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A BUS OPERATORS GUIDE TO ADDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TO YOUR OPERATIONS Introduction The federal government and NYS are designing incentive programs to encourage school districts and third-party school bus operators (SB Operators) to purchase electric school buses (EB) and the charging infrastructure necessary to support their deployment. There are multiple programs with unique […]

Proper Planning Can Ease the Transition Introduction Change is manageable when it’s gradual and incremental.  For the school bus industry change has occurred on a relatively fixed scale allowing industry participants to adapt with minimal interruption to business operations. Starting in the 1940s when a uniform color for school buses was adopted, change has kept pace with […]

With much fanfare, New York City enacted the Climate Mobilization Act (CMA) in 2019.  The legislation aims to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 percent by 2030.  It’s hard to quibble with the goal, but building owners who don’t adapt their buildings to meet the demands of the CMA will have something […]

Sustainability Sells Walk into any car dealership and you’ll see demonstrations of local community support. You might see it’s pictures of sponsored Little League baseball or CYO basketball teams, plaques recognizing staff participation in a local charity event, or awards acknowledging generous gifts to a good cause.  Car dealerships have long understood the relationship between […]

But Sales Growth Continues Unabated Let’s get the doom and gloom stuff out of the way from the start. We’ve all read about Hertz selling off 20,000 EVs, Ford slowing production of their F-150 Lightning, and how the recent bitterly cold weather lengthened charge time and reduced full-charge range by nearly 30%. Some interpret this news as foreshadowing a […]

Electricity Bill Shockers in an EV World  For those of you old enough to remember the 1968 movie “Planet of the Apes” (the script was co-written by Rod Serling of “Twilight Zone” fame), you’ll no doubt remember the closing scene when Colonel Taylor shockingly realizes he’s been on planet Earth all along, and not some […]

We are excited to be expanding our team to serve our growing list of projects. We welcome James Duodu, Project Manager; Peter Fazio, Project Manager; Ben Kriegler, VP of Sales; Drew Quinn, Manager Utility Programs; and Tom Higgins, Business Development Consultant. We currently have 40 NY Metro area projects in development, including EV charging installations […]

Federal Infrastructure Programs to the Rescue  EV owners aren’t happy with the public charging experience.  While 80% of EV charging happens at home (according to J.D. Power), when EV owners need to use a public charger, the experience is often infuriating.  So much so that policymakers worry broad EV adoption will stall unless public charging […]

Sprocket Power will be at booth 6865N, next to the EV Solutions Center, demoing a tool that can provide answers. As you navigate the many decisions impacting your dealership’s profitability, a new issue has emerged: electrification and its impact on utility costs, which are typically the 3rd largest cost category on dealers’ P&L.  Sprocket Power will […]