Connecticut and Maine delay adopting California EV mandate
Green Car Reports
APRIL 9, 2024
Connecticut and Maine have delayed adoption of California's EV sales mandate, leaving EV advocates to retrench, reports Energy News Network.
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Connecticut Dealership Sues Tesla
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 26, 2021
In June, Hoffman Auto Group of East Hartford, Connecticut, sued Tesla, the Town of East Hartford, and the development company InSite to try to prevent Tesla from opening a service center in the area.
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Rivian Shows Up To Support EV Owners Fighting For EV Freedom In Connecticut
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 15, 2021
Connecticut EV owners are still fighting for their right to buy EVs in their state. The EV Club of Connecticut and the Tesla Owners Club of Connecticut shared their experiences. Recently, I reported on how local dealerships were doing their best to get the bill blocked. Yesterday, Rivian showed up to lend more support.
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Tesla Service Center Approved In East Hartford, Connecticut
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 12, 2021
Here is some good news for Tesla owners in Connecticut, a state that’s been heavily favoring the whims of dealerships rather than Tesla and other EV makers. The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) of East Hartford has voted unanimously to approve Tesla’s application to build a service center, the Journal Inquirer reports.
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Connecticut aiming to revise EV incentive for low-income households
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 9, 2019
The incentives that many states have provided to plug-in vehicle buyers have for the most part been a success; though they’ve also in many cases been a learning experience Connecticut is a good example, and the state is in the middle of a revamp of its program, called the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR).
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Proterra Electric Bus At National Drive Electric Week Connecticut Event
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Bridgeport, Connecticut’s event had a special guest. Proterra brought its electric bus and The EV Club of Connecticut’s Paul Braren was there to cover it all. Tis the season for National Drive Electric Week! Paul said that this was his first time seeing an electric bus at a National Drive Electric Week.
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Tesla Police Vehicle Brings Huge Monetary Savings To Westport, Connecticut
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 2, 2021
In 2019, the city of Westport, Connecticut, added a new Tesla Model 3 patrol car to its fleet. Critics were a bit upset over the fact that the vehicle cost the town over $52,000 while a typical Ford Explorer police vehicle costs $37,000. New financial data shows that betting on the Tesla Model 3 as […].
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The Average Dealership In Connecticut Sold 1.3 EVs In 2020
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 20, 2021
Connecticut State Senator Will Haskell shared some interesting dealership facts on Twitter this week. Senator Haskell is pro-EV, anti-carbon emissions, and is pretty neutral on how the cars are sold.
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Connecticut Moves To Soften EV Mandate
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Recently, Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont shocked the EV world by backing out on a plan to mandate all new vehicles. continued] The post Connecticut Moves To Soften EV Mandate appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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DOE: California, Connecticut, and New York top fuel cell states
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
According to the newly released State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2016 report from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO), the top three hydrogen and fuel cell states in the US are California, Connecticut, and New York.
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Tesla showroom opens in Connecticut
Teslarati
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Tesla showroom opens in Connecticut Tesla-showroom-connecticut Tesla showroom opens in Connecticut, sidestepping the state’s direct sales ban. Connecticut has a firm stance against automakers selling electric vehicles directly to customers and has fought hard to keep Tesla from establishing a showroom in the state.
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Tesla skirts Connecticut direct-sales ban with store in tribal casino
Green Car Reports
JULY 27, 2023
In Connecticut, it's skirting one such ban by locating a store in a Native American casino. Roughly a decade after opening its first company-owned stores, Tesla is still fighting direct-sales bans in some states.
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Connecticut & Rhode Island’s offshore wind farm just got the construction go-ahead
Electrek
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, can begin offshore construction in 2024. more… The post Connecticut & Rhode Island’s offshore wind farm just got the construction go-ahead appeared first on Electrek.
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Connecticut providing up to $3K cash rebate for buyers of BEVs, FCEVs, and PHEVs while funding lasts
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2015
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate Program (CHEAPR). Under this new initiative, a cash rebate of up to $3,000 is now available for Connecticut residents, businesses, and municipalities who purchase or lease an eligible electric vehicle (EV).
