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Plug-in electric vehicles in Florida

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

Charging stations

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

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$198 million for charging stations in Florida.[3]

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%.[4]

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.[5]

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. ^ "Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Castro, Amanda (December 10, 2020). "Could road electrification to charge vehicles while driving come to Central Florida?". Click Orlando. Retrieved March 18, 2022.