Do you want the good news first, or the bad? Let’s start with the bad: Xcel Energy has spent the $5 million set aside for new and used electric vehicle purchase rebates…
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Clean-car sales jump 10% as Coloradans lean on state, federal and utility rebates
Clean-car sales made up 38% of all Colorado passenger and light truck registrations in the third quarter of 2024, a big jump from previous levels and proof, EV proponents say, that the…
Thornton’s Solid Power gets $50 million from feds to expand, prove out EV battery technology
Thornton-based Solid Power has a $50 million federal grant to ramp up development of the solid-state EV batteries it considers the technology of the near-future in automobiles, putting the company closer to…
Colorado EV sales dropped off by one measure, but green energy leaders say sky remains blue
Sales of clean fuel vehicles in Colorado slowed in the first quarter of 2024 despite a growing stack of lucrative rebates available, according to the Colorado Auto Dealers Association, though some green…
Xcel’s plan for new EV chargers, rebates cut by 40% by Colorado regulators
Xcel Energy’s ambitious and expensive plan to develop the infrastructure to serve electric vehicles was cut by 40% to $264 million by state utility regulators who said the proposal failed to demonstrate…
Colorado has hit 80% of its goal to cut greenhouse gases — but it must double down to reach 100%
Colorado has achieved a big chunk of its greenhouse gas reduction goals by taking 95% of the actions recommended three years ago, but must double down on more change to reach final…