/10/e... @wfsb.com