Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2018

Rhode Island will allow the direct sale of Teslas and has issued a state dealer license to the company to open a dealer in Warwick. Tesla can now add another notch to its sales board.

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Rhode Island Dealers Tesla Electric Cars 121

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rhode Island has led the nation in the electric sector, with the first offshore wind farm in the country off of Block Island and the groundbreaking law to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2033. Unfortunately, concerning the transportation sector, the state is lagging behind several states.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 30, 2023

Important legislation is being heard TODAY in Rhode Island that would direct the Ocean State to adopt advanced vehicle emissions standards out of California as long as they are more stringent than federal law. Here are all the details you’ll need.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 23, 2024

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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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

So, we’re excited to announce that Rhode Island Energy (RIE) has just launched a new Electric Vehicle Demand Response (EVDR) program. Here are all the details and how you can sign up to help reduce grid demand during peak times – and earn up to $70!

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 14, 2022

Rhode Island makes history! Rhode Island is now set to become the first state to reach that total level of commitment towards wind, solar, and other qualifying power sources.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

The states that follow the District of Columbia with the lowest levels of VMT per person are New York, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Out of the 10 states with the lowest total VMT, 4 are also among the 10 states with the lowest VMT per person (the District of Columbia, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Hawaii).

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 27, 2025

On March 10 th , the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing on electricity rates. The hearing was picked up by several news outlets and some excerpts from the news coverage were disseminated through social media. We heard one thing that we suspected was wildly incorrect.

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Utility-supplied natural gas (methane) is the primary heating fuel in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, supplying 52% and 54% of homes, respectively. Given their mandates to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, both states are exploring strategies to transition away from their prevalent gas distribution systems.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 16, 2023

We're excited to announce the start of something good in Rhode Island. Better yet, starting in May, customers enrolled in these aggregations will pay a lower rate than what would be charged by Rhode Island Energy.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 18, 2023

July is a big month for Driving Rhode Island to Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE EV) announcements! Last July, Rhode Islanders were thrilled to learn that the DRIVE EV rebate had been re-instated. This July, we learned that the program is taking a brief pause (as of July 11) before it resumes on August 1, 2023.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2022

Last week , Rhode Island legislators Sen. Alana DiMario and Rep. Terri Cortvriend introduced bills setting a target of 100% of new cars registered being electric vehicles by 2030. The legislation ( H. 7653 and S.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 4, 2022

It is true that Rhode Island is small. Much of the meager wind power that does exist comes either from other states or from the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm—the first offshore wind farm in the US—which consists of just five turbines and only came online in 2016. But analysts are optimistic that Rhode Island can do the job.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on the list! Earlier this summer, we wrote about applications being open for the Clean School Bus Program. GECA staff and partners with an electric school bus in Beverly, MA.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 25, 2024

We write with some exciting news regarding Rhode Island’s transportation emission reduction efforts! Last week, Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to complete Phase 1 of the alternative fuel corridor under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.

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Teslarati

JULY 31, 2023

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. As per Rhode Island Energy, there are currently about 500 electric vehicle charging stations in the state.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2022

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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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 31, 2023

Rhode Island, meanwhile, is slow-walking on these important standards. The ACCII standards will ensure that Massachusetts residents have access to the full range of electric vehicle model choices and that the Commonwealth phases out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 20, 2022

Rhode Island just passed legislation that requires the state’s electric suppliers to procure 100% renewable electricity by 2033, using the highest quality (“Class I” or “new”) Renewable Energy Certificates.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 22, 2024

In this blog, we’ll cover what these regulations are, why they’re so important, and how they interact with electric vehicle (EV) policies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Biden’s first term."

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Rhode Island Massachusetts EPA Standards 99

Electrek

JULY 1, 2022

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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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 25, 2023

With the release of the report , U nited N ations Secretary General António Guterres called on developed nations to achieve net-zero emissions by as close to 2040 as possible , rather than the 2050 date that has been the standard – and the date around which Massachusetts and Rhode Island climate policy has developed.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Fleet funding was provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Volkswagen settlement funds, and RIPTA capital funds.

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Rhode Island Fleet Electric Electrical 135

Electrek

JUNE 27, 2022

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.

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Rhode Island Renewable Electric Electrical 98

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2023

Rhode Island has committed to combating climate change by adopting one of the strongest climate policies in the nation: An Act on Climate , committing the state to 45% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. While Rhode Island is at the forefront of aggressive climate policy, it is not alone.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 4, 2022

On Friday, Superior Court Judge Brian Stern put a pause on PPL's purchase of Rhode Island's electric and gas utility from National Grid. This pause is temporary and will allow for the judge to hear the Attorney General's case on why the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers misunderstood the laws that govern this transaction.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

Rhode Island. Other signatories to the memorandum of understanding include: California. Connecticut. Washington, DC. Massachusetts New Jersey. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Washington.

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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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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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Plug-in California Tax Credit Rhode Island 381

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.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Recently, electric vehicles (EVs) have been in the news because various states around the country including our very own Rhode Island are introducing extra registration fees for EVs.

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Green Energy Consumers

MAY 22, 2023

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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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

By the end of the year, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island will be added as markets where the Nissan LEAF will be available for order. Nissan will open new reservations and orders to the general public. Nissan will expand into additional new markets as the year continues.

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Rhode Island Nissan Market New Hampshire 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area. The EPA provides further information on how renewable energy certificates are used to account for renewable electrcity generation and use.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2014

Similar legislation has been introduced in Rhode Island, Oregon and New York. This legislation is based on the grounds that each time a motorist applies the brakes, a bit of copper and other metals get deposited on the road and, when it rains, are washed into nearby streams and rivers, eventually harming aquatic life.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Nissan has re-opened reservations and has begun taking orders from the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF in Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 14, 2021

In its deal with PPL, National Grid hopes to gain PPL’s business in the U nited Kingdom in exchange for Rhode Island’s electric and gas customers. However, this is not a done deal: over the coming year , Rhode Island regulators are charged with reviewing whether the sale is in the “public interest.”

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