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The 50 States of Electric Vehicles: State Lawmakers Focus on Incentives, Fees, and Government Procurement in Q1 2021

May 6, 2021 (North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC])

“…[The NCCETC Q1 2021 50 States of Electric Vehicles] finds that 48 states and the District of Columbia took actions related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure during Q1 2021…[The greatest number of actions related] to rebate programs, additional fees for electric vehicles, and state procurement of electric and zero-emission vehicles. A total of 521 electric vehicle actions were taken…[The most active states were] Massachusetts, California, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Hawaii…[Three trends taken were] (1) utilities requesting approval for new electric vehicle program portfolios, (2) state lawmakers considering road usage fees and taxes on electricity used for vehicle charging, and (3) policymakers addressing government procurement of electric vehicles…

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…[Five of the top policy developments were] New Jersey regulators approving electric vehicle programs for Atlantic City Electric and PSE&G New Jersey…Virginia lawmakers approving electric vehicle rebate and grant programs…The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approving a modified transportation electrification plan for Xcel Energy…The Oklahoma State Legislature adopting a tax on electricity used for vehicle charging at certain types of charging stations…and Kansas and North Dakota legislators exempting charging stations from public utility regulation…” click here for more

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