, there were about 40,000
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
Virginia, accounting for 0.5% of all vehicles in the state.
, 2% of new vehicles sold in the state were electric.
Government policy
In 2021, the state government introduced a tax rebate of $2,500 for electric vehicle purchases. The same year, the state government introduced an annual $88.20 registration fee for electric vehicles.
The state government plans to require at least 8% of new cars sold in the state to be electric by 2024, will require all new cars sold to be electric by 2035.
Charging stations
, there were about 840 public
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 ...
locations with 2,000 charging ports in Virginia.
, there were 478 public DC charging ports in the state.
The
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates to charging stations in Virginia.
By region
Richmond
, 2% of new cars registered in the
Greater Richmond Region were electric.
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]
Washington metropolitan area
, there were about 4,000 electric vehicles registered in Fairfax County.[
]
References
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Road transportation in Virginia