Plug-in electric vehicles in Colorado
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As of September 2023, there were 93,931 electric vehicles on the road in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of September 2023, 11.05% of new vehicle registrations in the state were electric. The most popular EVs in the state in 2023 were the Tesla Model Y and Model 3, with 16,537 and 14,013 registrations, respectively.
Government policy
In 2019, Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order to increase the state's total number of electric vehicles to 940,000 by 2030. As of 2021, the state government's goal is for 100% of vehicles in the state to be electric by 2050.
As of January 2023, the state government offers tax credits of up to $5,000 for electric vehicle purchases.
Charging stations
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$57 million to electric vehicle charging stations in Colorado.
By region
Boulder
As of 2017, there were about 1,600 electric vehicles registered in Boulder County.
Colorado Springs
As of May 2021, there were about 2,000–2,500 electric vehicles in Colorado Springs.
The second electric vehicle dealership in Colorado, and the first in the state outside of the Denver metropolitan area, opened in Colorado Springs in September 2021.
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