The Latest on EVs and State EV...
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The Latest on EVs and State EV Policy
Mike SalisburySouthwest Energy Efficiency ProjectClean Energy Legislative Academy
10/26/2017
An Accelerating EV Market
100%
80%
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66%
62%
56%
44%
43%
39%
19%
41%
0% 50% 100%
HI
MA
MD
CO
NY
CT
CA
WA
VT
OR
USGrowth in EV Sales Rate,
Jan-July: 2017 vs 2016
The Impact of Incentives for EVs
0.77%
0.84%
0.83%
0.58%
0.50% 0.75% 1.00%
Utah
New York
EV Sales Rate
2016
2017(tilJuly)
In 2017, NY started a $2,000 Rebate & Utah's$1,500 Tax Credit Expired
Electric Vehicles and the Gas Tax:States with Additional Registration Fees for EVs
$50
$114$130
$60
$150
$200
$100
$100$75
$75
$75$140
$100
$150
$50
$100
$200
Impacts on Colorado Highway Funding, 2016
$313 Million
$59 Million
$296,000
Inflation Fuel Economy Standards Electric Vehicles
Impacts on Nevada Highway Funding, 2016
$172 million
$33 million
$155,000
Inflation Fuel Economy Standards Electric Vehicles
Average Annual State Gasoline Tax for New Vehicles
$79
$92
$100
$123$140
$79
Oregon Example In the 2017 Legislative Session, Oregon addressed
both incentives for EVs and the gasoline tax EV owners pay an annual fee of $110 EV buyers receive a rebate between $750-$2,500
VW Settlement
Transit Agencies with Electric Buses
Denver Area NOx Emissions for New Transit Vehicles in 2016
1,477
822
526
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1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
Diesel CNG Electric Electric2026
Nox
Em
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ons
mg/
m
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Transit Vehicles in 2016
3,0293,237
1,679
854
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Diesel CNG Electric Electric 2026
GHG
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ms/
Mile
RTD (Denver) Bus Cost ComparisonBYD Electric Bus
Shaw InternationalCNG Bus
Difference
Purchase Cost $748,051 $666,855 $81,196Lifetime Fuel Costs $15,600 $115,556 -$99.956Lifetime Maintenance Costs
$194,406 $315,146 -$120,740
Total Lifetime Ownership Costs
$958,057 $1,097,557 -$139,500
“The proposal by BYD is the best value, lowest risk proposal providing the most advanced and clean power technology” - RTD
Recent Research Examining Factors that Influence ZEV Sales in California
(California Air Resources Board) From Gas to Grid (Rocky Mountain Institute) Transitioning to zero-emission heavy-duty freight vehicles
(International Council on Clean Transportation) Opportunities for Vehicle Electrification in the Denver Metro
area and Across Colorado (SWEEP) Emerging best practices for electric vehicle charging
infrastructure (International Council on Clean Transportation) National Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Analysis
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory)