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Rhode Island Wants Your Feedback on New Electric Car Charging Stations!

Green Energy Consumers

Rhode Island is preparing to install new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and wants to hear from you about where those stations should go. This is great news for EV drivers and potential EV drivers. So where is this funding coming from, what is the plan, and how do you provide input? Read on!

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Tesla to open sales and service center in Providence, Rhode Island

Teslarati

A former Stop & Shop location in Providence, Rhode Island, is expected to be transformed into a new Tesla service center and showroom. Tesla’s first store in Rhode Island opened its doors in July 2019. Watch a news segment about the upcoming Providence Tesla hub in the video below.

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Massachusetts Adopts Clean Car Standards. Rhode Island. Slow-walks.

Green Energy Consumers

This is great news – and a BIG thank you goes out to all of you who submitted comments in support of these standards at DEP’s hearing earlier this year! Rhode Island, meanwhile, is slow-walking on these important standards.

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Rhode Island Picks up the Pace on Clean Cars & Trucks

Green Energy Consumers

A little over a month ago we published a blog celebrating Massachusetts’ formal adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II standard and pointing out that Rhode Island was slow-walking on the standard. We are happy to report that Rhode Island has since picked up the pace!

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Rhode Island EV Rebate Program is Open for Applications

Green Energy Consumers

Starting today, July 7, Rhode Islanders who want to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) are eligible to receive a rebate from the newly re-instated DRIVE EV program. This is big news for drivers who are tired of paying $5 per gallon of gasoline and are ready to buy a car that’s much better for the climate.

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Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update]

Electrek

Rhode Island has passed a law requiring all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US. The post Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Rhode Island sets fastest state target of 100% renewable electricity by 2033

Electrek

In June, Rhode Island’s House and Senate approved legislation, expected to be signed into law by Governor Daniel McKee (D-RI), that will require all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US.