The Blog
Selling EVs Doesn’t Make You “Green”
Consumers Care About Sustainability It’s easy to think your dealership is “green” when you have a decent inventory of EV models on your lot, and you’ve just installed a couple of Level 2 chargers behind your service area. After all, your OEM is the one spending millions of advertising dollars to promote their EVs and […]
October 26, 2023
Sprocket Power Engineered Managed Microgrid Unveiled at Bedford Hills Dealership
Sprocket Power, Consolidated Edison’s Power Ready Team, Bedford Hills Town Supervisor Ellen Calves, Vail Buick owner Greg and Bob Vail, and representatives from the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association participated in the public “reveal” of the managed microgrid installed at Vail Buick in Bedford Hills on October 20th. The Vail Buick project represents a […]
THE VAIL MANAGED MICROGRID: WHAT IT MEANS TO BUSINESS,COMMUNITY, AND CLIMATE
October 23, 2023
Sprocket Power Set to Unveil the First of its Managed Microgrids at Vail Buick GMC in Bedford Hills, New York
October 10, 2023
EV Buyers Are Skeptical About Public Charging
Dealers Can Convince Them Otherwise Is there a dealer out there who hasn’t had to answer questions about charging availability, “road trip” anxiety, and whether Tesla’s charging network is better? No. Every prospective EV buyer has the same concerns. Announcing J.D. Power’s 2023 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging report, released last month, Brent Gruber, […]
September 25, 2023
Electrification is Impacting the Cost and Reliability of the Grid
An Emerging Business Risk That Can Be Controlled with Available Technology It isn’t unreasonable to be concerned about the state of the electric power grid and many businesses are. The federal government and individual states are imposing policies that set aggressive goals for renewable power generation and the transition to electric vehicles and other forms of electrification. […]
Tesla Charging Standard Conquers All
OEMs Align with Tesla for Access to Its Fast-Charging Network Life is full of “First World” technology annoyances. Airpods often get lost. Power cord ends don’t fit the device in hand and streaming device remotes seemingly have legs. Oh, and if you own an EV, you can add vehicle charging to the list of 21st-century […]
September 1, 2023
Financial Programs Impacting Electrification
Three steps to consider to benefit from available programs. For dealers, it really isn’t a question of whether to install electric vehicle charging stations. Dealers don’t have a choice. They’re being required to do so by their OEMs. The questions for dealers are, how to go about it in the most cost-effective manner, or how […]
USDA Support for Renewable Energy Systems
Dept. of Agriculture Has $ for Rural Small Businesses At first blush, the idea that the US Department of Agriculture has any role to play in the build-out of Renewable energy sources might seem surprising. But, since 2008, the USDA has administered the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to provide financial assistance to agriculture […]