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Auto Dealerships Win Big in Connecticut — at the Expense of Tesla, Rivian, and Clean Air
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 21, 2021
The EV Freedom Bill in Connecticut that so many were hoping would pass didn’t. Auto dealerships lobbied hard to fight this bill — and they won. One is even suing Tesla because they want to prevent Tesla from selling to its customers in their town. They are also suing that town. The clutch of the […].
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Shocking Poll: Tesla Owners Want Tesla To Have A Presence In Connecticut
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 27, 2022
The Hartford Business Journal recently held a poll asking whether or not Tesla and other car companies should be allowed to sell directly to consumers in Connecticut.
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Connecticut Supreme Court to hear dealers' appeal over Tesla store
Green Car Reports
JULY 8, 2019
The Connecticut Supreme Court is scheduled to take up the case of whether Tesla should have been allowed to operate stores in the state.
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Connecticut Dealerships Are Trying To Block The New EV Freedom Bill — Sign Petition For EV Freedom
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 9, 2021
Connecticut is fighting for EV freedom, and dealerships are fighting against this just as intently.
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Connecticut Scraps 2035 ICE Vehicle Ban Plan
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
continued] The post Connecticut Scraps 2035 ICE Vehicle Ban Plan appeared first on CleanTechnica. When California governor and former CleanTechnica contributor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would ban the sale of most internal-combustion.
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FuelCell Energy receives contract for two 2.8MW direct fuel cell power plants from utility
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2014
One direct fuel cell system will be located in Bridgeport, Connecticut as part of a distributed renewable power generation project that also includes a solar array. FuelCell Energy, Inc. has received a contract for two 2.8 megawatt DFC3000 fuel cell power plants from United Illuminating (UI), part of UIL Holdings Corporation.
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Pace purchases 20 Proterra ZX5 electric buses and EV fleet charging infrastructure
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2022
Pace is the transportation backbone of Chicago’s suburbs and one of the largest public bus service operators in North America, serving an area nearly the size of the state of Connecticut. Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s own battery technology systems.
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EV Owners Join Supporters At Connecticut State Capital In Favor Of SB 214
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 24, 2022
EV owners across all brands recently showed up in the Connecticut State Capital to show their support for Senate Bill 214. Paul Braren, writer at TinkerTry, was invited and he shared his perspective in a recent post with several photos. Paul noted that Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid were all represented at the event and there […].
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Tesla cuts ties with Connecticut town that rejected potential showroom
Teslarati
JULY 27, 2022
Tesla is cutting ties with South Windsor, Connecticut, after the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously rejected the automaker’s proposal to open a showroom in the town. The post Tesla cuts ties with Connecticut town that rejected potential showroom appeared first on TESLARATI.
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Connecticut Police Departments Test Out Electric Vehicles — With Some Naysayers In The Crowd
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
What great news it was to learn that a handful of police departments in Connecticut are piloting electric vehicles (EVs) for their workday needs. continued] The post Connecticut Police Departments Test Out Electric Vehicles — With Some Naysayers In The Crowd appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Connecticut Auto Dealers Celebrate Earth Day With PR & Greenwashing
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 24, 2022
The Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association’s public relations firm shared a sweet, heartwarming tweet about Earth Day and their commitment to sustainability and protecting the planet. It’s a beautiful tweet, but, in my opinion, highly misleading.
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104 3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.
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As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2020
The largest decreases (in terms of percentage of percentage) were in Massachusetts (from 25% to 0%), Connecticut and New York (both from 14% to 1%), and Delaware (from 70% to 5%). The results indicate that the percentage of electricity generated from coal decreased from 2008 to 2018 in 49 states.
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CT legislature passes highway usage tax on heavy trucks
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2021
The Connecticut General Assembly has passed HB 6688 , a bill that imposes a highway use tax (HUT) on every carrier for operating, or causing to be operated, certain heavy, multi-unit motor vehicles (Class 8-13) on any highway (i.e., not just limited-access highways) in the state.
