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05-25-2020, 02:22 PM
This is a guest post from John Gartner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gartner-613912/), Vehicle Electrification and Mobility Consultant and Researcher. Originally posted on April 30, 2020.
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/Screen Shot 2020-05-15 at 4.42.08 PM.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1590096788358The State of Colorado may not have been one of the first states to push for leadership in electric vehicles (EVs), but the just-released Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020 (https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/zero-emission-vehicles/colorado-ev-plan-2020) clearly signals that the state is focused on rapidly making up ground. Since 2017, Colorado has offered a generous $5,000 tax credit (https://www.denverpost.com/2016/05/17/buying-an-electric-car-in-colorado-just-got-5000-cheaper/) for those who purchase either a plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicle. Upon taking office in January of 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order (https://www.ase.org/blog/zev-state-status-take-colorado-higher-electric-car-sales) that the state should follow California’s Zero Emission Vehicles mandate, which will require that auto manufacturers sell EVs in specified quantities (https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28808806/colorado-will-require-automakers-to-offer-more-evs/) for model year 2023 and later vehicles.


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