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{{as of|2021|06}}, there were about 58,000 [[electric vehicle]]s in [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-02-13/florida-no-2-in-nation-for-electric-cars-about-to-get-a-boost-to-its-charger-network|date=2022-02-13|access-date=2022-03-18|publisher=WUSF|title=Florida, No. 2 in nation for electric cars, about to get a boost to its charger network}}</ref>
{{as of|2021|06}}, there were about 58,000 [[electric vehicle]]s in [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-02-13/florida-no-2-in-nation-for-electric-cars-about-to-get-a-boost-to-its-charger-network|date=2022-02-13|access-date=2022-03-18|publisher=WUSF|title=Florida, No. 2 in nation for electric cars, about to get a boost to its charger network}}</ref>
==Government policy==
In March 2021, lawmakers in the [[Florida State Legislature]] introduced a series of bills that would impose a $135 annual fee on electric vehicles, to offset the lack of revenue from gasoline taxes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.wjct.org/state-news/2021-03-23/fla-senate-proposal-would-plug-in-higher-fees-for-electric-vehicles|Date=2021-03-23|access-date=2022-03-18|title=Fla. Senate Proposal Would Plug In Higher Fees For Electric Vehicles|publisher=WJCT|first=Jim|last=Turner}}</ref>


==Charging stations==
==Charging stations==

Revision as of 03:55, 19 March 2022

As of June 2021, there were about 58,000 electric vehicles in Florida.[1]

Government policy

In March 2021, lawmakers in the Florida State Legislature introduced a series of bills that would impose a $135 annual fee on electric vehicles, to offset the lack of revenue from gasoline taxes.[2]

Charging stations

As of March 2022, there were about 2,400 electric vehicle charging station locations and 6,000 charging ports in Florida.[3]

In 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis announced US$8.6 million to be spent on charging stations.[4]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$198 million for charging stations in Florida.[5]

By region

Miami

In October 2021, a policy came into effect in Miami-Dade County requiring 10% of all new vehicles purchased for the county fleet to be electric. This number will increase by 10 percentage points per year until it reaches 100%.[6]

Orlando

In December 2020, the Central Florida Expressway Authority announced that it was considering taking part in a pilot program to charge electric vehicles while driving.[7]

Tampa

In December 2020, the Tampa city government purchased the first set of plug-in electric vehicles for its fleet.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Florida, No. 2 in nation for electric cars, about to get a boost to its charger network". WUSF. February 13, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Turner, Jim. "Fla. Senate Proposal Would Plug In Higher Fees For Electric Vehicles". WJCT. Retrieved March 18, 2022. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |Date= ignored (|date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Bortzfield, Bill (July 10, 2020). "Gov. DeSantis Announces $8.6M For New Florida Electric Vehicle Charging Stations". WJCT. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Robinson-Smith, Will (December 9, 2021). "Federal infrastructure bill sending $198 million to Florida to increase availability of EV charging". Spectrum News. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Harris, Alex (October 1, 2021). "Miami-Dade needs more electric vehicles on the road. New charging stations will help". The Miami Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Castro, Amanda (December 10, 2020). "Could road electrification to charge vehicles while driving come to Central Florida?". Click Orlando. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Brezina-Smith, Veronica (December 1, 2020). "City of Tampa rolls out new electric vehicles, but it's just the beginning for Castor's vision". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2022.