RHODE ISLAND residents, small businesses, nonprofits and public sector entities will be eligible to receive rebates for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles, as part of the state's electric vehicle rebate program DRIVE EV. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is launching its new electric vehicle rebate program next month, the latest in a series of state efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, fight climate change and boost renewable energy. Gov. Daniel J. McKee said Tuesday that DRIVE EV, a rebate program administered by the R.I. Office of Energy Resources and…