ReCharge Colorado

ReCharge Coaches offers coaching services for individuals, businesses, and multifamily housing complexes in the following areas: 

• Funding: EV grant opportunities are available for commercial entities, including funding for fleet EVs, utility home charging programs, and public, fleet, and corridor charging 
• Multifamily Housing EV Charging Installation: We provide one-on-one coaching services and materials that review funding, charging needs, utility coordination, charging station management, and more. 
• Multifamily Housing EV Charging Cohort: A program aimed at helping tenants, HOAs, and property managers install EV charging infrastructure by reducing the administrative burden by way of providing education, technical assistance, resources, funding sourcing, and supporting with every step along the way. Learn more. 
• EV Incentives: Find out about local, state, federal, and utility incentives. Save up to $20,000 on the purchase price of an EV, depending on the model, eligibility, and status of incentives. 

Grand Junction EV & Rebate Information Booth

• Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 AM-5 PM
• Downtown Car Show @ 101 S. Third St., Grand Junction, CO

Steamboat Springs EV Ride & Drive:

• Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 AM-2 PM
• Steamboat Springs Farmers’ Market @ Yampa Street between 5th and 8th streets, Steamboat Springs, CO

Paonia EV & Rebate Information Booth:

• Sunday, Sept. 27, 10 AM-5 PM
• Paonia Mountain Harvest Festival @ Paonia Park, 700 Fourth St., Paonia, CO

Check back soon for more upcoming events.

• Charge Ahead Colorado
  • About: Funding for multifamily housing, businesses, governments, and communities to install public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
  • Dates: Standard and MFH Portfolio Lane: Offered three times annually in January, May, and September; Rolling: Open year-round; only available for projects requesting six or fewer Level 2 charging ports.
• Colorado Clean Diesel Program
  • About: This statewide program, managed by CLEER, helps fund diesel equipment electrification projects throughout Colorado.
  • Dates: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
• Community Accelerated Mobility Project (CAMP) grant program
  • About: This program provides funding for community-driven projects with an electric mobility component, which may include electric carshare, electric vanpool, community e-bike share, and more. CAMP offers two phases of grant funding: a Technical Readiness Planning Phase; and an Implementation Phase.
  • Dates: The Technical Readiness Planning Phase application period runs from April 9 to June 2.
• Fleet-ZERO
  • About: Funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging to support light-, medium-, and heavy-duty fleet EVs.
  • Dates: Standard: Offered twice per year in spring and fall; Rolling: offered year-round for qualifying entities.
• Clean Fleet Vehicle and Technology (CFVT) Grant Program
  • About: The Clean Fleet Enterprise Clean Fleet Vehicle and Technology program is a statewide competitive grant application for new fleet vehicles, vehicle conversions, and clean fleet technology.
  • Dates: To be announced.

There is a lot of information about electric vehicles online. To help, we’ve compiled a list of trusted sources and information. 

Educational Resources: 

• Colorado’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
• EV CO 
• Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center
• Colorado Energy Office Clean Transportation Resources Factsheet (Google Doc)

Tools

• PlugShare helps drivers find charging stations across the United States
• Drive Clean Colorado’s Commercial Charging Installation Guide (PDF)

Vehicle Search

• Fuel Economy (Federal specific)
• Xcel Energy
• Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Search
• Plug In America Electric Vehicle Guide (PDF) 

More Resources

• Plug In America
• EV Charging Financial Incentives (PDF)
• Plug In America EV Benefits for your Local Economy and Communities 
• Department of Energy’s Electric Vehicles for Consumers
• Top 5 reasons to drive an EV in Colorado

• How Vehicle Exchange Colorado helped a Gunnison family go electric
• No home charger? No problem. How an Aspen EV owner turned public charging into a perk.
• This EV driver traded gas stops for charging breaks — and hasn’t looked back
• Inside the City of Aspen’s push to electrify its fleet