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Plug-in Electric Vehicles Policies


This map contains state laws and regulations that affect plug-in electric passenger vehicles (PEVs). The policies include the following:

  • Fleet Vehicle Acquisition Requirements: Mandates for state or other types of fleets to acquire PEVs. This primarily affects state fleets.
  • Preferred Roadway and Parking Access: State requirements to provide access to High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes or designated parking for PEVs.
  • Financial Incentives: Tax credits, rebates, grants, inspection exemption, and vehicle-to-grid energy credits.
  • Regulation Exemptions: Emissions inspection exemptions and EV supply equipment regulation exemptions.
  • Sales Mandate: Production requirements for ZEVs.
  • Charging Infrastructure: State requirements to provide EV charging infrastructure.

Note that the policies highlighted here target plug-in electric passenger vehicles specifically. Thus, some policies by states apply to all vehicles and alternative fuels, including plug-in electric passenger vehicles, but are not included here. Related state maps on our site include our biofuels [1] state map.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center. The website contains a database for federal and state incentives and laws. Here is a link [2] to the search query for these results.

Click to download to PDF [3]
Updated: October 4th, 2012
Source URL: http://www.c2es.org/us-states-regions/policy-maps/electric-vehicles

Links:
[1] http://www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done/in_the_states/map_ethanol.cfm
[2] http://www.afdc.energy.gov/laws/search?p=search&select_all_location=all&location%5B%5D=US&location%5B%5D=AL&location%5B%5D=AK&location%5B%5D=AZ&location%5B%5D=AR&location%5B%5D=CA&location%5B%5D=CO&location%5B%5D=CT&location%5B%5D=DE&location%5B%5D=DC&location%5B%5D=FL&location%5B%5D=GA&location%5B%5D=HI&location%5B%5D=ID&location%5B%5D=IL&location%5B%5D=IN&location%5B%5D=IA&location%5B%5D=KS&location%5B%5D=KY&location%5B%5D=LA&location%5B%5D=ME&location%5B%5D=MD&location%5B%5D=MA&location%5B%5D=MI&location%5B%5D=MN&location%5B%5D=MS&location%5B%5D=MO&location%5B%5D=MT&location%5B%5D=NE&location%5B%5D=NV&location%5B%5D=NH&location%5B%5D=NJ&location%5B%5D=NM&location%5B%5D=NY&location%5B%5D=NC&location%5B%5D=ND&location%5B%5D=OH&location%5B%5D=OK&location%5B%5D=OR&location%5B%5D=PA&location%5B%5D=RI&location%5B%5D=SC&location%5B%5D=SD&location%5B%5D=TN&location%5B%5D=TX&location%5B%5D=UT&location%5B%5D=VT&location%5B%5D=VA&location%5B%5D=WA&location%5B%5D=WV&location%5B%5D=WI&location%5B%5D=WY&tech%5B%5D=3270&tech%5B%5D=3285&select_all_incentive=y&incentive%5B%5D=3249&incentive%5B%5D=3233&incentive%5B%5D=3246&incentive%5B%5D=3243&incentive%5B%5D=3234&incentive%5B%5D=3284&incentive%5B%5D=3236&incentive%5B%5D=3244&incentive%5B%5D=3237&incentive%5B%5D=3838&incentive%5B%5D=3843&incentive%5B%5D=3239&incentive%5B%5D=3844&incentive%5B%5D=3842&incentive%5B%5D=3841&select_all_user=y&user%5B%5D=3260&user%5B%5D=3261&user%5B%5D=3262&user%5B%5D=3263&user%5B%5D=3264&user%5B%5D=3265&user%5B%5D=3269&user%5B%5D=3848&search_button=y
[3] http://www.c2es.org/sites/default/modules/usmap/pdf.php?file=8383