EAA partners with credit union to offer loans on clean energy, EVs, and e-bikes.

By: Ron Freund, Electric Auto Association Director

The Electric Auto Association and Colorado-based Clean Energy Credit Union have partnered on a new member benefit. If you have recently been eyeing a greener ride or thought about reducing your winter home heating bill with improved windows or additional insulation -- now may be the time to consider making such a move.

By joining forces for members to benefit from some of the lowest interest rate loans in recent times, they can borrow funds for purchases of an electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, solar photovoltaic, or electric energy storage. E-bikes are also included. Such projects extend to beyond auto and solar purchases and can include residential insulation or window upgrade installations as well. The ability to get competitive interest rates for renewable and sustainable projects can make a good deal just so much better. 

Clean Energy Credit Union is a unique, innovative, federally chartered credit union (aka not-for-profit, financial services cooperative) that is online only and that focuses exclusively on providing loans for clean energy and energy-saving projects such as:

• electric vehicles

• electric bicycles

• residential solar electric systems

• residential geothermal systems

• other green home improvements 

Clean Energy Credit Union was started by a group of “clean energy geeks” who are passionate about clean energy and the environment. It is based in Colorado, but it serves members who live throughout the entire USA. Credit unions are not governed by the same rules as large commercial banks are thereby enabling them to offer competitive terms for green projects.

Clean Energy Credit Union’s vision is a world where everyone can participate in the clean energy movement, and our credit union helps make this vision a reality by making it easier for everyone to:

1. afford clean energy and energy-saving products and services by offering clean energy loans with amazing terms.

2. invest in the clean energy movement by offering federally insured checking accounts, savings accounts, and clean energy CDs whereby the deposits are solely used to help others pursue their clean energy and energy-saving projects. 

Members of the Electric Auto Association, as well as members of their immediate family and household, are automatically eligible to join Clean Energy Credit Union. You can join the Electric Auto Association today for only 10 cents a day, or $35 a year and all support goes to the education in local communities on the benefits of electric cars.

Once a member of the Electric Auto Association, to join the credit union you simply need to:

1. open a savings account.

2. make a $5 minimum deposit via this online membership application at cleanenergycu.org/join.

Membership in the credit union then provides you access to checking accounts, debit cards, money market accounts, and CDs whereby the deposits are solely used to finance clean energy projects as well as to clean energy loans that are designed to have the best loan terms in the USA. You can apply for a loan via cleanenergycu.org/apply, and you can wait for your loan to be approved before deciding whether to join Clean Energy Credit Union.

About the Electric Auto Association

The Electric Auto Association accelerates the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) through education in their local communities by their 100 chapters throughout North America and across the globe. They promote, educate, and advocate on the benefits of electric transportation act as credible sources of information for car shoppers. Contact membership@electricauto.org for information.

About Clean Energy Credit Union

The Clean Energy Credit Union is a unique, innovative, federally chartered credit union (aka not-for-profit, financial services cooperative) that is online/digital-only – i.e. it does not have any brick-and-mortar branches – and that focuses exclusively on providing loans for clean energy and energy-saving projects such as electric vehicles, electric bicycles, residential solar electric systems, residential geothermal systems, and other green home improvements. Clean Energy Credit Union was started by a group of “clean energy geeks” who are passionate about clean energy and the environment. It is based in Colorado, but it serves members who live throughout the entire USA.