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Tesla to use tribal land loophole to finally operate in Connecticut
Electrek
JULY 26, 2023
Tesla is going to use the loophole of operating on tribal land to finally operate in Connecticut, a state that has been aggressively blocking Tesla from operating sales, delivery, and service centers for years. more… The post Tesla to use tribal land loophole to finally operate in Connecticut appeared first on Electrek.
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Oh Crap: Sewage Leak Causes Chaos on Connecticut Interstate
The Truth About Cars
JULY 21, 2023
A tractor-trailer leaking sewage onto a portion of I-95 in Connecticut resulted in numerous crashes and some impromptu off-roading this week. Reports from the Connecticut State Police specify that the incident took place in Fairfield County around 11 P.M. & [Images: Connecticut State Police] Become a& TTAC& insider.
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Proton OnSite to supply hydrogen generator in Hamburg
Green Car Congress
MARCH 12, 2014
The electrolyzer in Hamburg will use the same C-Series electrolyzer platform as the SunHydro commercial fueling station in Wallingford, Connecticut, which opened in October 2010.
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Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2022
Connecticut. Signatories of the MOU represent 40% of the US population and 35% of registered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Other signatories to the memorandum of understanding include: California. Washington, DC. Massachusetts New Jersey. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Washington.
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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2021
The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin.
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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2014
Nine states have agreed to follow California’s ZEV mandate: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. By 2025, approximately 15% of all new light-duty vehicles sold in the state must be either electric or fuel-cell powered.
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ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The signatories are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
API releases latest report on US and state fuel taxes
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
cpg) and Connecticut (67.70 Connecticut has the highest diesel taxes, at 79.30 Adding these taxes and fees to the state excise taxes results in a volume-weighted average state and local tax of 31.32 California has the highest gasoline taxes (state excise, other state tax, and federal excise) in the country, at 70.87
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MBL begins first test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2021
The team members are affiliated with an additional 16 organizations: Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System; University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; C.A.
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EIA: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Illinois surpassed California as the state with the highest taxes ($0.674/gal), while Connecticut temporarily surpassed Alaska as the state with the lowest gasoline taxes ($0.05/gal), Note: As the gasoline tax rate in Connecticut gradually increases, Alaska became the lowest gasoline tax state effective 1 February 2023.
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Quota Time: Connecticut Troopers May Have Faked 1000s of Citations
The Truth About Cars
JULY 21, 2023
For bringing this shameful practice to light, it seems we can thank one Ken Barone, a person who toils as an associate director at the University of Connecticut. That sound you hear is lawmakers and the public alike clamoring for answers.
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The Real Reason Why Dealerships Don’t Want To Compete With Tesla
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
When I was on a podcast with Connecticut State Senator Will Haskell and Will Cross from Tesla Owners Club of Connecticut, the senator said something that helped me understand exactly why dealerships are fighting so hard against Tesla and other EV manufacturers.
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15 states want all heavy-duty trucks electric by 2050
Green Car Reports
JULY 15, 2020
The states signing the MOU include: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New.
Plug In America Is Stepping Back From Taking Sides On Allowing EV Manufactures To Sell Directly
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 22, 2021
Connecticut is one such battleground and its bill, SB 127, would allow EV manufacturers such as Tesla and Rivian to sell directly to consumers in Connecticut. Recently, there has been a battle for EV sales freedom in many states. We know that dealerships are pushing hard at preventing this bill from being made into law. […].
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SolarCity introduces energy storage for businesses; Tesla battery technology
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2013
SolarCity storage systems will initially be available in areas of California serviced by Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison, areas of Massachusetts serviced by NSTAR, and areas of Connecticut served by Connecticut Light & Power.
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DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
MW fuel cell power park opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the world’s largest fuel cell power plant, 59 MW, was installed in Korea. The rest of the top five, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ohio, have a cumulative total that is less than Michigan on its own. Intellectual property; automakers dominate.
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