Plug-in electric vehicles in Washington (state)
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{{as of|2022|03}}, there were about 92,000 electric vehicles registered in the U.S. state of Washington.{{cite web|url=https://data.wa.gov/Transportation/Electric-Vehicle-Population-Data/f6w7-q2d2|title=Electric Vehicle Population Data|website=data.wa.gov|access-date=2022-03-21}} {{as of|2021}}, 7.8% of new vehicle sales in Washington were electric.{{cite news|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/electric-vehicle-sales-have-surged-in-wa-but-gas-cars-still-dominate|publisher=KUOW|date=2022-03-18|access-date=2022-03-21|first=John|last=Ryan|title=Electric vehicles have surged in Washington state. But gas cars still dominate}}
In 2021, Washington was ranked by Bumper.com as the best state in the country for electric vehicle ownership.{{cite news|url=https://townlift.com/2021/09/utah-is-the-second-best-state-to-own-an-electric-vehicle/|date=2021-09-01|first=Parker|last=Malatesta|title=Utah is the second best state to own an electric vehicle|work=TownLift|access-date=2022-04-13}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://electrek.co/2021/04/15/washington-state-bans-gas-cars-by-2030-the-earliest-in-the-us/|date=2021-04-15|access-date=2022-03-21|title=Washington State bans gas cars by 2030 – the earliest in the US|first=Jameson|last=Dow|work=Electrek}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a39475614/washington-state-2030-gasoline-car-ban/|date=2022-03-18|access-date=2022-03-21|title=Washington Takes Another Stab at Banning Gas Cars|first=Jay|last=Ramey|work=Autoweek}}{{cite news|url=https://insideevs.com/news/578933/washington-state-2030-fossil-fuel-phaseout/|title=Washington State Enacts 2030 Target For Fossil Fuel Phaseout|date=2022-04-09|access-date=2022-04-11|work=EVANNEX|first=Charles|last=Morris}}{{cite news|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/more-roads-more-evs-can-we-do-it-today-so-far|publisher=KUOW|title=More roads, more EVs. Can Washington do it?: Today So Far|first=Dyer|last=Oxley|date=2022-04-06|access-date=2022-04-11}}
In December 2021, Governor Inslee proposed a $7,500 state tax rebate for electric vehicle purchases; however, the rebate failed in the state legislature.{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gov-inslees-7500-electric-car-rebate-remains-uncertain-in-wa-legislature/|title=Gov. Inslee's $7,500 electric car rebate remains uncertain in WA Legislature|date=2022-02-14|access-date=2022-03-21|first=Hal|last=Bernton|work=The Seattle Times}}{{cite news|url=https://www.governing.com/next/washington-state-legislature-fails-to-pass-7-500-ev-rebates|title=Washington State Legislature Fails to Pass $7,500 EV Rebates|date=2022-03-11|access-date=2022-03-21|first=Nicholas|last=Turner|work=Governing}}
By region
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|+ Counties in Washington by number of electric vehicles ({{as of|2022|03|lc=y}}) ! 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}}, 11.7% of new vehicle sales in King County were electric.
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.{{cite news|url=https://mrsc.org/Home/Stay-Informed/MRSC-Insight/March-2022/Local-Governments-Prepare-for-EVs.aspx|title=Local Governments Take Innovative Approaches To Prepare For Electric Vehicles|publisher=MRSC|date=2022-03-17|access-date=2022-03-25|first=Leah|last=LaCivita}}
=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.{{cite news|url=https://www.krem.com/article/news/community/spokane-police-react-negatively-tesla-cruisers/293-bd108ebe-23fe-484f-9428-1553c078a55d|publisher=KREM|date=2022-02-28|access-date=2022-03-25|title=Spokane police react negatively to Tesla cruisers|first=Ian|last=Smay}}{{cite news|url=https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-police-cruiser-rejection-spokane/|title=Tesla Police Cruiser fleet rejected by department despite numerous success stories|first=Joey|last=Klender|date=2022-03-01|access-date=2022-03-25|work=Telsarati}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/spokane-adds-fuel-surcharge-on-city-fleet-to-aid-climate-change-fight/article_34e8b274-9b46-11ec-b80c-7be9c509ce49.html|title=Spokane adds fuel surcharge on city fleet to aid climate change fight|work=The Center Square|first=RaeLynn|last=Ricarte|date=2022-03-03|access-date=2022-03-25}}