Plug-in electric vehicles in Florida
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As of June 2021[update], 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[update], 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Bortzfield, Bill (July 10, 2020). "Gov. DeSantis Announces $8.6M For New Florida Electric Vehicle Charging Stations". WJCT. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Castro, Amanda (December 10, 2020). "Could road electrification to charge vehicles while driving come to Central Florida?". Click Orlando. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ 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.