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Three Big Changes to Massachusetts’ Rebate for Electric Cars

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Massachusetts just announced three new changes to the state rebate program for electric cars, MOR-EV , that will make electric vehicles (EVs) more accessible to more people in Massachusetts. The wait is over!

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Massachusetts Residents: Take Action For Smart Charging Rates for Electric Cars

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If you drive an electric car, it matters when you plug in and charge – both in terms of the emissions caused by the generation of each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity you consume and in terms of the costs you are imposing on the system as a whole. Here’s how to take action.

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Massachusetts Electric Car Charging Council Issues Report

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Last month, we published a blog encouraging residents of Massachusetts to send in comments to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) as it was preparing its initial assessment for the Legislature. Now, EVICC has published its Initial Assessment.

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Changes to Massachusetts Electric Car Rebate Program Expected July 1

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Last year, Massachusetts passed a monumental climate law, An Act Driving Clean Energy & Offshore Wind. Among very many other things, the climate law called for significant changes to the state rebate program for electric vehicles, MOR-EV. Now we have learned that several more will come into effect on July 1.

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$400 Million For Electric Car Charging in Massachusetts!

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Way back in the summer of 2021 , the electric utilities in Massachusetts – Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil – proposed bold new electric vehicle programs to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). For the next year, the DPU engaged in a formal process to weigh the utilities’ proposals.

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One Day, Two Kids, 600+ Miles: From Massachusetts to Virginia in an Electric Car

Green Energy Consumers

When we talk about electric cars at Green Energy Consumers, we often get questions about road trips. How do you drive hundreds of miles with a battery electric vehicle? That's why we love featuring real stories from real people about their experience driving electric. How do you plan where to charge? Does it take forever?

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Moving from Massachusetts to Colorado in an Electric Car

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This summer I moved from Massachusetts to Colorado and decided I was going to make the move in its entirety with just my electric vehicle (EV). I’ve had a 2019 Chevy Bolt for two years now and this was the longest trip I had ever done with it.