, there were about 5,000

electric vehicle An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. It can be powered by a collector system, with electricity from extravehicular sources, or it can be powered autonomously by a battery (sometimes cha ...

s in

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

, accounting for less than 1% of all vehicles in the state. , 5.1% of new vehicle registrations in the state were electric. In 2021, Vermont was ranked by AutoInsuranceEZ as the third-best state in the United States for electric vehicle ownership.

Government policy

In December 2019, the

Vermont Agency of Transportation The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is a government agency of the state of Vermont that is responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining a variety of transportation infrastructure in the state. This includes roads, bridges, sta ...

announced a tax rebate of up to $4,000 for the purchase of

plug-in hybrid A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid electric vehicle whose battery pack can be recharged by plugging a charging cable into an external electric power source, in addition to internally by its on-board internal combustion engin ...

vehicles, and up to $5,000 for all-electric vehicles.

Charging stations

, there were about 900

charging station A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles (including electric cars, electric trucks, electric ...

s in Vermont. , there were 16 DC charging locations in the state.

By region

Burlington

, there were about 1,600 electric vehicles registered in Chittenden County, equivalent to 1 for every 102 residents, the highest in the state.

References

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