The 2020 Fight For EVs Touched Every State

The 50 States of Electric Vehicles Report: All 50 States Took Electric Vehicle Actions During 2020

February 11, 2021 (North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC])

“…[The NCCETC 2020 annual review and Q4 2020 update of The 50 States of Electric Vehicles found] all 50 states and DC took actions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure during 2020…[The greatest number of actions related] to rebate programs, followed by charging station deployment, rate design, electric vehicle registration fees, and studies…[Ten of the top electric vehicle trends of 2020 were] Utilities filing expansive transportation electrification plans; Growing use of the make-ready infrastructure model; State policymakers adopting bold electric vehicle targets; Utilities proposing passive and active managed charging programs; Utilities committing to electrify their own fleets…

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…Encouraging charging infrastructure development at multi-family buildings; Utilities developing off-peak charging bill credit programs; States and utilities offering additional incentives for low-income customers; States preparing electric vehicle roadmaps and infrastructure plans; and Utilities filing residential charger leasing pilot proposals…A total of 598 electric vehicle actions were taken during 2020, with activity related to rate design, financial incentives, and deployment increasing over 2019…The top ten states taking the greatest number or most impactful actions in 2020 were New Jersey, California, New York, Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon, and Hawaii…In Q4 2020, 43 states and DC took some type of action on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. A total of 270 actions were tracked in Q4.” click here for more

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