, there were about 24,500 electric vehicles in

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Government policy

, the state government charges a $200 annual registration fee for electric vehicles.

Charging stations

, there were around 900 public charging stations in Ohio. The

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, signed into law in November 2021, allocates to charging stations in Ohio.

Manufacturing

Ohio was historically a manufacturing hub for gasoline-powered cars, which has led many electric vehicle manufacturers to establish manufacturing hubs in the state.

By region

Akron

, there were 22 public charging stations in

Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...

Cincinnati

, the

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municipal government has stopped purchasing new gasoline-powered vehicles for the municipal fleet.

Cleveland

, there were five public charging stations in

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, the highest per-capita number in the Cleveland metropolitan area.

Columbus

, 2% of all new vehicles sold in the Columbus metropolitan area were electric.

Dayton

The first electric vehicles in the

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

city fleet were introduced in December 2022.

References

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