Author: Gordon Rodda

A solution for parking garages lacking chargers

Volkswagen is promoting (https://newatlas.com/automotive/volkswagen-autonomous-electric-vehicle-charging-robots/) a new twist on the problem of building difficult or expensive charging ports into every parking space: robots that bring the juice to the needy cars. We know of apartment complexes in Durango that are flummoxed by the problem that every parking space is assigned to …

Federal tax credit reinstated for 2018-2020 EV purchases and chargers

Current EVents (Jan 2020, the magazine of the Electric Auto Association) reported: Receive a federal tax credit of 30% of the cost of purchasing and installing an EV charging station (up to $1,000 for residential installations and up to $30,000 for commercial installations) with this retroactive credit. Previously, this federal …

December 2019 EV Policy Updates

Utilities join CA & CO against plan to force states to abandon Zero Emission Vehicle Standards There is a very complicated legal fight underway pitting California against the Trump Administration (covered in: www.eenews.net/climatewire/2019/12/05/stories/1061727197). We have a dog in this fight because Colorado has chosen to follow the California rules on …