Plug-in electric vehicles in Washington (state)
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As of March 2022[update], there were about 92,000 electric vehicles registered in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] As of 2021[update], 7.8% of new vehicle sales in Washington were electric.[2]
In 2021, Washington was ranked by Bumper.com as the best state in the country for electric vehicle ownership.[3]
Government policy
In April 2021, the state legislature passed a bill requiring all new cars sold by 2030 to be electric; however, it was vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee.[4] The legislature passed another bill again in March 2022, which was signed into law by Inslee, which sets an official target of 2030 for the phase-out of gasoline-powered vehicles, but does not explicitly ban their sale after that date.[5][6][7]
In December 2021, Governor Inslee proposed a $7,500 state tax rebate for electric vehicle purchases; however, the rebate failed in the state legislature.[8][9]
By region
| County | EVs |
|---|---|
| Adams | 35 |
| Asotin | 42 |
| Benton | 1,141 |
| Chelan | 555 |
| Clallam | 648 |
| Clark | 5,309 |
| Columbia | 8 |
| Cowlitz | 477 |
| Douglas | 180 |
| Ferry | 19 |
| Franklin | 295 |
| Garfield | 3 |
| Grant | 250 |
| Grays Harbor | 378 |
| Island | 1,100 |
| Jefferson | 597 |
| King | 47,918 |
| Kitsap | 3,297 |
| Kittitas | 295 |
| Klickitat | 140 |
| Lewis | 404 |
| Lincoln | 25 |
| Mason | 466 |
| Okanogan | 119 |
| Pacific | 131 |
| Pend Oreille | 26 |
| Pierce | 6,965 |
| San Juan | 623 |
| Skagit | 1,086 |
| Skamania | 107 |
| Snohomish | 9,878 |
| Spokane | 2,250 |
| Stevens | 105 |
| Thurston | 3,450 |
| Wahkiakum | 28 |
| Walla Walla | 256 |
| Whatcom | 2,437 |
| Whitman | 138 |
| Yakima | 505 |
Seattle
As of 2021[update], 11.7% of new vehicle sales in King County were electric.[2]
In June 2021, Pierce County passed an ordinance requiring all new homes built from January 2022 to have dedicated parking spaces for electric vehicle charging.[10]
Spokane
In 2021, the Spokane Police Department purchased its first electric vehicles, with a plan of transitioning the department's fleet to electric by 2030; however, the new vehicles were met with significant pushback from officers, and were subsequently withdrawn from the fleet.[11][12]
In March 2022, Spokane introduced a surcharge on gasoline and diesel used by city vehicles. The city plants to convert its entire fleet to electric by 2030.[13]